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Searching for Progress in the Shade

Drum roll please, the big awesome party deck is ready for railing and the 5/4 decking material is complete. It is crazy huge! We could start a restraunt and have the most awesome outdoor dining. I will work on the railing next while Scott builds the shed roof over the deck. The plumber starts monday, so I am going to clean up the place this weekend and get ready for the next phase. Also today, we built the outdoor fireplace chase. This is going to be my favorite place, sitting outside in the outdoor den. You will be able to see both the indoor and outdoor fireplaces at the same time from the deck, blending the in and outsides together. My plan is by next friday be completed on the following; Shed roof over deck, deck railing, fireplaces installed and chases complete, all vinyl windows installed, all roofing complete, and the wall sheathing complete. This sounds like alot, but most of these projects are really small and we have 6 days to do it. I brought in the metal for the shed roof today, and all materials are on site to complete these jobs. next will be exterior doors and picture windows.

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Back At It

Big deck is more than half done, Shed roof is going up, railing is next, plumber comes on monday, septic system fixin to start, creek is runnin from recent rains, outdoor fireplace coming, cooled off as soon as we got home, 64 deg. sunday night, things will happen fast over next 2 weeks, place is AWESOME, you cant imagine how big a 1400 sf deck is, 18' off the ground is way up there, stay cool and come visit. Later, RJ

Beach Bums

So, this is life. Wake up late, eat late breakfast, make sandwiches for the beach,make it to beach before noon, it's miller time at noon. Pop a top and enjoy playing in the surf for hours on end. Mix up batch of pina-coladas to top off the day and come off the beach around 6. Fire up the grill and cook great fresh seafood for big family feast. Switch to red wine around 7 and finish off the day hanging out on the beach until 1 or 2 in the morning. Wake up, repeat. Maybe I will make the effort to take and post pictures, or maybe I wont.

Heat Wave Melting The Crew

Things were really getting done until this past week. I think my crew is burned out, literaly and figuretively. The sun is cooking our brains and our skin, any material left out is instantly cooked and warped. Productivity has dropped through the floor and I am glad we are going on vacation. I do not have the fire to push things right now and a break is needed to recharge the energy source.I am sending the skytrack and the crew home for good, and it is up to me to finish up. I really wish we had finished the deck, but the hard part is done and I can do the rest. Dave, Don, Scott, and his son Levon have all done a great job and I hate to think where we would be without their help. Now I can look for money to save in the budget so I can spend more on labor. But for now, I am on my own except for 2 weeks that Richard is working when I get back from vacation. I am a little behind on my schedule, but a little ahead of the banks schedule, so I wont sweat it. So now it's time to spend 10 days laying on the beach and trying out my new cordless blender, wont even have to go up to the room. We have a big crew from my family going, so this will be a blast. I am going to eat fresh seafood every night, and swim in the ocean every day. Adios