Before and After: Comparison Pictures of Two Views of the House

Sometimes, when you are building a house pretty much by yourself, you get discouraged because it doesn't seem like a lot of progress is happening. Today, Gary took some pictures standing in the same spot as a previous picture so we could do a "before and after" comparison. Of course, when Debi uploaded it to the "Blogger in the sky", the images came out in the opposite order, so you will see the "after" and then the "before" picture.


AFTER: (Below) This view was taken today looking west. Use the tree in the middle for reference.

BEFORE: (Below) This picture shows the same tree in the middle of the photo, with the old house on the left. This photo was taken December 18, 2006, when we were installing the new septic tank for our future log cabin. (You can see all the digging and the dump truck pouring out gravel for the septic tank.)

AFTER: (Below) Here is a picture of what the view up the driveway looks like today.

ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO: (Below) Here is a view looking up the driveway on September 1, 2008, right after the old house was torn down and Gary was doing some site preparation for the new log cabin.BEFORE: (Below) This is the view looking up the driveway toward original house (built prior to 1920). This picture was taken March 31, 2006.Now we feel better! We have accomplished a lot in the past 11 months. We took out our building permit with the county on August 15, 2008, so it hasn't quite been a year. We have to keep reminding ourselves that Gary is doing 90% of the work himself, and we only hired out for the roof trusses, the shingling, and the concrete. Our goal is to be in the house in time for Christmas. Keep your fingers crossed!