So summer is gone, at least it has been this week. Cold temperatures and sick kids have been the story of the week. Sawyer, Van, and Rusty have all been congested and waking up all stuffed up. Stone has recovered from his stitches and other minor cuts and scrapes and despite not being an early riser still wants to stay up late. Rusty and Stone went with me to participate in a State Park Service Project last Saturday. We did trail repair and made rock breaks to divert the water from the trail. REI sponsored it and gave us nice shirts and water bottles and food.

I started framing the basement a week ago and have almost finished it with the help and tools of some friends. I hired a good friend of mine and he has pushed me to get it done. We just have a couple of hours left before we can start roughing in the electrical, plumbing, and doors.