Framing repair and dumpster filling - July 19th

After we got over the disappointment of not closing on our High Tower house yesterday, we dug into the challenge of filling the dumpster as absolutely full as we could get it and putting up new ledger boards in the back of the house that will eventually hold the new deck.  They will also help support the living room and dining room floors that are currently sagging (more on that in the next post).

While Mark and Tim put in the ledger boards:

 I loaded the dumpster with the decking that was previously ripped off.

But I didn't do it all by myself.  I had a super happy helper, my nephew Bennett:

He was having a blast seeing if he could move more pieces than me. It was a little unfair because he could carry 10 of his pieces as once and I could hardly carry more than 3.

I also had a less than thrilled Emily helping.  After working her warehouse job all day she dove in and helped get the dumpster loaded.  I don't think it was how she planned to spend her Friday evening but she was a trooper none the less.

Just when we thought we were done because we couldn't fit any more into the dumpster, Matt showed up and was happy to get on the top of the pile (with Mark) and saw things apart so we could fit more:

While all this was going on Dixie observed from her favorite spot on a hot day:

And my other nephew, Gavin, played while Grandma kept him company (and pulled weeds because she wanted to be "doing something"):