Beginning Deck

Finally the deck to our cabin is on its way. The weekend of June12th we were out to Grouse Creek and Ben had a bum knee and couldn't work...So Gage and Marvin went to work on framing up and digging the area for the footings...I do not have pictures of them doing this...But I really do appreciate it. They are always a big help. Ben and I decided to go June 25th and work the weekend doing the cement footings. We got the footings done on the one side of the house yipee. It was a little bit of a challenge, the tractor had a flat and Ben broke the valve stem. So we had to go shovel our own gravel. Then the cement mixer just about gave out. Getting started was a little rough too. Next is the cinderblock wall and then the footings on the other side of the house. oh and I didn't get pictures of the dogs...we had a new one show up that was about the same size and age as Shadonna...They weren't very big help..but they did get muddy. Fixed the dog paws in the cement several times.