October 2, 2023 – Got mudder?

It was another beautiful, but warm day today.   By the afternoon, it was actually hotter here than in Celebration!  After another wonderful devotional and prayer from a local pastor, our small team of 6 gathered for our team meeting.   Unfortunately, our mudder did not work on the house this weekend as planned, nor did he show up at all today.   He has at least two days of work to do before we prime and paint the walls.   We’re making the best of it, and continued with the siding today.  

I continued to work with Gene to fit the top pieces of siding on the back wall.   We had to cut out around the door and light, so it was a little tricky.   The top pieces are a challenge as well.   Once the width is cut to size, a dimple tool puts in tabs that hold the last piece secure.   After lunch, Gene had an appointment, so I got the job of fitting and installing the last piece … whoo hoo!

The back and South side – done!

While we were working on siding, the Electrician (Becky’s mom) came by with her crew to install the meter pan.   We still don’t have power from the street to the house, but it’s ready to go once it’s available.

Joe was working with the crew on the North side.   They, along with the crew on the Front side are just about done.

When we went for lunch today, we noticed that they were harvesting pumpkins.   The machine first lines up all the pumpkins in a row before picking them up.   Originally, I thought that they were getting ready for a ‘pick your own’ pumpkin, but in fact that’s the way they are harvested.   How little I know about farming …. the harvesting machines are truly amazing.

Another productive day.   Even though we are a small team, we continue to make slow and steady progress.   God is good!