Extreme Home Makeover in my neighborhood!

How much more exciting could it get. Well, other than if the crew was in my yard building me a new house, that is! Anyway, there is big excitement here in the northwoods of northwestern Wisconsin this week as Ty and his crew are here constructing a new home for a local family that it seems really deserved it. I don't know them, but it almost seems as though I do now after seeing them on the news on Monday after Ty and his crew knocked on their door and surprised them with the big news and sent them to pack for a trip to Hawaii.

Have you ever wondered what it is like on the site of the Extreme makeover show? Well, I have...and since it's right in my neighborhood I had to swing by there this afternoon and this is what I saw...

This is more exciting than the county fair, sans the rides!

The family has some very nice looking gardens going, and this man was tenderly tending to them...

Yesterday an old dilapidated home was sitting in this spot. Portions were dismantled for recycling, and then the fire department used the shell for practice. By this afternoon they were saying they were 12 hours ahead of schedule and asking the building volunteers to come at 7pm tonight instead of 7am tomorrow morning!

Landscaping is already taking place

They were filming something to do with this canoe. I guess we'll have to wait until the show to find out!

This crew was doing the hand portion of back filling the slab that they will set the home on...

last week they started building wall portions for the new home, and they're just  to go up tonight!

I doubt this dilapidated old garage will be standing much longer

And I bet this old building next to another garden is going to be a goner as well...

The rules for volunteering.  The general volunteer quota was met during the first 24 hours after the announcement and they've had to turn people away.  The other news is that the amount of business volunteers have now become the most in the show's history.  This speaks volumes about the area where I live, awesome people live here.

Some volunteers before starting their shift

And for now...I'll leave you with this sign.  I will be back to see the place but not sure if it will be before the construction is finished early next week.  I think it would be awesome to be there tonight but I have a lot of work to do and I doubt I'll make it back over there...

What fun!  I'm so happy for the family.  I cannot even imagine their excitement as they are thousands of miles away and wondering what is going on in their yard!

Congrats Huber family!  I can hardly wait for your welcome home!

I'll be back with an update and add it to this post when I do!