Fun misc.pictures

We got a bit of snow overnight, so Carter and I and Scout played outside this morning. It is nice and warm out so who knows how long the snow will last. It was fun because last year at this time Carter was only 10 months old. It was a little hard to play in the snow with him.

Deer Season-2008

What a great weekend! Per our tradition, we spent the weekend at my parents, while Bryan, my dad and brother Tom attempted to slay a day so we could "have food on the table" for the winter. I always have to laugh at that statement because I'm pretty sure that the Indians, when living off the land didn't have deer sticks and summer sausage "on the table". Regardless, I really enjoy this annual tradition. While some hunt, the rest of us sit around and eat, drink and be lazy. Well, almost lazy. This year there were a few kids around. Tom's 3 month old, 16 month old and 6 year old PLUS Carter PLUS my sister's 2 week old and 7 year old. It was a blast watching the kids play and also EXHAUSTING! (Tom's other two kids (14 & 12) were hunting with their grandpa Fox in Hill City for the weekend.

Bryan got a 4 point buck at around 7am opening morning and my brother got a doe and a buck later that day. It was a great weekend, and I'm relieved Bryan was able to "put food on the table."

The big day arrives!

FINALLY, the big day arrived. Friday, November 14th, the concrete trucks arrived. Well, they almost arrived before they got stuck in our driveway. BOTH trucks!

It took over an hour to get the trucks out of the mud and close enough to the basement to use the GIANT conveyor belt to bring the concrete to the footings.

Carter and I went out and watched for a bit and he was very interested in the trucks.

Next on the "To Do list of building a house" is the insulated foam forms that we will use. Once those are put together, they will be filled with concrete (instead of using concrete blocks). They are like a giant puzzle. Bryan will be working very hard to put the puzzle together as quickly as he can because we are working against the weather.

And our home project moves forward

For the last month, Bryan has been working very hard setting up the forms for our concrete footings. A month ago, it was still nice out and he could enjoy the fall weather while working. Carter and I and Scout visited every time he was working out there. 2 weeks ago, everything changed.
#1...Daylight savings time-Fall back an hour! Obviously the people that agreed losing an hour of daylight was a good idea have NEVER tried to build a house in the dark. We worked around that by using construction lights.
#2. Old Man Winter decided he would make an appearance. Last week, Bryan worked every night using a pick to get through the hard, FROZEN earth so he could continue with the footings. He did not complain once.