Each Day

We worked hard last weekend and accomplished getting the four walls framed and raised for our shed. It took us about 4 hours to get the first wall raised as it weighed hundreds of pounds and it was just the two of us. I was certain someone was going to get seriously injured. So, we took it slow and thought out each step. I have a whole new appreciation for simple machines. Levers, wedges, and screws were my new best friends. Literally, inch by inch we raised that wall. I will admit I did a happy dance when it was finally up.

The next three walls were a piece of cake. However, the next challenge is to side the walls, which will be this weekend. I have no idea how we’re going to accomplish the whole task without scaffolds – but I’m sure we’ll figure out something.

The furnace and fridge are back working again – yippee! No more cold nights and no more warm milk.

We continue to truck in water and covet our hot (short) showers in the evening after working all day in the dirt.

Friday was spent taking Daddy to town for work and enjoying exploring our new home town. We checked out Home Hardware and found work gloves for little hands. We found a café with an indoor waterfall and pond to do our school work beside while we treated ourselves to a raspberry strudel and fresh fruit. We headed to the library and found a lovely place to explore books and read stories. For lunch we went to the beach with a fun park to watch the ducklings and play until the rain began to fall. Walking along the waterfront, we checked out the grocery store for weekend food. The cashier was joyful and kind and we ran out into the pouring rain to Daddy in the truck, who was done ‘work’ for the day.

Over the week we enjoyed finding new treasures like water salamanders, fuzzy caterpillars, bird nests full of spotted eggs, tree frogs, white-tailed does, and neighborhood kitty cats.

Each day a challenge, each day an adventure, each day a blessing.