Roof...(1st - 8th April)

Wednesday 1st - Friday 3rd
Mark went to Esperence with his brother, Ken & his mother, Joyce for Aunty Rita's funeral (Thurs 2nd). The Downsborough clan farewelled Aunt Rita in style (& alcohol). It's a shame that funerals seem to be the main reason to get together at the moment...we need a few more weddings, birthdays & christenings! I sent my condolences & stayed home to try & finish my ECU work. I'm on the last unit - hooray!

Saturday 4th
Mark was jet lagged from traveling & was moving very slowly today. Not much progress to report!

Sunday 5th
Day Off.

Monday 6th
Dad & Tim's birthdays - Happy Birthday Guys!!! Mark ordered the ridge cap & put up more roof sheets. I handed him tools, clouts, tin etc thru the study nook so he didn't have to climb up & down the ladder. Knocked off early to go to dinner with the LuClay family to celebrate Tim's 15th birthday.


Tuesday 7th
More roof sheets went up - yeah we've finished everything except the ridge cap. I knocked off early to go to a TADA meeting and Mark dismantled the scaffolding & repositioned it ready to put up the ridge cap which is due to arrive tomorrow.


Wednesday 8th
Phoned at 11am to see if the ridge cap had arrived - advised No call back at 12. Called again at 12pm still hadn't arrived. Tried again at 1pm....the truck still hadn't arrived. Called again at 2pm...the truck had just arrived...so Mark set off to Bunning to hire the ute & then to Stratco to pick up the ridge cap. By the time he collected it & returned the ute....it was 5pm. Too late to fit the ridge cap today and the scaffolding is being collected tomorrow. So down with the scaffolding. Then we packed our bags for our trip to Sydney tomorrow & went out to dinner with Brian, Etsuko, Jill & Wayne.

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