Excavation officially started today! We are having to hide this fact from our toddler because his obsession with tractors will result in so many fights about how often he can go see the tractor and if he can go ride the tractor.
This window is in the basement and will be eventually replaced with a door leading to the new basement storage room. Here’s to hoping that window doesn’t get broken as it’s the window that will go into the front of the house in Trixie’s room. We’ve done a good job of repurposing all the windows in the remodel.
It’s like a very complicated paint by number in the house with everything labeled as to what stays and what goes, including walls. 
They must have also been interested in seeing just how much work it was to take out the exterior walls because one now has the tiniest of holes in it. I can see daylight inside.
Most of the basement flooring is also out now. Walking on broken tile is slippery and dangerous. I took Darwin in the house for the first time yesterday and he kept asking what happened to the house. I told him tractors came and took it. He seemed a little upset so I told him that we were going to build a new house and he said, “that seems fun.”
Late last week we ran into an additional issue with insurance. I am thankful we have a great agent that is a rockstar because it’s so complicated. The construction loan requires certain coverage, but he was out of the office when we closed and it was not properly taken care of so now we are working it out. Even more unplanned money, but it’s only a few hundred dollars at this point and it’s piece of mind to know we are properly insured for the house, trailer, property we have stored in the detached garage, the detached garage, and the barn. We also need renter’s insurance at our own house since we are not living in the insured dwelling- we are renters and tenants at the same time. As mentioned, it’s complicated!
Today Mike got home and the contractor was here on the phone with the gas company. They haven’t capped their line yet and it sounds like a request was missed, but it’s not clear yet how much of an it is and who dropped the ball. This could cause some delay on digging the east side of the house out for the foundation.
The good and bad thing about being here all the time is that we are here all the time. It’s nice to see progress, it’s frustrating to see no progress, and it’s anxiety inducing to hear some of the conversations. It’s good to not be totally in the dark, but a little bit of me understands the benefits of not being around and instead just being completely in the dark.