They Arrived!

I know it's been a few days since our "big excitement" happened on site - but I have been busy, busy, busy as you will find out as you continue reading this and the next few posts.

They are here! Our brackets and timber frames have arrived safely from B.C. We had the world's best trucker(s) drive them out here for us. Central Alberta Trucking Services Ltd. brought our long awaited and much anticipated wood structures to us! We are so blessed to have been able to utilize the services of this company! While we were "flying" down to Three Hills to pick up Kevin last Friday - Allen Patterson and Norm Koop were carefully bringing our load of timbers home to us!

Then last Saturday morning bright and early we hired a local fellow (Darren Gill) to bring his Zoom Boom (all these funny names!) to the site to unload them off Allen's truck. It was early so these two gentlemen could still have breakfast with their respective families and make it to the Lacombe Days Parade on time. You mean there was a parade in town this past weekend - and we actually had Lacombe Days? The celebration weekend went right past our family this year - but for good reason! Next year is a new year!

In the one picture you see Peter talking things over with Darren about placement of the lifts of timbers. In the other picture you can see Allen and his youngest son, Adam, tidying up afterwards by rolling and putting away the straps used to hold things in place while driving.



That was early Saturday morning. The rest of the weekend Kev, Peter and I spent building a small storage shed on site. We experimented on the shed using potential colors for the finishes for the building. Kev did have to work some of the time at his "other" job and we did enjoy a pancake breakfast and church service in the park (Lacombe Days!) close to home with some friends. But we did get it finished! Sort of! We still need to get doors on it. Otherwise what is the point of having a place to lock up supplies etc. while under construction! All these things are on the side of running a very busy and active business that is paying the bills! I think our little shed turned out quite nice - and we love the color choices we have made. What a good idea to take care of two things at once - colors and storage! And I think the gentlemen had fun working together on the project. And Kev got to use his grandfather's tool belt and buy himself a good framing hammer! A sunny and warm but rewarding weekend! Speaking of Kev - I just have to include one picture Kev took from the air last week. This is a fantastic shot of Lacombe. From the air it is just as beautiful as from the ground! We are so blessed to call it home! He even managed to zoom in a get some shots of the station project from the air! Amazing!