This roof project is becoming a bad bur in my side. It is very annoying that the roofer only shows up 2 days a week. Especially when it is getting colder each day! Take yesterday and today for instance...no roofer. Alright, so it was only 30 degrees, but the sun was shining which means the shingles would have sealed just fine. And then there is tomorrow. As I write, I'm watching the news and we have a winter weather warning from 6 a.m. Sat. to 6 a.m. Sun. We are suppose to get a half inch of ice and then 30 plus mph winds, and maybe some snow mixed in as well. (When that happened last year, we were out of power for 5 days!!!) Anywho...back to the roof...it's not finished! So, if we really do get this weather tomorrow, it will be days before I see the roofer again. I hope it doesn't ruin the new decking he put down Wednesday morning!
You would think that the guy would want to get this project finished because it is a 45 minute drive here from his home...and if you haven't noticed...gas prices aren't that great! Then, when he is here, he only stays for a few hours. Maybe I'm just shorter fused these days...but I just want the project completed.
Sorry for the ranting...but I just needed to let off some steam.
Until next time...
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Roof - Day 6
Another day of progress!
Just like I was hoping, the roofer was back today. Luckily, we didn't get the rain and snow like they thought, but it sure has cooled off and is going to continue to cool off through the weekend.
There isn't shingles on these sections, but they are covered!
Like always, here are some pictures of what happened today...
Just like I was hoping, the roofer was back today. Luckily, we didn't get the rain and snow like they thought, but it sure has cooled off and is going to continue to cool off through the weekend.
There isn't shingles on these sections, but they are covered!
Like always, here are some pictures of what happened today...
On a side note...Doug did make it to the hotel in Puerto Rico Monday evening/Tuesday morning around midnight or a little after, and he was up ready to start planting at 6 a.m. I haven't actually talked to him, but I know they are busy trying to get finished.
Until next time...
Until next time...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Puerto Rico
For those of you who did not know, Doug left for Puerto Rico Monday morning. It was short notice and definitely unexpected. We knew that the department was sending another crew after Thanksgiving to finish the planting, but Doug was not scheduled to go. Unfortunately, one of the girls that was to go, lost a close friend in a car accident over the weekend. (Please keep her in your prayers) So Doug took her place.
Of course, it was an eventful flight...as always! His flight left from Cedar Rapids at 6 a.m. and arrived in Atlanta at 9:30 a.m. His flight from Atlanta to San Juan left at 9:54 a.m. Unfortunately, Doug's plane did not taxi to the gate to unload until 10:10 a.m.; yep, he missed his connection. The airline did not have another available seat until 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Needless to say, Doug was upset. The airline then told him he could try the stand-by list for the 5 p.m. flight, Monday evening, but he would have to stay there around the terminal. Well, he did take the chance, and was actually able to get on that flight! He was to arrive in San Juan around 10 last night, and he was then going to take a taxi to Ponce, which is on the opposite side of the island (a 3 hour drive). I haven't talked to him since he boarded the plane in Atlanta...I'm hoping all went well.
I will keep you updated as I learn more. The crew is scheduled to arrive back in Iowa on December 8th, but could be earlier if all goes well with the planting (aka: they don't get any more rain).
Until next time...
Of course, it was an eventful flight...as always! His flight left from Cedar Rapids at 6 a.m. and arrived in Atlanta at 9:30 a.m. His flight from Atlanta to San Juan left at 9:54 a.m. Unfortunately, Doug's plane did not taxi to the gate to unload until 10:10 a.m.; yep, he missed his connection. The airline did not have another available seat until 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Needless to say, Doug was upset. The airline then told him he could try the stand-by list for the 5 p.m. flight, Monday evening, but he would have to stay there around the terminal. Well, he did take the chance, and was actually able to get on that flight! He was to arrive in San Juan around 10 last night, and he was then going to take a taxi to Ponce, which is on the opposite side of the island (a 3 hour drive). I haven't talked to him since he boarded the plane in Atlanta...I'm hoping all went well.
I will keep you updated as I learn more. The crew is scheduled to arrive back in Iowa on December 8th, but could be earlier if all goes well with the planting (aka: they don't get any more rain).
Until next time...
Roof - Days 4 and 5 of Work
So...the roof...progress is being made, but slower than I expected. Doug and I were hoping that the project would be completed when we got back from our Thanksgiving trip, but it was not. Luckily, they did work one day and finished the west side of house, which they started before Thanksgiving. Here are some pictures...
A reminder of what it was before...
...What it looks like now!
Here's a close up...the boards are there to help the workers
keep their footing...they will be removed at a later date.
Monday, when I arrived home for lunch, they were back to work on the north and east side of the house that face the road. It was then that I learned the slats on one side have rotted and need to be replaced. (What else can they find under all those layers of shingles?) Here are some pictures of the progress made on Monday.
The before...sorry, not the best picture.
Charlie (the main roofer) and his crew at work.
Some close-ups of the bare slats.
The rotted boards are the ones at the bottom of this section.
The other side
I was disappointed that the workers were not back today...my roof is still open as you see in the pictures. We are suppose to get some rain and snow tomorrow. I hope they will be back tomorrow before it (the rain and snow) comes and get these sections covered!
On another note...yesterday afternoon I took a peak out the window to see all these pheasants in the field by the house! Where is a gun when you need it? I think there were about 15 hens and roosters in all.
Tonight when I got home from town, there were a dozen deer in the field behind the house, and 2 more in the waterway running through the field to the side. I tried to take a picture, but it didn't work out so well. Quite the nature center around here!
Until next time...
A reminder of what it was before...
...What it looks like now!
Here's a close up...the boards are there to help the workers
keep their footing...they will be removed at a later date.
Monday, when I arrived home for lunch, they were back to work on the north and east side of the house that face the road. It was then that I learned the slats on one side have rotted and need to be replaced. (What else can they find under all those layers of shingles?) Here are some pictures of the progress made on Monday.
The before...sorry, not the best picture.
Charlie (the main roofer) and his crew at work.
Some close-ups of the bare slats.
The rotted boards are the ones at the bottom of this section.
The other side
I was disappointed that the workers were not back today...my roof is still open as you see in the pictures. We are suppose to get some rain and snow tomorrow. I hope they will be back tomorrow before it (the rain and snow) comes and get these sections covered!
On another note...yesterday afternoon I took a peak out the window to see all these pheasants in the field by the house! Where is a gun when you need it? I think there were about 15 hens and roosters in all.
Tonight when I got home from town, there were a dozen deer in the field behind the house, and 2 more in the waterway running through the field to the side. I tried to take a picture, but it didn't work out so well. Quite the nature center around here!
Until next time...
Monday, November 26, 2007
Change of Date
Just in case any of you were carefully following the pregnancy ticker at the bottom of the page, you are not going crazy!
Earlier today it stated that I was 23 weeks along, and now it states that I'm 25 weeks 6 days along. Doug and I received a notice from the OB-GYN's office that they have changed the due date for Buckwheat! They decided to go ahead and move our date up to the 4th of March! Yes, that is almost a 3 week difference.
So...I apologize to our friends, Cari and Mark, who were hoping that Buckwheat might come on their birthday. Now, our cousin Molly is probably hoping for Buckwheat to come on her birthday! We'll just have to wait and see.
Until next time...
Earlier today it stated that I was 23 weeks along, and now it states that I'm 25 weeks 6 days along. Doug and I received a notice from the OB-GYN's office that they have changed the due date for Buckwheat! They decided to go ahead and move our date up to the 4th of March! Yes, that is almost a 3 week difference.
So...I apologize to our friends, Cari and Mark, who were hoping that Buckwheat might come on their birthday. Now, our cousin Molly is probably hoping for Buckwheat to come on her birthday! We'll just have to wait and see.
Until next time...
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