Last week Dad had the opportunity to go to France. He was in the little town of Civray in south central France and ended up in Lyon before heading home. The trip was all work but he had the opportunity to walk around old Lyon on Thursday afternoon before heading back to Portland early on Friday morning. France is a little more difficult than other countries in Europe to travel in because most French people don't speak English. Most other countries understand that English is necessary for business and tourism, but, the French don't see it that way. They were all very friendly but communication was difficult. From Saturday to Wednesday he was with people from the Belgian office but beginning on Thursday was on his own. He had a nice time but was glad to be back home. Following are a few pictures from old Lyon.
As soon as he arrived back in Portland we drove to the building site. They have graded the property, built the retaining wall (we have told them that they need to make it longer) and have put the floor joists in place. It looks so cool! This week they should get the subfloor on and the walls framed. Mom heads to KC on Monday morning and Dad will be in Denver on Monday through Wednesday before heading to KC. We won't get to see any of the new construction until we return. The builder has agreed to send us photos throughout the week so we can see progress. It is very exciting to see the progress and it looks so different.
Even though you can't really see it in this photo, the back yard is going to be much bigger than we anticipated. It is not too bad and we may be able to have a nice deck, some garden and some green space.
It's funny, the driveway will be shorter than the car, so, unless we are parked in the garage, the back of the car will extend into the street. Fortunately, the street ends at our property and is entirely on our property.
The weather was great on Friday with temperatures into the upper 70's. On Saturday we went for a nice short hike on a trail only 5 minutes from the new house. A guy at work told Dad about it. It was a nice hike but pretty steep. Funny, it didn't have any waterfalls so it isn't one of our favorites, but it really was a very nice hike. As you can see, Mom isn't getting any taller! Later on Saturday the rain returned and it has been raining ever since with temperatures in the mid 50's.
We are anxious to come to KC this week. We love and miss all of you!
wow your yard looks so much better with the dirt filled in.
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