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JULY 7, 2001,SATURDAY
Awake at 5:45 a.m. Another hour and a half of work clearing the meadow and
with luck we will have the whole area cleared to the road before we leave.
Weather continues in the high 90's. All the farmers are making hay and the
fields are full of huge round bales and the wonderful smell of fresh cut
grass. Drove to Eldridge, a small town north of Lebanon, to an auction, but
didn't stay. Too crowded and blazing hot. Hit some yard sales on the way
home. Bought a mosquito net for Jon's bed. Spent the evening in town at
the movies to escape the heat. Met our new neighbors, Steve and Judy and
family. They bought Sandy's old place. Early to bed.
JULY 8, 2001, SUNDAY
Awake at 6 a.m. and out in the meadow to work but too hot to work for very long.
Drove to Hartville for Sunday lunch at the Olde Mill Inn. Hartville is a
nice old town with most of its square intact, except for the courthouse,
which is new. A nice chicken dinner and drive home. Spent the afternoon
doing the washing. Adrianna and Matt brought me a nice single mattress to
replace my air bed. A quiet evening and early to bed.
JULY 9,2001,MONDAY
Temperature never got below 75 last night. Even early morning is too hot
for physical work. Lumber is promised by noon tomorrow. I won't hold my
breath. I am so ready to start work. Spent the morning doing wiring
diagrams for the dining room, bedrooms and the rest of the kitchen. Went to town
to purchase wire, materials, and screening for the kitchen doors and
windows. Jon is handling the delays better than I am. He spends his days
doing this and that and manages to accomplish some small improvements.
Went to the Laclede County Fair to watch Jeff in the demolition derby. Jon
had never seen one, and enjoyed it thoroughly. Hot, dusty, and noisy but
plenty to see. To bed early in hopes that lumber will arrive early and we
can begin building at last.
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