Good Friday

Is it right and proper to wish someone a Happy Good Friday? I'm not sure. It doesn't seem right to say happy since today is a day to remember a sad event. Jesus died today. But, since the story was not finished (even though Jesus did say "it is finished"). I think what he meant was "Act 1 is finished". We are now, like then, about to end Act 1 and head into intermission. Act 2 is coming up on Sunday morning. We anticipate Act 2 because that's when the miracle happens. Jesus rose again!

So I say Happy Good Friday! You are in for a real treat in Act 2, and even I don't know what's going to happen in Act 3, but I hear it's heavenly!!

So, anyway...here's this week's progress on the house.

Raising the Roof!

Floors and walls are nice, don't get me wrong, but what really gets you feeling like you have a roof over your head is to, well.... have a roof over your head. We finally started raising the roof or at least we stood by interested as others raised our roof into place. Lots more has happened since the last post. We now have all our second floor walls and all our roof trusses and even some roof deck. For the laymen (and women) out there, that's all that plywood they stack on top of the roof trusses before they cover it up with shingles. At least that's what MOST people do. We, on the other hand are roofing snobs and prefer a more lasting and sustainable roofing product like METAL! That is coming soon, as is plumbing, and doors, and windows, and electricity. Oh, it boggles the mind to think of such things. Lets just concentrate on what we have now though and not get too far ahead of ourselves. Enjoy the home stretch of the framing marathon.

Thank goodness for cranes.
A look up into the future bonus room.


Trusses as art.
Look, it's a house!











A look down the main hallway.












The whole back of our house is held up by this one stud.
O, Brave Lura!
(The real stud is actually taking the picture)