First of all I want to wish my Husband a wonderful Father’s Day. Also, happy Father’s Day to all those out there in Blogville, and I hope yours was special.
Usually, I always have upbeat posts and try to be positive, but this week really sucked. There just isn’t any other word that quite fits.
I try real hard to be patient and roll with the punches, but I have found this past week particularly challenging. On Wednesday I ended up coming home and taking my husband into the emergency room. His degenerative back disease has been getting progressively worse. There really wasn’t much that they could do to alleviate the pain. He is scheduled for injections this week and I pray they give him some relief. That is pretty much why I am the muscle and he is the brains. But I have become increasingly aware of my limitations. Having used power tools, some I am comfortable with and others I tend to be a little leery of. Skill saws and table saws are not my favorite. Try building a deck without either one. Ugh. Though, I do love the palm nailer. That thing is awesome. I took a picture of that little gizmo.
Trying to learn from my husband when his fuse it short, is not fun for me. We end up arguing and the deck still doesn’t get done. Frustrating for us both. The dream house is setting next door and I feel like I am running out of time and afraid I won’t get to work on it this summer. I am stuck on this damn porch!!
This blog is suppose to keep me on track and encourage me. If I write it down, and know that I plan to write it down, I am more motivated to get things done. This week it isn’t working. I did take pictures of some of the progress, but not nearly as much as I would have liked. Oh, I am really throwing a pity party now. Anyway, this is where we are now:
We got the front 2×8 on the posts and have a good start on that, then put in some crossbars. We are almost ready to put on some of the 2×6’s that we will be using for the decking. I wanted to get at least this half of the porch done so we can move the freezer over and work on the other half. Usually a patient person, I am almost ready to throw in the towel. Finishing this half would have given me the inspiration to keep going. Add to that I have a tooth ache, and my knee is swollen (haven’t a clue what that is from). Oh, and the “sock fairy” hasn’t finished the laundry or gotten anything else a domestic diva is supposed to do, done. Thank God for work tomorrow, I can escape into that world where I can master the things I need to.
Have to get back my positive attitude, so I will tell you what I plan to do next weekend. The plan is to get the porch deck framed ( like a picture frame) and get about 8 feet or so of the 2×6’s down and get the freezer moved over there. If I manage to get any of the old decking demolished, that will be a bonus. My 2 week porch has turned in to 2 months so far. Now do you understand why my blog is “15 years and counting dream house!!”
Annie, a very frustrated novice carpenter
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