Busy days

We've had some pretty busy days lately. The footings are in, the foundation poured. On Saturday, we think (since we were away), the foundation forms were removed. Yesterday and today they coated the basement walls with a moisture barrier, and today they filled in most of the gap between the new foundation and ground level. They are not done - there will be more to finish tomorrow, but they're nearly there.

We did note that they put a pipe, riddled with holes, all around the outside edge of the footings, and which was then covered with gravel. We don't know what that was for - some sort of drainage I'm sure, but beyond that I don't know.

We met with the builder today and got a list of things we need to pick. We have picked most of that stuff already - paint, shingles, siding, some flooring. Tomorrow we go to pick a fireplace. In the days to come we will pick flooring, plumbing, and lighting. There are lots of choices - too many in some cases. It is good to have choices, but so damn many?