Better, but not....

Better

but not yet best. Might not ever be, or at least not for a long time.

But the stomach has finally settled and I will go back to work tomorrow.

Scavenged material resulting in 17 2x4x8's (x $2.50 each =$42.50) and 4 2x6x8's (x $3.00 each = $12.00 more). So about $54.50 in lumber for the 12x16 shed going up on the land. I just changed the design from a 5/12 shed roof to a 12/12 gable roof, thus increasing the cost by about 40% but increasing the useable space by almost 100%. Now I will be able to store 16' lumber in the loft, a big plus when you're trying to build a house. The down side is that the increased floor space makes over 200 sq feet of floor, and a building permit is necessary; $50 and a four page form.

and

The black flies have arrived. KT wants a screen porch on the new house. They are as bad as I remember.

Ick.

Ick.

Sick.

Losing days of work.

Worst part is I know from whom I received this 24 hour flu and they even warned me.

What goes down must come back up.

Trying to maintain hydration .......

Back

So, we're back from Florida and just worked all week.

Woke up this morning to half an inch of snow. It was gone by noon. Spring has reasserted herself.

These Maine roads will wreck a suspension...just put $1300 into the Mercedes and $1300 into the Dodge. The Benz got new front struts, strut mounts and ignition wires ($250 for the set!!) and the Dodge got new front U-joints, new ball joints and an oil change. Next time buy a beater and get triple A.

Lost the camera cord, otherwise we'd post recent pics.

No movement on housebuilding due to lack of funds........but we've got steady work for the moment.

Just keep looking ahead and putting one foot in front of the other.

FLA

Sometimes you just have to obey your father when he tells you to get on a plane and fly non-stop to Florida and stay there for a week.

A welcome diversion from Maine's seemingly never-ending mudseason, we're in Orlando taking in the theme parks with part of the Midwestern Wagner clan. Along with lots of chillin out, we've already been to SeaWorld to see all the shows and what not. They even have two neat rollercoasters there.

On tap for the rest of the week: Epcot, Anna Maria Island, watching nieces be cute, and maybe Coco Beach.

We'll be back in the Maine woods this weekend, hopefully bringing beach weather with us.

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