Have we ever lucked out this summer! Forever friends from far and wide have come home to Rome for various reasons over the past few weeks and have made the time to visit us and the house. Tom, Ron, and Joel attended high school together, and both guys stood up in our wedding. Jobs have taken them out of state, Tom to Bentonville, Arkansas and Ron and Fran (trying out the Yoga room!) to Annapolis, Maryland. They all proclaimed excitement for our project, but admitted that they were glad it was us all-in and not them. We have known Michael and Lisa since "before kids." It is fun to catch up with them here or at their beautiful home in Williamsburg, Virginia. They gave me good advice and kitchen design ideas to consider just as they did 5 years ago when we renovated Turin Road.
The house is still up on jacks as Steve and Joel continue to place the support beams and floor joists in the basement. They should be finished by tomorrow and then can let the house down to rest on it's new foundation. Perhaps by next week the house can begin to be wrapped and the old windows, at least in the front part, can be removed and the frames rebuilt for the replacements.
Joel's mom found this flag in her attic and gave it to us to adorn the new house. I think Joel found the perfect place to hang it!
I was so happy to see you folks as I buzzed through Rome. Your project is daunting but if anyone can do it, it is you two! Looking forward to seeing the progress in the coming days, weeks, months...years? ;-)
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