Footings, and more easement drama

The major excitement this week causing gray hairs was finding out that the electric could not be run in given the current easement language (why this wasn't an issue last year when we were less than 24 hours away from doing the same thing is a mystery).  After several calls and a meeting at the St. Louis County Land department, I was armed with a letter stating that utilities could be run.  The county didn't really have an issue with it, but wanted to get it in writing (something we all can agree with!)

Besides the easement drama, footings were poured this week, and Minnesota Power did end up coming in on Thursday, staking out where they will trench the line and verifying with us where put the transformer.  We went back out there on Friday with the kids and of course they spent the time playing with sticks and climbing dirt hills.

Here's a sampling of pictures from this week:

Garage on right, house on left:

Looking toward front of house from southwest corner:

Looking across house from northeast corner:

Exploring by southwest corner of house:

I think we should put the well right here, Dad:

I wonder when Mom will make us get down?