A House Update and A Illinois Blizzard!

We ended up pouring our first floor walls the first Thursday in January (34 yards). It was cold, but luckily the snow held off and we ended up with a lot of help. So now we just have one more level to go and then we can start getting this house under roof (easier said than done!).


February 1, 2011 was a historical weather date for Illinois. We recieved a 20 inch snowfall which has caused many businesses to shut down and schools have been closed for at least 3 days. They finally got our road open around 11:00 a.m. Drifts in some areas were over 3 feet high, but there were areas where the snow didn't cover the ground at all. The winds were at times close to 40 mph. This was the first blizzard I have ever wittnessed.

Here is our new kitchen with a couple feet of snow!

Here is our living room with a couple feet of snow as well!

This is the west side of the house with our windows in our living room and one in the kitchen.

This is the west and back side of our house. We have a level entry from our garage into our house and the concrete walls on the back are for the steps that lead to the basement from our garage!

Here's a picture of the front of our house with all the mounds of dirt and snow!