Practically a party!

We've had lots going on this week. Wednesday and Thursday, it looked like a party with everyone there at once!

This is part of the material for our leach field being off-loaded. Leach fields are built entirely differently than when I was a kid. (OK, I'm old.) I don't understand how this system works, and I'm looking forward to watching it go in.






At the same time we had dirt delivery. Bob Kellogg has his back to the camera. The sling is post-shoulder surgery, undoubtedly from years of working with big rocks. The shaved headed guy is Dave Hammond, the dirt seller and deliverer.










Jeff Kellogg, Bob's son, was busy moving rock and dirt. I don't think Bob locks him in to keep him working, but I could be wrong. . . .










And, good progress is being made on the wall itself.












Just to add to the fun, Jimmy the painter and his crew were also on hand. Jimmy is running really tight on a schedule between our house and a BIG house he has coming up, so he took the opportunity of nice weather to work on the exterior paint.


Cabinets go in next week, then Jimmy and his guys can start the interior painting and staining.


I ordered my kitchen island, and it will be delivered either end of next week or first of the following.






And, Scottie, never one to miss a photo-op, posed with the rock wall. I just wanted to show its present stage and the size of some of the rocks. I think he'd like you to think he did part of the work!

Finally a word about ethics: Bob Kellogg cracked a trim board, pointed it out to me, said to have the contractor fix it and bill him. Then, I got concerned that we may not be gaining as much wall height as I'd thought we would with this wall, and called Bob in a panic. His basic response is that he's pretty sure it will be OK, and if it's not, he will come back and add another row without charge.

So, I add him to my very short list of persons I'd work with on a handshake!