Almost as soon as Zach rolled in with the truck and trailer and all our stuff, he started "doing his thing," getting the little cabin on Grouse Ridge livable for his family. Matt and Sam lived in and worked on it all winter. They did electrical, plumbing and even sheeted it. Even though there was still lots to do before this family of five could move in, they finished some of the most miserable jobs for us. Zach enjoyed being able to use his construction expertise again although it seems he is always under huge time crunches. Thankfully he does great work under pressure! Poor guy. The backhoe not only sped many otherwise tedious, time consuming jobs, but also became a stress reliever for Zach. He loves operating equipment of all kinds, not just airplanes. We cleared a bunch of trees to open up our view and began stacking up fuel to burn in the wood stove come winter. I love hauling and burning brush so that became one of my favorite summertime pastimes, easily done rain or shine!
I "hired "some strapping lads to haul and stack firewood for us. Isaac, Josiah, Ryley and Vince were so enthusiastic about this challange and developing their muscles, it didn't take them lone to construct this very fine pile. They were rewarded for a job well done with bonfire roasted hotdogs and unlimited supply of smores. What more could a boy want!
Fixing up the cabin was a project the whole family was involved in. Helpful or not, we all did our part.
3 comments:
You need a good finished picture at the end. And the beautiful way you fixed up the inside too. :)
Awww...my guys loved being "hired" to work for you, Jane! And I'm sure their muscles grew way bigger from the wood-stacking.
It must be super rad to be married to a man that can literally build you shelter from the storm. Very cool. Also, I am totally in favor of you providing dates in association with some of these posts. I love them and I am always thinking... hmmm... when did that happen? Is that too much of a nosey cousin suggestion? :)
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