Well, nothing more of any real consequence has happened lately. I called Jean again last week to find out if there was any sort of a timeline for the concrete and topsoil, and got the same old cop out of an answer - "We're waiting for the lots to dry out". How much drier do you want then? This is getting ridiculous. Nearly ever other house on our street has their topsoil already. Yet every time we ask where ours is, we get some sort of excuse. The lots are too wet. The pit full of soil is too wet. We need more settling on the lots before we put soil down. It goes on and on and on. It's getting a little tiresome for us. I was finally able to pull my car into the garage after a week of not being able to get in, only because the 2x4 that was framing the concrete pad inside the garage dislodged and is now laying flat, creating a bit of a ramp.

When I expressed my frustration at not being able to get into the garage, Jean simply said, "This is the way it's been for 30 years. You'll just have to park on the street," I felt like saying something to the effect of, "Yeah, well that's not a very good solution to the problem. Why do I even have a garage if I can't get in it? Why aren't you doing anything to help us out here...?" Jason and I also keep wondering why exactly it is that we paid more for "superior supplies, customer service & quality" when we really aren't seeing any of those things. We were trying to decide between two floor plans when we first started building. One from Cedarglen, and the one we chose, from Baywest. Even though we're happy with our house now, we both wish we'd decided to go with Cedarglen.

Anyway, I think everyone's probably getting a little tired of hearing us complain about our frustrations. I just think it's really important for all you new home builders out there to be aware of all the little details you need to be aware of. True, the builder should take responsibility for most of them, but you can never really count on others as much as you can count on yourself.

Hopefully within the next few weeks we'll be getting some concrete and topsoil, but we'll be sure to keep you posted either way!