Finally we have what so many people have been waiting for so long to see - we have lumber standing on our house site!!! When the first post went into place, I nearly cried with relief. Four posts went up yesterday, as well as the floor beams that connect them at the base and braces to hold everything exactly where we want it. Charles is putting in the floor joists and sub-floor in place for that one section today, and if that goes smoothly, he'll get started fabricating two exterior wall sections to put into place when I get home. And weather permitting, we'll put up a couple more posts this evening. It's nice to finally have progress.
The weather was horrible over the weekend - what else can you expect from a federal holiday. I took Friday off to haul in hay, which we finished before the rain came in Friday night. We still have more to cut and haul, which we hope to do this weekend, into next week. However the weather man is predicting unsettled weather early next week, so maybe not.
The garden was tilled on Sunday morning - sure do love that big tiller on the tractor. Then it rained all afternoon on Sunday. I planted seeds out into the wet garden, hoping it's warm enough to dry out and not let the seeds rot in place. I'll start putting out seedlings this week, too. I don't feel too bad about being behind with my garden, we still have some farmers out planting corn for the first time - nearly a month late.
We filled the rest of the rainy weekend with a project I've been ready to do for about 2 years - paint the bathroom. This is the upstairs bathroom in my dad's house, and it was never really intended for continuous use. We scrubbed the walls and ceiling, repaired damaged dry wall, and painted with mildew-proof paint. Much nicer - bring on the hot showers!
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