Almost

Today was "Almost done day".

How you doing on the rafters? Almost Done!
How you doing on the sheetrock? Almost Done!
How you doing on the railings? Almost Done!
How you doing, How you doing, How you doing???

ALMOST DONE!!

We had many pieces of the puzzle almost done, so Ron, Willie and myself spent today getting many of those pieces to a point were we can drop the almost and say, "Done".

This upcoming week is a big one. If all goes as planed, we will pass our final inspection with the town building officials, and close out the grant. The work will continue, and most likely will continue for some time to come, but all the contractors will be finished and their final invoices will be submitted this week and everything required to close out the grant will be complete.

The finish work will be left for me to complete and there is not a single cell in my body that even remotely enjoys painting. Unfortunately, I have seen what Jeanne can do with a paint brush, and no offense sweetheart, but I think the goats could do better.

I could not be more pleased with the siding installed by Earl Logdson. The above picture is Earl and Willie putting the final touches on the front. We also made a major decision. Instead of the barn red color Jeanne and Jordan wanted me to paint the house, they decided they really liked the color of the grey primer on the cedar siding, so we will paint the house grey.

We have come a long way. Below is a picture of the side of the house now and a picture of the 90 degree hot humid day Ron and I started the demolition work.