Wed, 15 Dec 2010 {11:53 pm}
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It's been a while, but I got a new laptop so I thought I'd post about it. It's not a better or faster laptop than the one I already have, but it is a free laptop. Google is giving out a bunch of cr-48 Google Chrome OS laptops to test out the software before they try to sell something similar. They're still taking applications until December 21st (I think) and you can apply for the pilot program here. I guess it is really more of a netbook considering it doesn't keep anything but the operating system and required dependencies (perhaps a bit more) on the local machine and it pretty much is just a web browser. But it supports chrome extensions, which work kind of like apps on other embedded devices.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 {1:27 am}
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Quite a lot has been done since our last visit. We came after dark, so we don't have any exterior photos. Not a lot is different on the outside anyways. They've finished drywalling and the "resilient" flooring is in. All the light fixtures are in, along with all of the electrical outlets and light switches. The water heater is installed, and the electric has been turned on. The heater was running and the house was a warm 74 degrees. The kitchen cabinets have been installed, but not the counter tops or any of the appliances. All the bathrooms seemed to be done, or nearly so. The basement had quite a bit of water on the floor, but I think it had something to do with the fact that the yard grading hasn't been done yet and water was building up around the sides of the basement walls.

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 {6:54 pm}
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I haven't been inside in a couple weeks, but they should be done with the dry-walling, and as you can see with the latest photo, they are finishing up the siding. Last I heard they were working on the kitchen. I don't have a whole lot to say about it since I haven't been inside in a while. I might try stopping by after work sometime and see how things have progressed internally.

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 {10:35 pm}
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We had our pre-drywall builder conference today. In addition to what was finished last week, they have now completed wiring, wall insulation, and there's a front door. I believe they were having some municipal inspections today and they will be drywalling most of next week. We've been given March 25th as our New Homeowner Orientation and a few days later we should close on the house and be able to move in.

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 {9:59 pm}
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Not a whole lot has been done in the last couple weeks. They put on all the windows and the sliding doors on the back of the house. The garage floor has been poured, and they built the stairs. Also, the plumbing is in, the furnace is in, and some of the electric wiring has been done. The phone and cable still need to be installed as well as the security system wiring and the insulation before they can begin dry-walling.

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 {6:27 pm}
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This week they finished the outside walls and got the roof put on. We went into the garage and took a few photos of the inside. They still need to build the stairs, but it looks like they're a lot closer to starting on all of the cosmetic stuff.

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 {3:00 am}
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We drove by last week but didn't take any pictures. They had the first floor framing almost done. This week they were will working again when we went by, so we only took one photo from the entry of the street. We haven't charged our camera in a while, so this was taken with Ally's phone. They've almost got both floors framed. I imagine they'll begin working on the roof soon.

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