Awake: 5:50am Temp 30 sleep 6+35 sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
Melissa called about 7:30am this morning; she plans on visiting us around noon time today. A little later, Bernie rang our doorbell; they are working on the front porch roof this morning & he needs to have a door size & side light size within (2) hrs.
Oh my, we have been looking @ many doors & sidelights but had not yet made a decision.....so it's time to get serious. Back to the books & a few phone calls later by Kathy...the required data was passed on to Bernie.
Next, Kathy made a fast trip to Ebensburg for some needed groceries while I spent some serious time tracking down a small water leak. I thought nothing about it last week, thinking it was residual water from a recent rain. (4-5) days later that drip was still dripping. I finally traced it down to a leaking tube leading to our ice cube unit. Quick fix; shut off ice cube supply valve for now.
Kathy returned from her grocery shopping & then the Foote boys arrived. For some strange reason, the boys were not interested in their old treasures waiting for them under the motorhome; they went straight toward the infamous dumpster & found a few different treasures.
During an afternoon break for the building team, the boys scouted the main floor for more nails (rusted & only minimally bent). Then later, they explored the basement floor for more of the same.
Also, using pieces of Styrofoam, Nathan & Andrew pretended they were driving the Metro in D.C. through the city of lumber & many other obstacles. It was interesting to watch as they cooperated with each other by pushing their train through long tunnels by using another stick of Styrofoam.
Gregory is walking very carefully on the road to nowhere.
Back @ the dumpster, Melissa helped Gregory climb one of our Top-Soil mountains which gave me a photo opportunity.
Now we add Andrew to the Top-Soil Mountain
and Matthew; Nathan was too distracted & busy @ the infamous dumpster to join the mountain gang.
Aside from Matthew finding a good sized battery, their nail & screw collection made their day a lot brighter. Oh, not to forget; Melissa & the boys had some Gatoraid she didn't want so she gave the bottles to the building team guys.
Afternoon snack time:
Before the Footes left for home, Kathy & I moved the (4) large & (2) small boxes of remnant wood pieces from our Suzuki to their Toyota van. The boys were very happy to have that wood & today's collection of nails.
Dinner: New England clam chowder with toast.
Lights out: 11:10pm.
Melissa called about 7:30am this morning; she plans on visiting us around noon time today. A little later, Bernie rang our doorbell; they are working on the front porch roof this morning & he needs to have a door size & side light size within (2) hrs.
Oh my, we have been looking @ many doors & sidelights but had not yet made a decision.....so it's time to get serious. Back to the books & a few phone calls later by Kathy...the required data was passed on to Bernie.
Next, Kathy made a fast trip to Ebensburg for some needed groceries while I spent some serious time tracking down a small water leak. I thought nothing about it last week, thinking it was residual water from a recent rain. (4-5) days later that drip was still dripping. I finally traced it down to a leaking tube leading to our ice cube unit. Quick fix; shut off ice cube supply valve for now.
Kathy returned from her grocery shopping & then the Foote boys arrived. For some strange reason, the boys were not interested in their old treasures waiting for them under the motorhome; they went straight toward the infamous dumpster & found a few different treasures.
During an afternoon break for the building team, the boys scouted the main floor for more nails (rusted & only minimally bent). Then later, they explored the basement floor for more of the same.
Also, using pieces of Styrofoam, Nathan & Andrew pretended they were driving the Metro in D.C. through the city of lumber & many other obstacles. It was interesting to watch as they cooperated with each other by pushing their train through long tunnels by using another stick of Styrofoam.
Gregory is walking very carefully on the road to nowhere.
Back @ the dumpster, Melissa helped Gregory climb one of our Top-Soil mountains which gave me a photo opportunity.
Now we add Andrew to the Top-Soil Mountain
and Matthew; Nathan was too distracted & busy @ the infamous dumpster to join the mountain gang.
Aside from Matthew finding a good sized battery, their nail & screw collection made their day a lot brighter. Oh, not to forget; Melissa & the boys had some Gatoraid she didn't want so she gave the bottles to the building team guys.
Afternoon snack time:
Before the Footes left for home, Kathy & I moved the (4) large & (2) small boxes of remnant wood pieces from our Suzuki to their Toyota van. The boys were very happy to have that wood & today's collection of nails. Dinner: New England clam chowder with toast.
Lights out: 11:10pm.
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