Summertime...

 And the livin' is easy...
Time marches on, Fillmore made a short but epic trip to the top of moose mountain for the season ender of scotch club. I was the host and therefor DD because I opted to change the venue and make the season finale a road trip.

 The kids are busy doing their thing, Anna is in Tanzania, Jeff is working and fixing his car

 And playing Volleyball....

 Just for the record, all you hockey parents out there, as I sit in the sun, lake side and apply another coat of sunscreen while I sip my iced cappuccino...I feel for you and your frostbite when you are at the rink....

 Meanwhile, the shop marches on....

Baby bird....

 A leap of faith. That's what they call it when a baby bird is finally ready to leave the nest for the first time. I'm not sure it's only a leap for the baby bird. Mom and Dad are pretty anxious as well.

My baby bird, my Anna Banana flew from the nest this morning on her way to Africa for 5 weeks. It's a fantastic opportunity to spread her wings and stand on her own while she gets a couple of her grade 12 courses under her belt. So over the weekend I took every opportunity to keep close to her to squeeze out a few extra Anna moments while we build walls for what I am calling the "shelter shop"

 It MAY have also been an opportunity to get a small and powerful work force to help facilitate the teardown of the old shop.

 With Carson, Jeff, Anna and even Michelle working like a small and determined Army, we made tremendous progress in a very short time.

Anna was able to expand her tool horizons and use a reciprocating saw

 All of the joinery in the old bus shelter is screw nails, so as we tore things down we were able to salvage all the components. Most of the lumber will be used in the shelter shop for work benches and cupboards

 Bit by bit, piece by piece...

In the end we just have a lovely access for where the storage shed will inevitably end up. At days end I was happy to see (despite the high working temperatures) that my work crew were still in great spirits!

All the worlds a stage...

 Work continues, but we are definitely on the summer schedule. Anna is a week away from flying the coop and heading overseas for a month. Jeff is working his first summer job to help cover car costs. Michelle is WAY less stressed as her work schedule is in summer mode. And I continue to chug along, at work and at play. Now that the new shelter is up, it is time to build a work space within the structure. We have been working on the base.

 Needing 14" 2x8 s is a wee challenge with my itty bitty trailer, but between me and my nieghbor we manged to get what lumber we need.

 Setting the frame, was a challenge both for setting things level and square

 All of a sudden the cavernous space seems cluttered and crowded with all the participants there.

 I have (not so) cheap labour who is helping me out, and its great to spend time together!

Wanting the space to be heated for our long winters, insulation was a must!

 Of course some of us are trying to get some SERIOUS WORK done around here