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There is a roof out there for us somewhere. And we will someday find it. But not quite yet. Why rush these things?
Saturday we finished putting up all the plywood on the exterior, closing in the trusses and sealing in the foundation. Then we built a downstairs wall in order to start the stairwell. We forgot to take pictures, so you’ll have to imagine it.
We do have pictures from Sunday, which was arts and crafts day.
First we cut:
Then we sanded:
And then we painted:
And that is the story of how we made the rafter tails.
(Hopefully by next weekend we’ll have a roof to attach them to.)
And then, because it was such a nice day and sometimes you just gotta go enjoy it, we helped Mark put his boat into the water and take it for a test drive.
M: Can you hand me the cat’s paw?
C: The what?
M: The cat’s paw.
C: I have no idea what you are talking about.
M: The nail pully thingy.
C: Oh that! Yeah, sure.
At the risk of sounding like an inspirational kindergarten teacher, small things add up to a lot. Here’s proof. All week we’ve (read: Michael has) been picking away at small bits here and there. As a result, we are going into the weekend with this accomplished.
We have a porch (started):
We have an attic (mostly):
And we have a house number (completely):
The house number is more than a sign. It is our key to the world! (Okay, maybe not the world. But we can get power now. It is our key to electricity!)
