Doing what needs done.....and more

While the guys work on the roof, gable ends and so forth, the rockers were working on their part also. Putting the cap blocks on the walls. The one laying down is using a squeeze bag to fill in gap between any of the stone.......


The second floor deck is also being worked on....notice the straps on his fellow as he had a small problem working just above the retaining wall.....which is 42 feet high plus the 12 he is standing on.....


We have decided to have those sand colored cap stone cut back out and replaced with a more natural stone......some where burned pretty bad during the fire when the house fell onto the second level decks.....


I told the foreman that if they didn't lay the stone correctly I would take a hammer and knock it back off......so they make sure all the edges fit nice and tight.....and I like that also.


The foreman's wife also works at setting stone, but around 2:00pm she breaks away and goes and cooks lunch for the rockers....now I don't know what she cooks.....but it sure does smell really really good.....


We are also removing the trees that will not make it because of the damage from the fire, you can see the black color on the one side of the tree. We had a pro come in and help us decide which trees need replaced....for ever tree we will plant two new ones......


I now have three dogs.....two goldens about 4 years old and finally settled in....and this kids. You can tell that someone just got yelled at for running off by the look in his face......but this pup (about 10 months) is the funniest one ever.


We continue also to work on the landscaping around the property getting ready for spring which is about 3-4 weeks away now.....retaining wall made from large stones are being built in 4 locations.


The crane even makes this an easy job....as we lift stones in place...tomorrow night I will post an accident we had moving these 500 pounds stones around...


Hand signals because we are to far below the other wall that the crane operator can't see anyone......cable up and boom down...ROTFL