Turner Family: Work, medals and puppets

Drum roll please....after months of sleepless nights Tom's new company has landed its first big contract.

Here's the story...one night I drove Amelia home and decided to drive down and turn around in the culdesac and noticed about 8 brand new houses that looked empty. I stopped and asked Amelia's mom, Millie, what the story was with the "ghost town", and she said they had been that way for YEARS!!! and happened to know which bank owned them. So, being a pushy wife I came home and suggested ( read as insisted Tom may say commanded) Tom call the bank and propose finishing them. HE did and after weeks of NOTHING (except for a follow up call which told him that they were getting a bid from another builder who was a customer argh!!) he met with the Board of Directors and formally presented his proposal and walked through the homes on Tuesday. Wednesday morning they called with questions and at this point we are hoping they want ot proceed with just 1 of them. Thursday evening about 5:00 they called and gave him the go ahead to finish all 5 as soon as possible!!! Needless to say, we have been working like crazy people. Tom got a dumpster delivered Friday, the lawns were mowed by the city ( thank goodness) and so we had to go pick up junk, pull weeds out of the driveway joints and clean the houses of constructon debris so work can start Monday. Here are a couple pics so you can get an idea... we also started a blog http://www.tomthebuilder.blospot.com/ to allow the bank that owns them and other potential banks who may have similiar assets see the progress.