Delays and Decisions

So today was supposed to be the day that they started work on the house but the aren't because the trusses, which were supposed to be delivered yesterday, weren't. They did however arrive this morning a little before 8 a.m. Cue the choir of angels! Our contractor has informed us that work will start on Monday morning (11-17). The crew is finishing up some little projects and want to have as many consecutive days as possible to tear down and rebuild ours so that it can be weather ready.

The only other news that I really have to report is that we have chosen the siding and its colors (siding and trim). Here's a little look at that.

The top color is the siding called "coastal sage" and the bottom one is the trim called "linen". The chunk of siding that you see there is the actual width that the siding will be. It's really close to the width of the current siding which is about the only thing about the current siding that we like. We like that this is nice and chunky and had a slight wood grain to it. I know some of you are wondering why we didn't get hardyboard and they answer to that is that we have two different neighbors that got that and their installs did not go well and they had to have second crews come out and fix it. We also don't want to have to maintenance the siding by repainting and re-caulking the joints and all that so we opted for vinyl.
I suppose that I could throw in a little additional information about some other details which aren't very exciting yet but just the same. I know my avid readers (all 2 or 3 of you) are just clammering for all the information you can get. We have decided to get a tankless water heater which should free up some space in the storage area and save us from constantly heating water that we aren't using. We also had a fireplace cleaning company come out (Ash Busters) and give us a quote on cleaning and repairing our fireplace. We have since called another company to come out and give us an estimate to replace it but we are still waiting on their arrival (11-19) to see what they have to say before we choose an option. I personally don't feel that a fireplace is a fabulous feature that I looooove and desire in a house. In fact, my thoughts about it when we looked at the house were something like dang, look at all that space we can't use. I'm slowly (in my older age and increased stress level) coming around to the idea of a nice little fire in the evenings with a glass of wine. I think that this is more spurred by the insane amount of chaos that goes on in this house on a daily basis. Both of the little kids have been squealing and screaming (not in nice cute little ways but more like shrieking out of frustration) the entire time I've been writing this post. I'm thinking that a little shot of tequila or vodka might be in order so that I can make it through the rest of my morning until nap time.
So anyway, that's about all that I have to report. A few decisions, and the fact that I can sleep in my own room in my own bed for a few more nights. ~Kellie~