Addendum

 I forgot to post a photo of the pasture side of the house all sided and purdy lookin'!

I'm debating whether or not to paint the cement white or leave it as is.  Maybe I can try my hand at veneer and put some stone up?  

That sounds like something I could screw up beyond belief...

In other non-house news, we've had a bobcat wandering through every week or so.  What a gorgeous animal; I have to wonder if it's the same one I photographed a few years ago.  This cat is pretty big, though.  You can just barely make it out in the center of this photo:

I'm hoping to be lucky enough to get a photo of it when it's in the open.