AND A FEW DOLLARS MORE IN THE BANK

AUGUST 24,2003 SUNDAY

A bit of a donnybrook last night after I went to bed.  Jon, Levi, Sam, and the usual beery drama.  Everyone had words, and regrets, and all of them a bit subdued this morning.  Rather took the edge off my glorious week.  Boys packed up and left by 9:30 a.m.  I don't envy them the ride home.  Only Jason and I left and we spent the day puttering.  Cleared the last of the brush and weeds behind the house and made a fenced area to contain all the trash.  Not an architectural triumph, but its hidden beyond the out house and tidies things up considerably.  The yard almost looks like a lawn now.  Maybe scatter some grass seed in the fall and spring to fill it in and keep it mowed nice.  Jason and I picked up debris and lumber.  Decided to go into town to Dowd's for an early supper before coming back to do last of the OSB and trim work.  Jason got all the walls complete, including the big bay window in the living room.  Finished up by dark and spent a quiet evening reading and tidying the house.  We plan to leave as soon as we can in the morning.

AUGUST 25, 2003  MONDAY

A good nights rest and up early.  Jason and I cleaned up the house and stacked last of the lumber under cover and cleared the site completely.  We bought a lot of extra lumber, but we can use it later when we come back to do the roof.  Took lots of pictures.  House and grounds look really good, best ever.  Packed up and drove into Lebanon to return the ladders to Bailey's.  On the road by 11 a.m.  Uneventful drive home.  It was an awfully expensive two weeks, but we made great progress.  Jason thinks one more week will see the roof on and whole place closed in and we can work all winter on the interiors.  Can't wait to get back and do more work.

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