I'm down in a hole

A most momentous occasion has (finally) occurred. Our foundation is dug and they are scheduled to pour it on Monday. Construction has officially begun.

I had written a rather lengthy description of our trials and travails with getting this done (yes, even digging a hole comes with unexpected setbacks, at least when we do it), but decided it wasn't terribly interesting. It's been just about a year now, since we first came to see the property and began the initial planning stages.  At the end of the day, we're just really excited to finally be entering the construction phase and to have an end in sight.