Well, as of this week we are officially ND residents. We have a PO Box (33, Casselton, ND 58012), and are getting all mail sent there. We are living at Amy's parents farm (thanks Rob and Jen), and I start in the Fargo office on Monday, August 31st. The house moved along a bit this week with the framing starting on Thursday. I was clamoring for a crew of 12, but we settled for a crew of 2, who are apparently very efficient. The framing has started, but it's just off the foundation so far, so no new pictures accompany this post.
The kids have really taken to their new school, teachers, and classmates and it seems like they were custom made for Central Cass. It's been nice to be able to bop over to relatives' places and visit and play cards. Grace took Grandpa Harold to the brink in a game of 31 today, but alas, she was foiled by his 92 years of experience. We are patiently waiting for a Red BAron pizza to cook at my parents house while they are at Mert Palmer's marriage reception. Then it's off to the farm for a low key evening.
There are still lots of decisions to be made on the details of the house, but Amy is an old hand at that now and gets to make pretty much all of them. She has a flair for design, but still pretends to let Jonathan have some input, so she knows what she's doing. Jonathan will commute to Fargo from the farm and will officially lead the Fargo team on Monday. Let's hope they look to him as a resource that will help grow this region for Marco.
More to come as the house progresses.......