What a Mess!

Here is our Green House of Love upon the sun rising this morning.

This post is dedicated to The Prince, whose over-the-top affection for tools (power or otherwise) and heavy equipment proves to me (again) that it really is Nature over Nurture. Boys are Boys, and Girls are Girls - it isn't that they don't enjoy sharing activities but some things are just "magnets" for each. I thought he would get a kick out of checking in and seeing what is going on at Marty's today...

Big Truck in the drive.

The first to arrive is the Big Truck bringing the supplies for the new roof. It takes up all of our little-bitty driveway. The big, tall driver is smoking a nasty smelly cigar - but he is nice and does not mind if we take pictures. The other guy speaks "Smile".

The truck has a big boom on it that has a conveyor belt - once they get the a platform built on the roof and the boom in place they move the supplies off the truck up onto the platform on our roof.

The big, tall man puts out his cigar and loads the supplies onto the conveyor.

The little guy (who is really bigger than this picture makes him seem) also knows some Sign Language too and gives us a big "Hello" from the top of our house.

Very soon after the first crew is gone, a second crew of 5 men showed up in a van and truck. 1 of these guys can speak pretty good English, and tells us they don't mind if we take pictures - the other 4 are fluent in "Smile". They work together and laid blue tarps on the ground all around the house. Then they climb on the roof and seem to be "getting organized". There is very little conversation - I think they know what they are doing. These guys really know about Team Work. They were getting ready to make a BIG MESS. It is too bad The Prince and Smiley aren't here to teach these guys how to make a big mess - and my little guys don't need any organizational time before hand.

This guy is in my husband's favorite spot on the roof (not). Look, Honey! He can do it WITHOUT clutching the house.

Girl4 and I go back into the house because we have pizzas to bake (and a Pizza Party to pack) and take and serve to Girl3's Kindergarten classroom by 11:05. Girl3's Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Idkhsdi (I Don't Know How She Does It), has done an awesome job with the whole class. When school started back in August, there were only 5 children that tested at "benchmark" for Kindergarten. They tested again in December, and 100% (23 children) are at benchmark now! That is some great teaching and some good learning too. They deserve a Pizza Party!

Girl4's Class & Teacher (and Girl3)

The picture below is what we found when we returned from School. Man, those 5 men work fast - not as fast as The Prince and Smiley - but pretty fast for "old guys".

Look! They have installed a sun light in the garage.

And one in the attic - can we say "REMODEL"?

This is just plain inspirational, my wheels are turning...

Well, it is 2:40. Girl4 somehow managed to fall asleep for afternoon nap about an hour ago. I need to go outside and rest my head. Sometimes it sounds sometimes like someone is falling off the roof, then sometimes it sounds like there is a herd of elephants are walking around up there. I WANT to survey the damage. I NEED to get out there now, it is completely silent. Hopefully they are just having lunch or taking a nap and the silence does not mean the last guy has fallen.