Got up early, left the house early, well before 8:00 AM, as it’s Monday and I have my weekly office meeting to run. No workers were on site when I left but it was early and I figured they’d show up near or after eight. Busy day at work, many agents coming at me with many needs, so I completely forgot that today was DAY ONE. David and I are leaving for 6 days in Manhattan tomorrow so I came home early, 2:30 PM, to pack. I just assumed I’d turn the corner onto Flora and there would be heavy equipment tearing up the street in front of our vacant lot. But no. No. Nada. Nothing. Not a thing had been disturbed, it was very clear no one had been here at any point throughout the day.
Really, when you think about it, it was probably the perfect start to building our house after almost two year’s of planning, pushing, and waiting. They have clearly established how they are going to keep our expectations in check. They have clearly established who’s really in control here.
DAY ONE, a harbinger of what’s to come.