This morning I started building the porch steps. It was a fun and challenging project that I got really caught up in. So caught up that I nearly neglected to prepare the siding for when my helper arrived. He came and did a lot of caulking after which we started putting up the siding. It actually went up pretty well and we made good progress. The picture below represents only about an hour’s worth of work. After it started getting dark and Kent left, I pulled out the floodlights and continued work on the stairs.