Things can happen quickly. On the 13th we signed a contract for the sale of our current home and found an apartment to live in until the new house is ready. I drove by the new place today. The rough plumbing is done, the footings are poured, and the rebar, wire mesh, and forms are ready for the slab to be poured. I'm sure it's a matter of perception, but the house looks awfully small. I think it is because it's outdoors. Inside twenty feet seems like a large room, but outdoors twenty feet is nothing. The new house is substantially larger than our current one, but appears smaller to me at this point.