Well, after leaving the gates in a dead sprint, our builder has slowed down significantly and we haven't seen much progress on our house in the past couple of weeks. I suspect the builder is putting his efforts into getting the development approved by the county. This is also good because my bank won't lock in a rate until the development is approved and my house has a street address. Over the past two weeks we have seen the road get paved, storm drains installed and a lot of landscaping work with trees, bushes and dirt moving. The one sign of progress we have seen is a stack of windows in our garage area. They seem lonely, though. There is no one to look through them, yet.
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| Not a lot of progress recently. We hope they pick up the pace soon! |
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| We do have windows, though :) |
So we continue to work around our current house trying to get it ready for eventual renters. It is amazing how much stuff you are willing to live with until you think someone you have never met will come in and get a glimpse of your life. A lot of the repairs probably needed to get done anyway. It gives me something to do on the weekends.
I have managed to get out and ride my bike quite a bit this spring. We have had an unusual string of sunny weekends since the beginning of April, and I have taken full advantage. Last weekend included a ride out to north eastern Washington to visit a couple more dams on the Dam Tour. For those who have never driven in north east Washington, put it on your list of very nice drives. Beautiful. The Pacific Northwest has had above average snowfall this year, and the Army Corps of Engineers (they operate the dams and waterways up here) are concerned about water levels as the snowpack melts off. They have proactively lowered river levels to plan ahead. If you didn't know better you would think there was a drought. One of my rides took me to a small ferry ride across the Columbia river. The water level was very low but the ferry still was able to make the crossing.
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| Long Lake dam near Spokane, WA. This has turned into one of my favorite pictures of the year so far. |
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| The Inchellum-Gifford ferry - still running at very low river levels. |
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| Owhi Lake dam in the middle of nowhere. |
I hope to update more progress on our house next time. Until then, take care of yourselves!
