What a beautiful spring we have had, the redbuds were awesome, the dogwoods have been also, and the differant greens are spectacular. The only bad thing is our view is shrinking, so it,s time to cut a couple of trees that are blocking the view from the deck. The rockwork is looking fantastic, and it really adds the finishing touch. Everything looks better when the rock goes up, and I need to get busy on the interior woodwork projects becouse we start the hardwood floors next week. But, just like fall, it,s hard to stay focused when it is so beautiful all
around you. Although this has been the realization of a dream for me, after a year of building I need a little break to recharge my batterys and make me more productive. Yea, I know what ya'll are thinking, all Roger does is take breaks. But I can be very productive when my mind is right, so it's important to stay refreshed. The time to return to a regular routine of some sort is coming soon, and I have to figure out what my next adventure is going to be. I know this sounds crazy for a 51 year old guy, but I feel like all of my best music is still inside of me. M
y goal i (the monkey just destroyed this post)
s to write 100 songs in my li
fe, and I'm only a quarter of the way there. I also want to start a band and do alot of live performances. I know what your thinking, someone has to like and listen, but I am going to do it. Well, I have a monkey climbing on my head(Matt) so I better feed it, so everyone have a great

Rockwork Begins

Rock work has started and it looks fantastic, hope we got enough money that I dont have to do any of it. We are down to the point where are budget is gone and we still have work left to do. Of course we knew this would happen, and have planned for this all along. We will begin installing the walnut and cherry floors next week and I can't wait, it really means we are getting close. My biggest projects left are the front porch, and the interior woodwork, which will probably be the last things completed. Tile flooring and the tile showers will come in the next couple weeks also, so it's an exciting time. There have been so many distractions lately that I have not accomplished alot, so I better get after it. Stay out of the storms way, and have a great day. RJ

The River Calls

Ok, so we spent saturday night on the river and had an awesome time partying with some friends of our friend Jim. A couple of doctors and the construction mgr. at University of Missouri, so they were some interesting dudes. They have been coming for annual and frequent trips to  the Buffalo for years, and love the river like we do. We stayed across from Jim Bluff and had a great campsite, there were hundreds of people on the river. The weather was incredible and the water was coooold! Matt is really starting to look like a paddler, getting more comfortable and confident in boats by himself, and of course him and Cooper did some cliff jumping. Those two boys really love the river, and get so excited when we are going, and get sad when we leave. I can relate. Oh, I don't want to leave out litle Lucy, who was really helping her dad get down river with some powerful paddling herself. You know, it just does'nt get any better than this, and it looks like we have instilled the love of this great river, and of the great outdoors in these kids. Oh yea, I am building this house and the rock mason is starting today. Yippee, I can't wait to see the first rock go up. We are close to ordering cabinets and countertops and it's always hard saying no to the people who we are NOT buying from. But , this means we are 3-4 weeks away from a huge step, we just got to get the hardwood flooring done first. Man I am ready to live here, I started doing the actual framing of the  house last april 25th, and I need to be very close to finished on the first anniversary. Got to go meet the mason, so SYOTRS and have a glorious day. RJ