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• Mood: thrilled

Latest house pictures--very exciting!

This was a huge week...the logs were cleaned so that they looked "fresh off the truck." The guy did an amazing job. Then the stain went on. The color right after application is very intense, but it darkens and mellows in the sun. We only agreed to it after seeing a house one year after application...it comes out really nice. Honestly, I kind of like it just as it is, but I know it's only going to get better.

The next round of pictures will have shingles on the roof, and might have stonework going on the chimney.

Quinn rescued a toad from the open distribution box of the septic system. I'm sad to say that it was too late for the unidentifiable rodent that had fallen in and gotten trapped. Unfortunately, Uncle Jeremy discovered what it was by poking it. Say it with me, now: "Ewwwww!"

Chimney and fireplace	View of house from lower driveway

Side View, Woodguard Applied	Left rear w/Woodguard
Right rear w/Woodguard	Rear w/Woodguard
Q with rescued toad	Q w/rescued toad
Cleaned dining room	Cleaned kitchen and stairs
Cleaned logs	Cleaned library
HVAC stuff	Cleaned loft
Cleaned MBR	Cleaned MBR, bath and closet We are going to move this bathroom wall over and shrink the closet a bit - we need the space in the bathroom more.
Cleaned gable end logs	Cleaned front BR
Q's room, cleaned	Staining prow 1
Staining prow 2	Dormer window, Woodguard applied
View of house, Woodguard partially applied in front	View of house, partial Woodguard in front
22000 lb forklift... This beast (40-ft boom) has been soooooooo useful!!	Jeremy moving logs Pam's brother Jeremy took on the task of moving and staging the remaining logs to be milled; that enabled us to mill 20 logs in a day.