Some Comic Relief

Building a log home evokes a mixture of strong emotions from one day to the next, but don't forget that it should also be FUN! And memorable. Every day is one day less that we have to live. Make the most of it while you can.

This is a painterly thing. The outside temperature makes or breaks how much exterior staining can get done. Make do with what you have, right!

Now THIS is a Pete thing. Pete loves to drag the construction dumpster around behind a CAT. One day it is here, the next there. But...really...don't you think you could have gotten it a little closer to the retaining wall, Pete?? You messed up here.

By now Lesley has grown a US CELLULAR phone in her ear. She doesn't even need the unit any more. All she has to do is THINK about dialing out and ~VOILA~ she's out! Even APPLE's new iPhone can't beat this kind of stuff!

This is an OSHA thing. (Where is OSHA when you need them?) That ladder distinctly says DO NOT STAND ON THE TOP STEP. In big red letters no less. And yet John does it anyway. He definitely was not raised by an overly protective mother, Dr. Ellen says.

This is the view of Barna dry-in expert, Bill Gray, that is burned into our brain. It's not a bad view, don't get us wrong. And he wore his red shirt just for Dr. Ellen (that's a National Geographic thing, she says – put red in a shot and it makes it a photograph). Bill's kinda cute, don't you think?

We like this one a lot. If you look carefully through your circular saw manual (I think on page 31), it clearly says that the electric cord should be used to move the saw from floor to floor. This is the easy way, not to be confused with the SAFE way. But then carpenters have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves, it seems.

How about this one? This is a plumber thing. The perfectly round hole to the right was improperly placed. It should have been drilled 5 inches to the left. No worries. To fix it, grab a hammer and blast a hole in the 2-inch tongue and groove where the hole is supposed to be...the resulting hole will be much bigger and you've just saved yourself a lot of time. And that's what counts, right? Of course, it is advisable to do it when the homeowner is not standing nearby.

Ms. Homeowner studiously evaluates a custom made rocker at the Log Home Show. Good lumbar support? (sure). Good rocking motion? (defintely). Tired? (you bet!)

The best way to locate your property line is to invite a friend to visit. Serve him a hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs and promise him a super-duper Mark Twain day. Urbanites groove on this. You'd be surprised at how much gets done this way!

We've been walking the property since May 1st and have only seen one deer, and he was at quite a distance. This unamed guy from the Electric Company comes by and in two minutes finds himself a prize. It must be a testosterone thing.

Remember them? These are Lesley's loyal field supervisors. From left to right meet Kerby, Codi and Kelsey, thank you very much. A Dogwood tree will be planted near where Kelsey is standing in her memory, as she had to leave us prematurely. But not to worry, she is keeping an eye on things from a higher authority.

But we're still here, and enduring. This construction project is NOT going to get best of us, count on it! Not as long as we can chase our shadows on the Foothills Parkway. (This is a photographer thing).

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