Partial inventory of compressed earth blocks inside, 07/14/06:

Stacks of blocks under cover outside, 07/18/06:

Johnny begins to dig the root cellar, 07/21/06:

Our pheasant family (of ~12) is growing up, 08/08/06:

Dan J. laying the first course of blocks, 08/08/06: 

First course (over patio blocks) on north wall, 08/08/06: 

View of the dusty Perlite insulation factory in Appleton, 08/10/06: 
 

North wall (interior) after three courses of blocks, 08/11/06: 

Detail of flashing on exterior west wall, 08/14/06:  

Root cellar from the exterior front door threshold, 08/15/06:

Window buck inserted in living room west wall, 08/17/08:

View of the southernmost hill from the town hall (~ 1 mile away) on the one-year anniversary of the tornado, 08/18/06:
  
 

The walls continue to rise (view inside the entry way), 08/24/06:

Aaron working in the dining room corner, 08/24/06:  

Dan K. working on the exterior wall of the kitchen, 08/28/06:

Barry working on the den, 08/28/06:

Progress on the interior bathroom wall, 08/30/06:

Inside bedroom (one of the rooms that won't be plastered), 08/30/06:

Laying lintel on north wall exterior, 09/05/06:

Exterior east/south walls with lintels, 08/30/06:

Pouring perlite insulation into wall below window sill, 09/06/06:

Perlite inside the wall cavity, 09/06/06:

Block walls almost to the ceiling, 09/07/06:  

Looking southeast from inside kitchen, 09/07/06:

One of the Eastern Hognose snakes living in the blue tarp, 09/07/06:

Sculpture from cut-off ends of 8 x 8s, and drinking glass, 09/06/06: