Slow Progress

The guys are working on the covered porch, still. It is taking a long time. I think we are behind schedule. The pipe is here for the water main, but I don't know when the ditch will be dug.

We are putting skylights in the covered porch so that the downstairs is well lite with natural light. I think it will work well.

More Cow Bell

Here is the house to date. The guys are in the progress of putting the porch on.

It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day! The XC team went to the beach to stay a little cool. The beach was windy, but still nice and better to work out on then hot black top. According to my sister, the temperature meter at Sid's read 90 degrees this afternoon. Nice! I loved it, others did not share my enthusiasm.

When I was out at the property this evening taking pictures of the progress I heard cows. There was a lot of mooing. I couldn't see them, but I could hear them. I don't know what they were upset about, maybe the heat. Beach cows should be happy for warm weather. They are usually stuck in the rain.

The supports for the porch were poured today. The porch will wrap around the front and east side of the house.Adam has joined the house labor group after school. They will be working on the porch tomorrow.

Pictures speak louder than words

I have a ton of pictures to share. Len and the boys have been working like crazy these last few weeks. It is really starting to look like a house.

Len has spread out all the sand and soil with this excavator. We have great soil, but it smells like cow sh*t.

I painted outside trim boards today. It was hot and sunny. The boards dried very quickly.

The guys have been sheeting the roof today. This is the south side of the house. I think Len got a sun burn.

The roof is very high. It is within code for our area, of course, but just barely.

This is the front of the house so far. The next step is to sheet the garage roof and start on the wrap around porch.