Oct. 10
It has been quite a month! Coming into September I was
wondering if we’d be able to get the house sealed up before winter hit. There was
so much to do. The plumbing rough-in had to be completed, the furnace
hooked-up, The radiant heat tubing laid
out and covered, the insulation sprayed in, the gas and electric lines laid,
the remaining windows installed and
finally the brick chimney built up through the roof. As of today, everything is
done except the chimney, which is nearing the attic rafters and the electrical
hook-up of the furnace. Looks like we will make it but it still keeps me awake
at night. While the insulator was at work we laid some of the finished
stonework at the front entrance, which is a great improvement over the concrete
block. I’ve alerted Sam that I plan a 2 week hiatus from the place as soon as
it is ready for winter. Then we’ll have to plan the interior layout and prepare
the walls for thin coat plaster. Jim
I just want to be happy. I want a big flat screen television
with very high definition and hundred pixels. A large freezer with dozens of
hungry-man meals, and a fine microwave oven to cook them instantaneously to boot.
Enough of this stone lifting, sand toting, cement mixing, and near constant
drudgery. I could have my feet up on a plush faux leather sofa, remote in hand
watching how people move supplies and build houses. Instead I keep my head
down, watching my shuffling feet. At the end of the day I have something more
than cheeto stains, and a sore remote. I have mud on my shoes, and a pile of
stones. Sam
