Well I happened to get over to the job site at about 7:30 this morning, and it’s a good thing that I did, because the deck lumber was delivered at about 7:45. Due to the mud he had to leave it at the end of the driveway. My dad came not long after and he helped me set the posts and build the band. After he left Kent, Jacob, and I cut joists. Kent installed the joist hangers, and after he left I hung most of the joists. I worked until about 8:30, then went to Piggly Wiggle for some food. I am tired and sore!

This morning I went to Kroger as Liz had a huge grocery list and no time to shop. Then I packed up my car and headed to the Mountain. I stopped at Lowe’s in Tullahoma to pick up some tile and reschedule my appliance delivery. The drive was easy and uneventful. I wasn’t planning on getting much done since the forecast called for 100% chance of thunderstorms. It wasn’t raining when I arrived so I went to the storage unit to unload from my car and do a little organizing. While doing that I got a call from the Daniel the excavator saying that he was on his way to do some grading behind the house. So I went and set up everything for him. Kent was already there caulking, so he helped as well. Daniel got the back all ready for the deck and then left, saying he would be back later in the week to prepare the driveway and get rid of the dirt piles. I was hoping he would finish today, but of well. I went back to the cottage to get my tape measures and spray paint, then Kent and I laid out and dug the deck footings. Ten of them, in hard clay. We went well into the dark, but it felt good to get done and beat the rain. Speaking of rain, it started not long after I returned to the cottage. Power was out for over an hour. The job site will be a muddy mess tomorrow.