Lest I’ve given anyone the impression that the work here is all fun and games, let me tell you about today. It was awful.

The morning started cold but with little wind, so it looked like a good day to prep Tumbleweed for stucco (our current #1 priority). So….we spent the day ripping most of the paper off the house so we could put new paper on. You may remember that I wasn’t too keen on putting the paper on. Well, tearing it off was much worse. Trying to dig all the capped nails out of the walls wasn’t that fun either.

As we worked, it got colder and colder. And the wind came up. Pretty soon, we were getting whipped by the half-removed paper.

Knowing it was difficult work, Brad asked me at some point how I was feeling.

“Frustrated. Cold. In pain. Tired. Cranky. And I NEVER WANTED TO BUILD A HOUSE ANYWAY.”

OK, the last part was just out of frustration. We got through it, but with the wind, we didn’t get to the next stage of putting paper on (just to get back to where we started). Maybe tomorrow.

For now, I’m baking fresh bread and pizza and not thinking about it.