But that doesn't mean
my eyes will soon be turning red. Cryings not for me! Cause I’m never going to
stop the rain by complaining; because I’m free, nothing’s worrying me!
At least, that’s what I was thinking Saturday when we left
with plans to begin the task of installing our metal roofing in two weeks.
You see, we’ve been working on setting the posts, trusses,
and adding the rafters for about 2 ½ weeks.
It’s been a slow process, as Colt
has been doing much of it by himself while I stand by with WL on my hip and the
cell phone in my hand. {Just in case that amazing man was to misjudge the scaffolding
and fall the 16 ft to the ground! I shudder to think of such a happenstance!}
So on Saturday, when my lovely sis-in-law brought her
just-as-lovely hubster out to help us work on the fascia board, we were pretty
excited! After getting rained out for part of the day, then just sitting around
“vistin’” for quite a while {vistin’- Appalachian-American
method by which to say “visiting,”
usually means spending time with others for no particular reason other than
enjoying said others’ company. Synonyms include ‘shooting the breeze’, ‘catching
up’, and ‘watching the grass grow together’.} , we finally decided that
the best course of action would be to gather 4-5 guys, plan a big cookout, and
shoot for completing the roof in one day. That one day would need to be in
about 2 weeks, as giving all the guys good notice would be key to getting them
together at the same time!
We shared out hugs and kisses and then parted ways for the
day, after grabbing a late lunch together and a tasty Mexican place in Fort
Payne {Yum!}.
The following day Colt and I had already planned to meet our
best-couple-friends India and Justin to get some things done at the property
together and commence to getting some more vistin accomplished.
We got to our rural paradise around 10:30 am, with Wyatt done
with his first nap of the day and both men raring to go. They completed the
fascia board that my Mr. and his bro-in-law had started-but-didn’t-finish the
day before. Before I knew it, Colt was handing Justin a sheet of metal.
Wait! What?!
We weren’t going to start that for another 2 weeks—remember?!
We needed time to gather a small army of men and groceries!
Up goes another sheet of metal.
I couldn’t believe it! They were just handing it, piece by
piece to each other, and screwing it all down. What did they think they were
going to do? Install the entire roof in one day, by their lonesomes, with
seemingly no help to speak of?
Yep.
And they did just that!
9ish hours later, they had completed the roof. Both men
claimed they just hid a rhythm and decided to keep going. At around 8:30 pm, we
had loaded all the kids up in their respective cars and were ready to go home.
Both men were dead-tired and for good reason! India and I had
shared a great day of vistin
and the kids had played themselves into 4 light comas!
It was a very accomplished weekend—especially since it had
started as a dreary, rainy Saturday.
Of course, we still owe Justin and India a dinner—but we
welcome a reason to get together with them! We don’t get to see each other
enough as it is!
As for the raindrops-they
will no longer be falling on my head! Because, remember, I’m worry-free with my
new metal roof!
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| Kiddos :-) |
|MrsG
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