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HEAT, CHEAP NAILS, CROOKED LUMBER, HEAT, FUNNY WATER AND OTHER
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AUGUST 16, 2003 SATURDAY
Bright sunny morning and they are predicting another scorcher. Levi and I continued framing the bedroom and worked on brush cleanup. Jason and Sam continued work on the last of the joists and laying plywood. Jason's hand is bothering him a bit and the heat is really slowing us all down. Paul brought us some eggs and tomatoes. Stopped work about 2pm and took a long break until 4;30. Worked until 6pm and decided to go to town to cool off and have pizza for dinner. A fairly cordial meal and a night of videos. Hot and sticky night.
AUGUST 17,2003 SUNDAY
Hot, humid morning. The boys slept in a bit. Jason's hand still troubling him so he is going to ease off the heavy hammering and leave it to Sam and Levi. Sam his usual sunny cooperative self NOT!!!! Grumpy and bitchy all morning. Levi was the first to start work today.Just got up from the table and started framing the next wall. Worked until noon when Gail arrived. I sat down for a nice long visti with him in the shade. The boys all went off for naps and walks. By 2pm the thermometer said 101 though it didnt seem that bad. Gail left at 3pm and I took time to make a cold chicken salad for supper. Framed and planned the fireplace bay before dinner. We are a bit behind schedule but considering the heat, its no surprise. We still have a week and now that most of the platforms are done, the framing will go faster. We are going to change the leanto section into a screen porch with a smaller living room and a second bay under the leanto. Its a better use of space for the summer. Supper and TV. Jason went to bed early and Sam decided to pitch a fit over use of the tent so he stormed off. Levi and I went for a walk in the dark with our arabic lantern. Not much light, but enough to see the road. Hopefully we can stick it out for the rest of the week, but I may have to ship Sam home on the bus if he doesnt shape up. Its really effecting our efficiency and work load. Late to bed. Hopefully tomorrow the first floor framing will be done and we can move on to upper level. Need to rent some ladders first. |
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AUGUST 18,2003 MONDAY
Up early and its already hot and sticky. Jason and I had a bit of a discussion about the labor situation. Decided we might ship Sam home on the bus if his attitude doesn't improve today. Levi and I finished the framing in the main bedroom and livingroom. Only the big window to frame. Helped Jason to frame the stair hall. We had to bump it out a bit to compensate for the misplaced corner post, but it will make a nice detail, a little bay under the eve with big windows on the landing. Sam spent the morning setting three joists(SIGH) but he did it in COMPLETE SILENCE, not one word which was a definite improvement. We needed more PT lumber so we went into town for lunch and to do the laundry. Home around 4:30pm for a short rest. Just as we were starting back to work about 6pm, it started to sprinkle and thunder. No rain to speak of but temperature dropped. Then at 6:30, the power went out completely all over the hill. Levi, Sam and I went to dig postholes for the fence, but ended up chatting with Jeff and Adrianna. They told us about the fire. Seems Adrianna was home when it started and went out the door seconds before the roof collapsed. God was definitely watching her. Lights came back on just in time for sunset. Puffy omelet and salad for supper and a very quiet evening. Hopefully the heat wave is broken a bit and we can really move along tomorrow if lumber comes before lunch. Jeff offered us a big load of firewood from the trees he took down for the new house. |
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