Bird Block

All the rafters are up and leveled. Today we are working on the bird block. You can see the horizontal boards being nailed in between the rafters at the top of the logs. We had a good rain this afternoon that cooled it off quite a bit. Thank you God!

We have our yellow pine tongue and groove for the ceiling and for the second story floor. We want to put a clear sealer on the one side of the roof that will be seen from the inside of the house and had hoped to start on sealing it today but with the rain that was not possible. Even now as I write the rain has begun to fall again. Away goes the power tools and lumber gets covered back up. This could be a test of perseverance if the guys didn't enjoy building the house so much.

We need to push to get the roof finished before winter weather hits. Sitting in a hot trailer in August makes me think winter is far off, but there are only 16 Saturdays until December. We have chosen not to work on the Lord's Day, so Saturdays are the only full days we work besides occasional vacation days from the paying job. We also usually have four evenings available to work, weather permitting.

Meanwhile, Mom and Gabby have been recovering dining room chairs and teaching the littles how to set a table. Our space is tight but 6 of us fit around our table while the baby uses her highchair. Poor boy just woke from his nap and he is hungry.