Deer opener

Eric, his Dad and the boys went hunting yesterday. Eric got a deer by 10:30 am. The boys had to get up at the crack of dawn and didn't get home until 8 pm last night. It sounds like they kept up with the big boys and had a good time. The guns that Dakota and Colter are holding are their toy guns...thought I should mention that.

The Floor

The floor is almost ready. By the end of the week we should start framing. The first picture is a look underneath the floor which will be our crawl space. The kids had fun running around under there.

Eric's Garage

One project complete :o) Eric's garage is set in place and filled with all our outside toys, mowers, patio table etc... Our rental yard doesn't look like white trash anymore. It feels good to have storage.

Foundation

Last Thursday we poured the foundation walls. It was again a family affair. Eric took a comp day and helped for the day. We had lots of family come help when the two cement trucks came. I was actually able to help a little the night before and that morning getting things ready.

Footings

We are getting closer. Yesterday they poured cement for the footings. Eric took the day off to help. It took 4 of them to get the job done. The wind blew like only it does in North Eastern Montana all day. Eric had a nice dirt tan going on. Next Scott will put Styrofoam forms along these footings. He will fill the forms with cement to create the wall where the floor joyces will sit. Basically what this means we have one more cement pour. The cement is what we need the weather to cooperate for. Scott says he can work in the cold as long as his tools work. He has two solid days left to finish Cromwell's house (the house he started last spring) and than he will be able to work solely on ours. His goal is to pour the walls next Monday.