Shiloh

December the 22nd marked a real milestone. Rachel peeled the last log! We had some friends come over the previous Saturday who were a great help and we actually peeled 13 logs in one day. Not only that we managed to have some fun.

Here is Josh doing some Power Peeling!!

And here is Henry . . .

Everyone was ready for lunch . . .

Nothing like a husky. . .

And how many men does it take to get a log back on the skid logs?

Apparently it takes three plus one to manage (ok..so that was a trick question. Dad helped also.) It took all four of us sweating and griping. But, we got it back up on the skid logs. For the record . . . it was my fault that the log ended up on the ground in the first place.

The kids even came out to help. Check out this concentration.

And how about this hard worker?

And while she might be sitting – - it was only so she could get down the level of the log!

I think fun was had by all. As could be expected with all the testosterone around there were contests such “who can lift this log up?”. I didn’t win Our friend Jennifer wanted to come back the next day and peel some more. Just remember Jennifer — there is always the next house! We had some nice steaks for dinner and a bonfire. If I remember correctly, the last people left around 11 pm. Something must have been done right. I can’t thank all involved enough. It was great help and made it a much more enjoyable process.

Now that the peeling is done we can begin final preparations for the foundation installation. In the next several weeks I will be hiring someone with a bobcat to dig out a 35′ x 35′ square that is 18 inches deep. Once this is done we can place the forms and get them leveled and ready for the concrete pouring.