Rain sandwich

The day started out with rain, and lots of it, between 5 am and about 10.  This gave us a chance for a leisurely breakfast visit before the slave labour began.  Part of our preparation for the next shipment was to make space for pallets to be placed.

Len did such a nice job it is a shame to cover them up with pallets

Doggy Jail kept Banjo and Tucker safe while we worked

We decided to put the beams into the garage for safe keeping and to clear more space in the driveway.   Here you can see how we managed this.

there were two big piles of beams to move

We moved a lot of timber this way

Mother and Daughter power

The last big beam is placed in the garage

Victoria proved that you don't have to be big to have power.  She used the electric drill skillfully to remove screws and especially liked using the crowbar to take out nails.

Then we all helped Len make particle board coverings for the posts in the house so they are protected against bumps and bruises.

cutting up the panels

Cathryn taping the protective pieces in place

About this time, the storm clouds gathered again, and it began to rain.  Thus, our work was the meat in the rain sandwich of the day.  We went for supper at Vida's down the road and had a nice meal and great conversation.  Ask Cathryn (the younger) about her chocolate lava cake.  The rain stopped and the sun shone, so we finished off a great day with a walk down the Walker Valley (with bonus of burrs on both dogs) and a hot and heavy session of Domino Trains.  Victoria and Melissa were the winning team taking the first three rounds.  Tomorrow the Dunkley family heads back to Edmonton and the work crew will be back at it. 

Cathryn (senior)