It would not be complete, or honest, of us to continue painting this dream project of ours without informing everyone of some of the dark side...... Yes, there have been parts of this project that have absolutely depressed, maddened, and came so very close to breaking our spirit to the point we just about gave up on everything. Since moving in the barn on March 12, here is a short list of the things we didn’t want to mention but might as well at this point......:)
- two days before we pack and move all our stuff from our house in Portland, Don throws his back out for the first time in his life. He literally can’t move, gets a load of pain killers, and Debbie ends up unloading everything into the barn with our neigbor Wayne and his son Jeff.
- AAC block arrives only to find out it is all wrong and needs to be replaced. - Spring weather is worst weather in the area in recorded history. It snows on us three times in April! June 3 - the first day we start laying the new block, it rains 3 inches in one day causing the tarp to collapse. Rain, mud, puddles, torn tarp, broken rope, dismantled pulleys..... tarp would collapse another 3 times.
- A mini tornado hits Bow and a tree on our property comes down within 25 feet of the house, breaking a guy wire for the tarp, causing it to collapse on the house. Deb stays up and bails the tarp on the hour till 2:30 am - ALONE. Don was in Portland for a meeting at the time.
- to be continued at an appropriate time....
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