Cement, Cement, and More Cement

Been without the Internet for a few days and it feels like so much has gone on here. The addition keeps moving forward and last Saturday morning Chris got the second floor poured and it looks fabulous. Having the floor poured is another major hurdle in this project and it was exciting to see them complete this task. It was an early morning when the pumper truck rolled in at 6 am and Cemstone came around 6:30, the big question was how they were going to get the cement up to the second floor but there was enough hose to reach...it was slick to watch.

Our unexpected concrete crew that helped us out on our back slab (color guys) helped us out again, and this time instead of color for the concrete we got a Turtle. Yes a turtle made out of cement now lays in the middle of our driveway and will stay there until we get the bobcat back to move it. The guy in the picture is Ben Brown and he does a great job finishing. He is starting up his own business so I guess Chris is helping him out by throwing him this concrete work.

The wonderful morning wouldn't have been complete without a visit from the men in blue...that's right our fabulous neighbor Ron called the Maplewood PD to have Rich (Chris's co-worker) remove his car from his property (actually it was the boulevard). We will just say that the officer wasn't happy about being deceived on the phone about the situation and then come to realize the truth once he showed up.

Stress is high here at the Carvelli house and the race is on to the finish line. Chris finished setting the upstairs tub/showers and is moving onto the vanities and then onto the kitchen. Joel is making progress on the electrical and once that is done we can go ahead and get the framing inspection done and onto insulation. The move in day is getting closer...hopefully we can make it there in one piece or at least still talking.