Nothing Got Done This Weekend

Absolutely nothing got done on the house this weekend.  The weather was bad; the remnants of Hurricane Ike made it's way through our area.  We got 4 and a half inches of rain and a little bit of wind, but nothing like what they received east of us.  We got the easy part.

Sunday was mostly clear, but I was tired.  Rachel was tired.  Nothing got done on the house.

I'm feeling like I'll try to do some supply hunting this week and be prepared for the next weekend, with hopefully better weather.

Worked On the Utility Trenches. Worn Out.

I took the day off to work on the utility trenches. I rented a jackhammer to make the job easier, but I'm worn out more than I have been in a very long time.

The jackhammer made the work go faster, but I worked hard having to pick the machine up and move it around. The boulders had to be cut through though, and this area of the property probably has the biggest boulders we have. They were thick and wide.

At the end of the day, Rachel asked me if this was the right tool for the job. I said that "for this job" it was, because of having to be careful and not damage existing utility lines and the well. However, if it hadn't been for those, the right tool for the job was a backhoe.

August Was a Slow Month

August was a slow month. Actually, there was lots of things going on in August, but few of them had to do with the house. We were just so busy. It's a shame too, because this was an unusually cool August for this area. It was probably 10 degrees lower than we usually get for this time of year.

Anyway, there was the grand opening of the BOK Center in Tulsa. I took a few photos. (Click here to see). That was last Saturday.

I'm back on the utilities chore and feeling the need to get this done so that we can berm some more (and that area will be buried, so it's important to get the utilities done first), so we can finish the waterproofing and get the roof covered before winter.

And nothing has been done about the slab or any utilities within the house. I do have all the utilities done in the garage though.

We did some trim work in the current house. After living in the house for almost 4 years, Rachel felt like we should finish some of the trim. So we've done that work and it was easier (and cooler) than working outdoors.

With August behind us, I'm feeling the urgency to get back to work on our new house.