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Coming to the Finish Line  ... Well the deadline

It is hard to believe the summer break is ending.  :-(

After church John got right to work.  He fine tuned the cuts on the rafters and Keith came over to help set them in place.  Mary Ann said there was NO  WAY she was getting up there.  By sunset, all the rafters were in place.  Because of the limits of scaffolding  spacing, the last five set have to be nailed at the top using the ladder.

The scaffolding was relocated and assessments made of what could be done in two days.  John worked on the gable end of the sunroom.  The framing for the all the windows was another complicated task.  Mary Ann did the clean up to help ensure that John didn't turn an ankle on the scraps.  We got to the point where the sheathing was added to the gable end of the sunroom.  Mary Ann went back on her word.  She climbed the scaffolding to hold the upper pieces in place so John could nail them.  It was a long day.  We finished up about 8:30.

Today was dedicated to cleaning up and doing little stuff.  John and Mary Ann moved all the remaining lumber into the basement.  That was a labor intensive job with a non productive result.  We know it will be covered and out of the ferocious winds that roll through the area. The barn had to organized and cleaned as well as tools packed for the return to NJ.  It was a long day and sad because there was nothing done to further the completion of the house.  Oh well, we are set for next year.

We are packed up and ready to go.  We accomplished a good deal, but wish we were able to do more.  It is hard leaving the grandchildren and Kentucky.  We wish that there was more time to have visited with Steph, Perry and Nicholas.  Oh well, next year will be another opportunity,  Hope to see the kids at Christmas.