The window is in! The construction guys are not included, unfortunately.
The front porch has been reinforced, insulated, framed up, and walled in. The boys are already calling it "the lair".
We got a load of gravel for the driveway - that's GOT to be a good sign. And the truck is a Mack, Jake's favorite.
The boiler is in, and the gas is hooked up. The radiators aren't connected yet, so hopefully it won't snow.
"Riley, are you crying?"
The floor joists have been reinforced, so the floors no longer "bounce".
The egress window is framed up and ready to install.
The egress from the inside.
This rotten beam needs to be replaced, don'cha think?
The siding is done, and it's bright! 
The LP tank is in, but the inspector has to give it the OK before we'll have heat.
Plumbing! Utilities! Soft, hot water! 
The windows and siding are out of the stairwell.
The hole in the bathroom wall is, um, noticeable, isn't it? I told Mike it'd make a really, really big medicine cabinet.
We've been waiting a while for things to start happening again, and after a week of nothing, now we have this...
and this! Hooray!
Oooh, a connected electrical panel -- it's a beautiful thing. :)
The roof is on, just the chimney patches left to do. Now if that plumber would just show up....
The plumber came out today--yep, SUNDAY--and reconnected all the drains. He also ran a new vent pipe through the new porch roof, and cut out all the old piping we don't need. He must have wanted to take out his frustrations at the Vikings' loss this afternoon. By the way, this photo is taken where the crawlspace used to be. I think I'll need some before and after shots on here pretty soon.
This is some of the old piping he removed. Most of the copper is from the hot-water heat, which had to be taken out to reinforce the floors. It'll be replaced with PEX, which is cheaper, better, and easier to install. It's soooo 21st century! The other water pipes were galvanized, which gets crusty and clogged after fifty years, so I'll be interested to see how much better our water pressure will be. Mike's happy because copper brings in good money at the metal recycler, and he has almost a truckload!
All the porch walls are up, and the first roof rafter is on. I took this one out of the second-floor window. That's Dad in the driveway, being impressed.
This is what it looked like Tuesday afternoon.
The inside of the porch. That's the bathroom and sewing room windows looking out to...a wall. The stairs will go down straight ahead. The back door is behind the tarp. We still can't get it open. 
This is what it looked like this morning. I stopped by after I dropped the boys at school. This was probably the driest part of the day; it's been pouring rain since 8:30. The carpenters are still working, though. They're reinforcing the dining and living room floors so they don't bounce. Nice and dry in the basement! The electricians were out doing their thing. They installed the main panel and the meter, but we won't have power to the house until the power company gets around to coming out and moving the line. Could be tomorrow, could be next week, who knows? It's the power company, they'll show when they feel like it. 
