Bobcat Magic

Look at this bad boy! He's a lean, mean, lot clearing machine! Knocking down the scrub brush and bringing in the fill dirt. Makes the testosterone flow!!

Beach Week

We leave Saturday for our annual pilgrimage to Buxton. Lots to do during the upcoming week between spending time with family and finalizing construction plans. We also plan to meet our banker Norm (reminds me of Cheers) from East Carolina Bank. With a little luck this should be the last year we rent!

Ground Breaking

My mother-in-law wants to have a ground breaking ceremony (complete with golden shovels) sometime during our family beach week of July 12. I don't think it is going to happen...the lot is getting cleared next week and the fill will be added the week we are at Cape Hatteras. Things are moving along, which means I'm writing checks!!

Interior Renderings

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The DATE

The floor plans are set and the preliminary budget looks good (as good as it can!). I know construction dates are normally a moving target, but it appears we are officially kicking off construction on August 1...with a tentative completion date of May 1, 2009. Worst case should be June 1, 2009 if all goes well. Just in time for next summer!!

Updated Views

We've been out of town at the U.S. Open watching Tiger win (again), and are a little behind on the blog. Progress continues to be made and several views are attached (double click on the picture to view the slide show in full screen mode)!

Septic Approval

If the only news I have to share is that the county approved our septic tank plan, it is pretty obvious there is not much going on these days (that is exciting enough to report on). Actually we are in a bit of a hold mode waiting for a rough estimate of the cost to erect the house based on the latest design. Numbers should come shortly, which could mean design changes or a forward ho!