Memory Loss

You know, every day I sit down and remember that there was something from the night before that I wanted to share - and every day I can't remember what it was.. Grr. Very frustrating. Anway, I'm posting the photo from the end of day yesterday. I know you can't see a ton of progress - but it's there! They finished shoring up the roof joists & then laid out the bathroom. Can you see where everything will go? The tub & toilet on the left, the sink & linen closet on the right. Door in the middle of the wall. Today, they are actually putting up walls. So, that'll be more obvious.

Our next bunch of guys to work was supposed to fly in today, but the weather has put that out of the question. It POURED rain all night and today is snowing. Jeff did say that he loves sitting in the middle of nowhere listening to it rain - and it's especially enjoyable when you get to have a real roof over your head at the same time, instead of a tent!

One kinda wierd thing yesterday - we had propane tanks on 4 different buildings go empty - all in the same day. And, since they are all set up on a 2-tank system (both tanks turned on & when one is empty it switches to the other) and the tanks are all those big 100-(gallon? pound? I can never remember). So, it is quite strange that they all went empty at the same time. So, Jeff & Conrad spent a lot of time changing out tanks. Then, Jeff dug a new hole for the outhouse & stood it back up - after he fought w/ the backhoe awhile. It is one that just attaches to the back of the tractor. Then, when you get set up, you sit on the backhoe seat to use it. But, it's like riding a buckin' bronc, and all the bolts were put in w/ nuts - no flat head bolts, so it's quite painful to run it, apparently (not that I would know).

I've been perusing the Lehman's catalog & dreaming. They just have the coolest stuff. I did find it a little intimidating that they have a 12lb sledgehammer with a steel handle - that'd sure rattle your chops if you missed, huh?

Those of you who knew & remember Dad - remember how much he loved those hands-on puzzles? The ones that you had to get the ring off something or whatever? Well, Bendigo has apparently inherited that. There are at least a dozen of those things hanging on the wall here, & he's slowly working his way through them. I think he's on #4 or 5 for solving. He's pretty good at them!