We Have A Porch Slab!

Yesterday, Chris was off work and went to order the materials for our roof. (woohoo!) As he was going over the materials, the sales guy said, "Please don't tell me you used that thin USB for your decking." Well, yes, we did. Apparently, screws have a tendency to back out of the thin, flimsier material... So we might be tacking some sort of wood strip to the underside of the decking to provide more solid of a backing for the screws. It will be a pain, but we really don't want to risk a leaky roof.

About 2 p.m. , the cement truck showed up to deliver the load for the front porch. Terry, our fantastic neighbor, was over to help, inspite of the fact that he was suffering from some sort of virus. I was thankful,when most of the cement was poured, Grant showed up to help. Grant has more concrete experience than Chris, so he knew a few tricks to help with the finishing.
Chris let the kids put their handprints in a corner of the slab. Maybe some day, years down the road, we will have grandkids over, comparing their hands to Mom or Dad's from back in the day...

Later, Grant's wife (my friend Connie) and their kids showed up for some pot roast and veggies...

So because of all the excitement of yesterday and the fact that I still haven't completely recovered from last week's health funk, I am taking it easy today, letting the dishes pile up and the laundry remain unfolded in the dryer. If it wasn't for the fact that the concrete still seems a wee bit soft, I'd be sitting on a lawn chair on the new porch, sipping ice water and staring at the clouds. But there's always tomorrow...