operation exercise

We spent the day at the house yesterday getting as much done as we could before the cold weather gets here on Friday.  The girls and I cleaned the basement floor up so that we can pull the wire and pipes out and powerwash it.  It can then be painted.  I think that is going to be my next job!  Yeah!  LOL  Jonathan got everything ready and had the mortar mixed when David got there so he could lay another row of block.  To our surprise, the tent we put up over the block was still there so that was a blessing.  Stay tuned for tomorrow and see if it holds up through the rain and wind we are suppose to get tonight.  Anyway, we cleaned up the yard and burned the burn pile.  We also learned how to start briquets without lighter fluid.  Then there was that deer that keeps following us around.  It had clothes on yesterday!  Today we had to go over just for a couple of hours and wait for the wood stove to be delivered.  It got there pretty early and they carried it to the basement, all 350 pounds of it!  The girls brought their school work with them so they could do that while Jonathan and I each carried almost 4,000 pounds of concrete block and put it in the holes where it goes.  WOW!  I think I may be feeling that a tad bit!   Tomorrow will be our last day this week to work there.  Menard's is having 11% off everything in the store so we will be doing some shopping for needed items.

second row of block

wood stove has arrived

in place

bedroom addition

briquets light with fire

dressed deer