Nathan and Laura working together to framing. Laura is quite the little construction worker. She always runs around with a work belt, if not that, then she has a measuring tape in her pocket! She is quite the worker, along with diligent and dependable Nathan! 
Monday, September 11, 2006
Bro and Sis, what a team!
CLA!!!
In the midst of all of this, Nathan is now a Certified Legal Assistant! He passed his HUGE 2 day exam with flying colors! Phenomenal job, Nathan!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Laboring on Labor Day!
Mr. Caswell and David French working together with their hammers!
Mr. Bo.mbardier and Mr. Barclay made a great team and finished their mission well!
Laboring with us were the French family, Mr. Caswell, Mr. Bom.bardier, Mr. Barclay, Christian Search, and the Boyd boys. Thank you to all who spent their holiday with us! How grateful we are to God for so many blessings throughout this project... He is faithful and gives exceedingly more than we can imagine out of His abounding riches in glory.
Boyd Boys
Stephen Boyd, our nephew, came out with his boys. The little guys had fun building "boats" with scrap a.k.a "drift" wood. ::smile::
Tent-dwellers
When the ceiling started coming down, we moved out! We've been in our tents 4 weeks now and have enjoyed it. There's nothing like living simply - when the sun's down, lights out!
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Maria...
Everyone else is busy with construction, so Maria plays solitaire. (actually she is playing Dutch Blitz by her self...)
Holding Framed Walls
From left to right: Mr. Petit keeping people on the level, Benjamin Bergstrom standing in the gap, Kevin, Nathan holding framed walls. With Mr. Petit, Mr. Bergstrom, and Mr. Klemet, (and their boys) we were able to frame the interior walls over the house in one day!!!
Teamwork!
Ruthie, Hannah, and Teresa... Teamwork gets the job done fast! This project has taught us how to work together in a new way!
Papa O and Grammy Encourage and Help
Papa O took a break from pulling nails to help Christian hold the wall while Mr. Olsen levels it.
Papa O and Grammy came several times to help. One of the rooms in our home will be a guest room. We hope they will come and stay with us often! You're welcome also!
Watching Wall Go Up!
5 Weeks from the beginning: the first upstairs wall went up and one of the garage walls is sheeted. Yay!
Jacking up west wall
Mr. Olsen, Dad, Kevin, Christian Search, Papa O, and Nathan jacking up the west wall for the second story. Notice the cross overhead in the sky. It reminded us of God's grace on our home and our lives.
Go-Get-em Garveys
Mrs. Garvey teaching Hannah about framing! Mrs. Garvey amazed us all with her construction abilities! 
Go Nathan and Mr. Garvey!!!
Friday, September 01, 2006
Thanks Christian Search a.k.a Super Christian!
Christian has been coming out on his days off and helping us. What a life-saver!
The Cool - Knopp Crew
Jordan Cools cuts while Nathan uses the nail gun. And Josh Knopp is helping lay OSB board for our second story floor.
Young bucks moving a 37 foot glulam. Left to right: Justin Knopp, Quin Cools, Kevin, Eric Knopp, and Dad. Mr. Knopp brought his city boys to the country, taking a break from playing beautiful string music, to swing a hammer. They joined us with gusto!
It's Raining!!!!
We woke up one morning to pitter-pat, pitter-pat on our tent top. We spend the next few hours with the shop-vac and rags drying up things. Our home was completely opened to the sky for 2 weeks. The plastic protected our kitchen and this computer!!! Our neighbors and church family graciously supplied us with meals for those 2 weeks. What a blessing!
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