Powder Bath

Powder bath is set up as a temporary bathroom in the building during construction.

Construction Continues

Lorrie and I continue to do all the work ourselves, that includes the framing, electrical, plumbing, metal work and fencing and additional rock work.  We will likely be installing the drywall with a little help and then we will tape n float, texture and paint ourselves as well  as installing all the doors, trim, cabinets and flooring.  Considering we are only working on weekends and the occasional extra day or so we are actually further along then we thought we would be.

4th of July Weekend

We had everyone up for another BBQ Saturday, but unfortunately no one thought to take pictures during the BBQ.

We spent a little time Saturday morning dragging Katie and her cousin Brandon around behind the boat they eventually ending taking a pretty good spill but survived.

Saturday night we all went to a dance at the Twin Sisters Dance Hall in Blanco. www.twinsistersdancehall.com

Lorrie, Marley and I



Marley at the beginning of the evening

Marley at the end of the evening

Sunday we were back at the lake

Stephanie and Marley riding in the tube.

Everyone enjoying a nice swim in the lake.

Marley on the way back to the dock after a day of fun.

The Yard Tractor

 

Lorrie hauling brush and mulch with her new tractor and dump trailer





Interior Framing

We started framing the powder bath, back bedroom and where the stairway will be.

Lorrie trying to keep up with all the saw dust

Memorial Weekend

We had the family (four generations) up for the first time for a BBQ.

 Lorrie and I with mom (the family Matriarch)

Kim (my sister), and Frank (her hubby) with daughter Katie and mom

 Tracy (my sister) and Phil (her better half) with mom



Stephanie (our daughter) with mom (grandma)

Our granddaughter Marley with her great grandma

Oreo (Katie's Border Collie), Katie, Brittney (Katie's friend) and Marley

Just kicking back after dinner.

The Slumber Party in the building

Stephanie, Katie, Brittney and Marley 

Serious Competition

Friendly game of Washers

Surviving the Monsoon

The Saturday before Memorial Day we received 8 to 10 inches of rain and we could have floated on tubes in the front yard.

While what will eventually be a front yard area flooded because it has not yet been filled in with dirt we had no flooding in the building.

The drainage worked as planned and diverted all the water from the front of the property around the two sides of the building and out the back of the property.