Diligence Dued

That's not a real phrase, I don't think, but it came to mind tonight as my husband and I were finishing up a social media post and signing a PSA with a builder we really like.   We looked at a number of builders and there is a possibility we won't continue forward with this one, but we're going through an evaluation period during which they'll start work on things like septic or sewer, where the house will be staked (it's floating around on the property in the 3D model currently), and of course, permitting. 

They loved the extra large garage we are planning on keeping for a workshop.  They said there are delivery issues with some things such as appliances taking a year to arrive for some things and two months to arrive for others—but you need to place the order all at once which means you need a location to store the things that arrive earlier.  

That garage will be excellent for storing materials, equipment and anything that needs a holding location that is secured, while the house is being built.   

Things are suddenly getting real.  Very real.   Why it didn't seem real when we're working with the architect, I don't know.  But it just got real in my mind. 

The Big Boy Update:  My son is unhappy he keeps losing things like screens or Alexa.   We keep telling him as soon as he demonstrates maturity and respects the rules, he will have a lot more autonomy.   It may take a while with him I predict. 

The Tiny Girl Chronicles:  I am so proud of my daughter.  She is loving Project Hail Mary.  There is so much math and science in it—complicated things like astronomical distances, nutrinos,  the inner workings of cells, measurements that are amazingly small and astoundingly big.  And she still is loving the book.  She told me today, "I love science."