It's a week (well almost) after Christmas, when all through the house, the hammers are pounding and the saws are sawing, and electricians and plumbers are working without a single grouse!

The roofers wanted to start on New Year's day, but this homeowner said 'iksney'!

As if this isn't enough, the earth movers and cement trucks are are at it next door, and the interior walls are tumbling down too so that your can look from the kitchen to the living room - straight through.

OK...enough of the home construction version of 'The Night Before Christmas'! Suffice it to say that things seem to be firing on all cylinders here and next door...finally! Was up in the attic/master suite last night giving the flashlight tour (currently no electricity up there) to my uncle and his wife from Chicago and almost stepped through the floor/ceiling of the bathroom....some planks have been removed to 'rough in' the plumbing...they're also working on the HVAC and electrical.

And so it goes...................