Some good progress today. Ed brought in a couple of extra guys to move things along. All said and done, two sides of the house were sheathed, the kitchen walls were framed and Hector built the sloped roof over the dining room -- I spent the day painting the trim boards which Ed hopes to put on tomorrow. I'm hoping that by the end of next week that the house will be closed in. Tomorrow, Ed would like to get the roof built for the kitchen. Things seem to be progressing well.

Our scheduled move in day is February 17th but Ed and I were talking today and he's pushing for a couple months from now -- which would be great. We'll see...

Electricians also came to install the electrical service today. In the photo below you can see, right next to the ladder, there is a chase for the wires from the street. We'll see how long it takes National Grid to hook up the electric now...

Though you can't see it in these photos, Mark Eldredge has broken through the roof and is building the chimney. His hope is to have the exterior part done by the end of this week!