Day 27 . . . The building goes up.

I've lost track of time! Tom has taken the week off from work and each day has so much packed in to it that I forget what day it was. Our focus this week has been getting the BakeHouse building up, and Tom's doing a fantastic job. We've been blessed with extremely nice days, not too hot yet.

Tom decided that he'd assemble a complete wall on the ground first and then we'd lift it in to place.

The heaviest wall, the back wall was assembled first.

The back wall complete.

This is the front wall which includes openings for two windows and the front door.

The side wall was assembled and then put in to place before the
sheathing was nailed on. 

A lovely view of the oven face from one of the windows.

We lost part of the working day on Tuesday since we had to have the power company come out and switch our supply. This meant that the power company crew came out at 9am, took us off the grid and then the electrician came to install a new panel. Once the new panel was in place we had to wait for the inspector to come. Once approved, then the power company was called back in to hook us back into the grid. This pretty much took up the day, so Tom and I got other odd ball stuff done and purchased the rest of the supplies we'd need for the week.

We had fun sharing this photo with Dad Hester, who spent many years
Jersey Central Power & Light  teaching guys how to climb poles!

The new panel going in.

The day's end on Wednesday. The walls were in place and Tom had started
the roof. Today the roof will be done for sure!

In closing it's with a heavy heart that Tom and I think about our friend Dave who lost his battle with cancer at 3:30 this morning. But it's not just Tom and I. Dave touched so many lives, and when he knew that he'd be called home to Heaven sooner than later, he chose to use his final days here on earth to encourage all of us with his faith and with the love and grace of Jesus Christ. Dave ended his journey well. Thank you Dave, you'll be truly missed, but we're looking forward to our reunion in Heaven!

This photo shows Dave, in the red shirt, with all his friends from Mesilla Valley Disposal where Dave worked as a roll off driver along with Tom.