This morning I went to check out the block in the daylight. There were a few little issues but overall it looked okay. I also had to finish putting in about a dozen anchor bolts for the green plate. Then I filled the blocks at the bases of all openings. It ended up being about 14 small bags of concrete total. I returned to the cottage and cleaned before driving home in the rain. There I read to Luke and played with him until dinner. After I gave him a bath.
I was beginning to think that the masons wouldn’t show, when at 9:30 or so got a text saying that they were at the job site. Jason said he forgot to text when he left this morning. I had to run down to Manchester to get support boards, but it was a pleasant drive. The guys worked hard, but it was a big job, so they didn’t finish until about 8:30. My phone has been acting up and I might have to get a new one.
I got to the job site early this morning and began to prepare everything for the mason and his crew. And then I waited. At ten I emailed to see if he was still coming. At 10:35 he wrote that they were on the way. They arrived at 11:45. The mason brought four other guys with him. Two looked like they were in middle school and the other two looked like they were on work release. But they got after it and worked hard until dark. After they left I had dinner at the Mountain Goat Market. They say they will come between seven and eight tomorrow morning. I asked him to text when he leaves home.
Ran around town a little today and worked around the house. Played with Luke a bit. Sunset was lovely, although the phone doesn’t do it justice. About to drive up to the Mountain, since the mason is supposedly coming tomorrow.
This morning I made a huge list of tasks to complete and spent the day checking items off. Nothing exciting, but very necessary. Late this afternoon we took Luke on a walk at the nature park. He had a nice time.