There was pouring yesterday; but it was rain not concrete!

We were scheduled to have the concrete for the foundation poured yesterday. However, rain were forecast to come in late Sunday night, which itdid. So the pour was post-poned. The weather forecast for Wednesday, tomorrow, looks promising so we're hoping the concrete will be poured tomorrow.

Rob got all the electrical and low voltage conduit done by Sunday evening, in the dark, before it rained. He's done a very thorough job, so we'll have wiring coming up through the concrete into the walls and to exterior locations. This includes two electrical outlets in the floor of the great room. We tried to figure out a variety of couch and chair placements so that these outlets would be conveniently located and just under the furnature. Undoubtedly, we'll come up with furnature placement that is different and these will be off somewhat. That's the breaks; at least we've got outlets in the middle of the floor somewhere and won't have to snake extension cords across the floor.

We also fit in attending the home and garden show over the weekend. In the name of saving money, we spent some. We ordered out hot tub which will be werehoused until we need it in the fall. We also ordered the downstairs woodstove which saved us $500. We're getting another Jotul, like the small one we already have that will go in our master bedroom. Since we knew the brand we wanted and the store was at the show, it made sense to get the extra savings. We're getting the biggest woodburning model which is supposed to heat approx. 2500 sq. feet. Jotul stoves are very attractive. They are cast iron with intricate detailing and ours will be in an ivory ceramic finish. This gives it a shiny, smooth and rounded look, much more appealing than basic black with sharp, boxy edges.