It has begun!

Work has officially begun!  On Wednesday, the roofers started repairing the roof. 

There they are, working away.  I hope they stay hydrated!

And here is the progress, after the first day of work:

Here's a little history about the red tile roof: 
The origin of clay roofing tile can be traced independently to two different parts of the world: China, beginning around 10,000 B.C. and the Middle East a short time later.  From there, the use of clay tile spread throughout Asia and Europe, where the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks. and Romans roofed their buildings with clay tiles.  European settlers brought the roofing tradition to America where it was established in many places by the 17th century.  In New Orleans, both the French and Spanish settlers used the clay tiles.  Clay roofing tiles fell in and out of fashion in Colonial America, but experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 20th century, when our home was built.  Source.


Whew.  Now that we got our learnin' out of the way, I'll wrap up with some fun stuff.  On Tuesday, we welcomed our first visitors.  Jessie and Miller stopped by to take a quick "before" tour.  Miller and Nancy Pants became BFFs right away, with Miller laughing uncontrollably at Nancy.  It was really, really cute. 

Here's the lady of the house enjoying her front yard.  Again, excuse the poor photography and bad camera position.  I promise I'll get better!

Up next: I'm hoping the architect will have our plans finalized soon.  We will share all the "before" pictures of the house along with the plans.

JLB