The Reynolds Wrap: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Love him!

My sweet hubby surprised me after work with an appointment for couples massages!

Us in front of the EMHE house. Photo courtesy of Britt Bradley.

And, I promise, more posts from the rest of EMHE are coming.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Kevin and I stayed at a hotel last night, which helped us get a good night's sleep. We came back over in the morning and saw the progress. Today was the visitor day, and there was a steady stream of people most of the day. Tonight, after I finished working at the Tabor booth at the Women's Fair, we went over to the VIP tent and saw how big this house is going to be!

VIP tent

View from our house

Friday, February 18, 2011

Valentine's Day

With all the recent blogging, I forgot to briefly post about Kevin's and my Valentine's Day. It's hard to believe this is our fifth Valentine's.

We ate at Granite City on Friday night, and on Sunday night, we made Chicken Parmesan and a delicious apple tart!

Kevin surprised me with beautiful flowers on Valentine's Day!

EMHE, Day 2, part 2

Kevin and I ate tonight in the food tent, and it was pretty good. Dinner tonight was provided by Cargill. We were also given information on the house and allowed to get right up to it. Here are some closer photos.

Extreme Makeover, Home Edition: Day 2, Feb 18

My parents stayed over with us last night to help keep Benton calm today while Kevin and I were both at work. They left this afternoon with Benton, and they won't come back until it's almost done here. I miss Benton already. :( Needless to say, it is noisy. We are also starting to notice yard damage from the big semi trucks. Thankfully, the builders and show managers have been very proactive and talk to us as soon as something happens to discuss how to fix damage.

They are still working on the foundation. I will get closer pictures once there is more to see. Tomorrow they are expecting thousands of people on shuttles for the visitor day. You will see the people rails in one of the photos. We are still very excited for the family!

Still digging and pouring concrete. They are also using precast concrete. My husband is in structural engineering heaven.

At the far back is the famous "move that bus" bus.

Big equipment

The catering truck right in front of our front yard. We are able to eat anytime at the catering tent and truck. We haven't yet, but we might try it soon. In the back you can see the people rails and one of the many very bright stadium lights. There is also a VIP tent that we have access to. Again, we haven't gone over yet.

Tow zone signs in our front yard and our security team.

Stay tuned! Framing begins tonight/early tomorrow!

Extreme Makeover, Home Edition: Day 1 Thursday, Feb 17

Since we bought our home a year and a half ago, we have been the only house on our cul-de-sac. We found out last week, though, that it was about to change drastically! A former WSU baseball player was in a terrible accident last year, and he is now a paraplegic. Carl Hall and his family, who regularly attend the Catholic church and school near where we live, were surprised yesterday that they were chosen for Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. They will be our new neighbors in one week!

I was so excited when Kevin and I heard the name earlier in the week because my parents, who live at the Council Grove lake, are two houses down from his extended family's lake cabin. It's nice to hear this is happening to such a nice and deserving family!

They broke ground on Thursday, and it has been very active at our house, to say the least! We were given parking passes to get through the security checkpoints. We are staying at a hotel provided by the show starting this evening, as it is very bright with stadium lights and noisy with 24/7 building. The house is about three lots down from ours on the same cul-de-sac.

Here are the pictures from day 1!