Rain, rain, go away!
Murphy's Law: Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.October's objective was to stain, stain, stain. But just because you schedule a vacation to get it done doesn't guarantee that the weather will cooperate. Remember how wet last October was? Well, this year seemed to be following the same pattern. UGH! Soooo the first week was scratched and I rescheduled my time off for the next week. And what did the forecast say for that week? You guessed it, more cold and rain. D and I were never going to get it done at this rate.
We used our time wisely though. With Jim D up to 'referee' we managed to get all the lights placed and ready for wiring. Who knew that lighting placement could make you want to KO your significant other? Then in an amazing two and a half days, D & the newly appointed Grandpa Dave just about wired the entire house. While a lot was getting done inside, the outside was always still in the back of our minds....
...so we called in the cavalry.
Gerard and his crew from Avalanche Log Homes swooped into save the day. They eked out a small string of decent weather days and with all their equipment and experience stained the entire house with 3 coats (2 coats of color and one coat of sealer). After watching all their efforts, D and I realized it would have been impossible for us to do the job on our own in one week with winter on our heels. Believe us, it was worth every penny!
While Gerard and the guys got down to business we jumped as well and stained all the rails and spindles. We couldn't let them have all the fun!
