Old Farts, Jake and Rita, almost look like they're having a good time!
Len and Nettie, plus another MDS volunteer we have worked with in the U.S. - Bruce from Medstead, Sask., who dropped by to visit and put up a TJI rafter or two...
Len and John dealing with the old electrical mast, a real thorn in their side
July was a busy month for us. John started working on the addition to our house. The plan is to build a 12 x 28 room where our sundeck and porch were. He has not been satisfied with the stability of the back porch for several years…
He removed the old sun deck and started working on the footings, with the assistance of our young neighbour, Kevin. Soon Kevin’s neighbour on the other side, Ted, was over “inspecting”, and before long, he was helping as well. They ended up pouring the cement in pouring rain on a Saturday morning. Darren came over and helped. Kevin and Darren wheelbarrowed the concete into the forms while John screeted and made sure the concrete went into the 10 foot sonotubes.
We were delighted to get a telephone call from Len and Nettie, our MDS co-workers from southern Manitoba, saying they were coming to help for a week. They parked their motorhome in our driveway and were a Godsend with all the work that was accomplished that week.
On the weekend of the 28th, John and I attended my High School Reunion in Langenburg . It was wonderful to see so many friends I hadn’t seen in years and years. John enjoyed it as well. My Mom was happy to have company if only for the weekend…
Then it was back to work on the addition. John’s brother, Jake and Rita, from Brandon arrived on August 4th and stayed the week to help as well. We had a wonderful visit and they contributed to the progress of the construction. It was a great week, with Kevin and Ted helping and even our neighbour, John, came from across the street for one morning. We were thankful for Darren’s help to get the last metal up on the roof at the end of the week. Coffee breaks were a great time of visiting and teasing – kind of reminds us of being in Texas!
