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HEAT, CHEAP NAILS,
CROOKED LUMBER, HEAT, FUNNY WATER, AND OTHER ASSORTED COMPLAINTS...
DID I MENTION THE HEAT?
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 2 p.m. and took a long break until
4:30. Worked until 6 p.m. 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 visit with him in the shade. The boys all went
off for naps and walks. By 2 p.m., the thermometer said 101 though it
didn't seem that bad. Gail left at 3 p.m. 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 lean-to section into a screen porch with a smaller living
room and a second bay under the lean-to. 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.
I hope we can stick it out for the rest of the week, but I may have to
ship Sam home on the bus if he doesn't 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.
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 living room. 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 4:30 p.m. for a short rest. Just as we were
starting back to work about 6 p.m., 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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