Now We're Getting Somewhere!

Yesterday afternoon we made some visible progress on the front porch (as an aside, my dad and I were recently discussing how "porch" is a nice farm house term).  Thanks to the rain and mud we didn't get as far as we probably could have this weekend, but we made some real nice progress and we have 1/3 of the porch framed up.  Now we just have to start putting the decking on that part!

I'll upload some pictures when I get a chance so you can get a feel for what it is going to look like, but I think we are going to love it! Being able to look out over the pasture in the evening after getting all the chores done will be something to look forward to!  Thanks again to Jerome and E for taking the time to come and help us out.  What we got done would have taken me days!

Not As Far As Hoped...

Well, I would show you some deck pictures, but thanks to the rain we didn't exactly make it as far as we had hoped to today.  We did make some good progress and got things done that will make the rest of the work go more quickly, but if I would to show you a picture take from the same spot as yesterday it wouldn't look much different...

Thankfully we had plenty of help from our friends today to get the digging and the hard work done.  Now it looks like we can just cut and screw everything in place.  We will work a bit tomorrow and then probably I'll fly through the rest of the work like it is nothing ... because it will be the easy stuff.

Front Porch Farming...

**Today's post is extremely late today because of a little computing mix-up on my end. But, hopefully you'll get a preview today and then an update tomorrow.**

It seems like our list of projects is never ending and it is always difficult for me to figure out what to do next, but something needs to be next on the list. So, this weekend we are going to begin tackling the front porch. This is a project that we have been looking forward to since we put up the building because the view from the porch is amazing and it will be wonderful to sit out there and enjoy the evening. Plus, we have the added benefit of some extra hands this weekend so it seemed like as good as anytime to get it started.

We picked up the materials on Tuesday, but we have already run into a few snags. Things aren't going to work out exactly as I had planned (do they ever), but I think we have "plan b" figured out and should be able to get going tomorrow as long as the weather cooperates. The one thing that may hold us back is water in the post holes. That could keep us from concreting them in and getting the front of the porch ready.

Ideally I would love to make it to Sunday evening with all my toes and fingers and everything framed up. If that happens then we should be set because I think the decking will go on fairly quickly and without too many cuts. That is one nice thing about a porch that is only 6 feet by 45 feet. I'll keep you updated on the progress and hopefully some relaxing front porch farming pictures soon!