Further Progress

If we had posted around 11:00 this morning we would have proclaimed today as a "no action" day...boy, would we have been wrong! It started very s-l-o-w-l-y, and we were convinced that our plans to attend Quarter Horse Congress tomorrow would have to be postponed. But alas, we should never underestimate the power of "The Crew!" Shortly after 11:00 our friend the excavator arrived with his backhoe and in short order had the backfill complete. At 3:00 our builder arrived with a work trailer and six members of his crew. It may not look like much got done, but many things that can't be seen in the photo were completed (concrete forms, knee wall posts, door headers, pre-cut lumber for walls, etc.). As we watched these things progress, Brian casually mentioned that the truss system would likely be delivered by the end of the week...ahem...WRONG! He no more than finished that statement when a semi loaded with HUGE trusses (72 feet in length) stopped at the end of our drive! The kids watched wide-eyed and open-mouthed as the truck pulled into our back yard and dropped the trusses to the ground. Tomorrow should be a very productive day. It will be hard to leave in the morning; we don't want to miss a minute of these exciting moments! But we look forward to returning home tomorrow evening to a whole new look!














This photo really puts it in perspective. After the builders left this evening, our children, their three friends, and two of our dogs spent some time playing in the sand. The area in which they are playing will be the 72' x 100' riding arena (you can't see the stall area in this photo). In the foreground you can see about a third of the massive trusses (this is only a small portion of them). In the background you can see our horses, who are quite perplexed by all of the action taking place in their living room!