May 26, 2003 Things are going kind of slow in our eyes, but I'm sure they'll pick up. We met one the kitchens with several designers and need to select one that we like. I think we have the design down, Now it's just a matter of manufacturer and cost. We'll try and decide by Mid June. The shingle color needs to be picked out too, however, Julie brought up a good point, we need to pick out the house color first. (She's thinking of going with a taupe.) We have call into our builder to see what the price difference is between a vinyl type siding and the cement board that they use. I guess the cement board is painted and not maintenance free like the vinyl. If we do vinyl, we need to see what our color options are and if we do cement board, we need to go pick out paint colors. We're on hold for a bit. Also the contractor said that they were going to be digging the hole next week for sure. Been on hold because of a construction loan issue and the footings guy is a little behind. - That's why no pictures this week, same as week one!