Holly and our nephew

Holly spent the weekend with our new nephew this weekend, and this picture was too good not to share.

The much-awaited for barn picture post

All,

I know that many of you have been waiting with bated breath to finally see progress pictures of the shed. The shed was temporarily delayed while the necessary legal paperwork was put in order, and then work continued on both the barn and the patio during weekends and evenings. With one final push consisting of Labor Day weekend and this weekend, however, I'm proud to report that both the barn and the deck have completed all exterior work.

Exterior work? Yes, the deck has some electrical work left to do and the barn has interior stuff such as railings and bracing for the stairs, a few supports to make the county happy with the roof, as well as a lot of work finishing the inside. However, the barn is now officially under lock-and-key, and the deck is now officially covered and closed-in.

Accepting the fact that "finished" is more of a relative term, I would call both projects now "finished enough for pictures".

So, please take a look at how Holly and I spent every spare moment of our Summer.

Special thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped... the work was hard, but we couldn't have done it without you!
Dad -- the mastermind and craftsman (wow did I learn a lot on this project!)
Mom -- the help, the pictures, and the food!
Matt -- Because at 22 years old, how else would you want to spend your Summer, but helping your older brother with his crazy projects? (He was such a hard worker, and so strong!)
Uncle Cal and Nate -- "Hey, welcome to Maryland... would you mind helping us raise the roof of our barn?" (Thanks for being good sports and turning your visit into a working visit!)
Anne and Spencer -- I finally took Spencer up on his offer to help build something, and Anne and Spencer both were such great troopers. Bottom line, the back wall would not have gotten sided without their help!
Holly -- You let me build a gorgeous building in your backyard... and not only helped, but learned to be handy as well! You can side a building, you can use a circular saw, install garage doors... you can do it all!

Thanks everyone!!!
--Jason

GO BUCKS!

Ok, this is pretty cool... you can tell where this baby is **NOT** going to school someday...