Dateline: House Project

Ah, the house..or rather the house project, since as of yet, it is certainly not a house. The last update was the delivery of the steel beams along with the news that our builder was no more. That was Holy Thursday.

Since then we have had three attempts to set those beams.

Attempt #1 - Just as work began, the machine hit the gas line that we had turned off when the excavation began. Apparently, someone didn't get the message. Two families had to be evacuated and noone on the block was allowed to start his car for an hour. Well, that's one way to meet everyone in the neighborhood. Thankfully, nobody was hurt.

Attempt #2 - Machine operator, along with his machine, failed to show up.


Attempt #3 - In this case, the third time was a charm. Everyone showed up, no gas was released and all three beams were set in place. Thank God!




Of course I was there to document it all with video and pictures. The two boys found multiple ways to amuse themselves other than dodging the beams. Like making sand angels. Don't ask me where Aiden learned to do this. I guess it's just a Southern boy's substitution for snow.

At times I feel as if the only thing we're making is memories and the only thing being built is our character. But today (and yesterday) I will celebrate some progress of the physical kind.