Dear Santa,

We have been a good and very busy couple this year, and I suppose Soxy Paws is deserving of some catnip (aka kitty crack). Although, he hasn't been too helpful in the building process but he's been holding down the fort in the 'Boro for us while we've been tending to this...

 Now that's more like it.

The corner of the house facing the garage.

Dining area, stairs, and future French doors to the screened-in porch.

Now from the other direction...

From the top of the stairs...the joists for the 2nd floor. Notice the taller wall...yep, that's our great room.

View from the foyer into the great room. It's so PRETTY! (That will probably only be funny to my mom!)

The framing elves should have a great week to work! All we want for Christmas are some second floor wall studs. You think the fat one can fit that in his sleigh?!