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June 24^th through July 16^th

The process has been going at a snail’s pace.  We contacted the brick and block mason in April, but there was no work done.  There was one excuse after another.

Some supplies arrived before we got to KY.  Marg had them stacked in the barn and the treated lumber was stacked outside,

John was optimistic and rented a backhoe, dug the pit and did some grading for the drainage on Monday, June 26^th.  He was determined to get it done and even worked through a downpour.  The soil got slimy and slippery, but he persisted and completed the job.  The next morning he washed the backhoe off and returned the machine.

On the 27^th, after many delays, the block, brick and mortar arrived.  It wasn’t our first choice of brick, but it looks good with the siding color and it was in stock.  No sand was delivered and that was a hassle with the company.  John ordered the sand from a Lebanon company, since the other place wouldn’t deliver for almost a week.

To save time John dug and poured the footings himself.  That way the mason could get directly to work

  Another period of time to wait for the mason who never showed followed.  Empty promises about when he would start came one after another.

A quick, but wonderful break (July 6^th through July 11^th) was taken for the trip back for Keith and Lisa’s wedding in NJ.

The return to KY on Monday, July 10^th revealed another empty promise.  No work was done on the masonry and no call concerning the reason.  Out of desperation, on Tuesday July 11^th John located other names of masons in Springfield.  Contacts were made when Mary Ann took Stephanie and Nicholas back to AL.

On July 12^th, Mary Ann left AL at 5:30 AM for KY.  John had a morning meeting with the new mason and the work was started by noon the same day.  By the end of the day the pit walls were completely done.

July 13^th, the second day of masonry work has focused on the brick facing for the exposed section of the basement.  There was a good deal of fog in the morning, but it turned out to be a bright hot day.

July 14^th, No other work was done.  We went to Lexington to get more materials.  We saw a number of the painted horses of Lexington.  We hope to see many of the others.