Inching Closer

This past LONG weekend, Jason and D were able to sheet the roof of our garage in order to close it in and create a somewhat usable garage. Although the truck isn't able to fit completely in yet (due to the large amount of snow that has been accumulating in the garage for the past 3 months), it has inched much closer! In the next while, shingles will complete the roof, windows will be installed (a job that I can actually help with) and the outside will be styrofoamed, tyvek-ed & eventually sided & stoned. Even though it would have been lovely to have had the garage through the winter, I have quickly realized that even nicer, will be to have it in the spring! Not only will it prevent having to run to and from the car in the pouring rain, but it will also provide a clean, dry place for Jake to hang out when the mud is at its worst.



Seeing this pile of shingles is almost tempting for me to volunteer to help complete the roof of the garage, however experience is ensuring that I do not. In my lifetime, I have shingled exactly one half of a single garage. It was one of the worst days ever, and I consider myself a pretty tough, pretty go-getter kind of person. That day in itself solidified for me that I will never, ever shingle again. The fact that Jason shingles as a "hobby" baffles me. I would rather do any other job than get on that garage roof. I'm glad that I can now use Colin as an excuse because after all, he needs me :).

Speaking of people who chose to shingle...wow does Colin ever love his Uncle Jordan. I just know that these two are going to have so much fun together partly because they share similar interests (eg. cartoons) but also because I know that Uncle Jordan will always be up for any activity, game or sport that Colin will want to play. Jordan is that "high energy" type of Uncle that I am sure Colin will learn to take advantage of very soon.