Thursday, May 21, 2020

Home Building XXI - The Deck

A few weeks late in posting and a ton of progress.  So busy, always.  While the rest of the world waits out a pandemic and is getting bored, we are no where near bored.  This week it felt like we made no progress on the roof because they were waiting on the porch.  Holes dug, concrete poured, dirt recovered, and finally deck progress!  It is nice to stand out there and see the view I imagined for so long.  You can actually see the Snake River and Palisades Reservoir!



Picnics on the new deck to enjoy the view from the new deck below:

Front trusses going on now that the roof is closer to being done.

And starting electrical work.  Nailing up boxes and planning, or as I like to call it "decorating with hints of blue".



Our exciting find of the week - a new to us closet system.

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Quick thoughts

So I'm finally up with the times and have my own blog. You'd think if someone was a "webmaster" that they might be current with a full family history...

Now I'm frantically searching my mind for all those clever things my kids did and all those life changing thoughts that would really help all who read my little blog. Nothing.

Just two quick stories about both kids. Maybe then I can feel at ease knowing that my children's lives are adequately documented.

Jake has always been interested in numbers. He loves to ask random people (fellow shoppers at Wal-Mart, those who happen to stop next to us at a red light, etc) what their address is. Finally Jake discovered his life calling when we went through the Wal-Greens drive thru to pick up a prescription. Jake decided he would like to be the teller asking people for their address to verify their getting the correct prescription. We are in the process of getting him a store job application right now.

Afton has profound moments when I realize just how fast she is growing up. This week she saw a little girl walking with just her mom. She pointed at the little girl and said "Ohhh, that little girl doesn't have a brother." Let's just hope she always appreciates that she has a big brother!