husband's sawmill - the big project of 2012

december 21, 2012 

december 30, 3012

december 30, 2012 

husband built doors for his sawmill in recent days - he had two weeks off here at christmas (he starts a new job january 2) and thus lots of daylight hours. the door on the left isn't quite finished, but i imagine it won't be long. what a lot he's done...this was but a hole in the ground back in august and now it's a whole, nearly weather-proof building with a functioning band saw inside. husband is very proud of it and i'm also proud of him. i could really take a lesson from him in deciding what i want and going after it. that's the lesson i want to take into 2013.

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two new pinterest boards: caffeinated. vision walls (more about that soon). 

progression of a mid-life crisis

july 16, 2012

i'm afraid that i have to admit that husband is in the midst of a midlife crisis.

july 17, 2012

instead of manifesting itself in a sports car or motorcycle, he has decided to purchase a sawmill.

july 19, 2012

the sawmill apparently requires a rather large building of its own.
and big trucks delivering materials.

july 21, 2012

so he stayed home this summer to work on that building instead of coming on holiday with us to the states.

july 22, 2012

he made progress, but not as much as we thought he would.

august 5, 2012

but he has remedied that in recent weeks.

august 11, 2012

and it was at least partially because of bad weather - you apparently can't pour cement when it's raining.

august 15, 2012

he has done this nearly single-handedly, including all the digging.

august 20, 2012

tho' a big cement truck came and poured that cement.

august 27. 2012

he's incredibly dedicated, working until dark every night when he comes home from his real job.

August 30, 2012

using entire weekends on the construction.

much as a normal man in mid-life crisis would lavish attention on the sports car.
(or something worse.)

September 1, 2012

he built himself a lifting device, because he knows i'm no help with heights.

September 1, 2012

as he builds, he's already planning the next building in his head.

September 2, 2012

it's apparently no longer only a sawmill, but a whole lumberyard he's got in mind.

September 2, 2012

he tried to have me help him with that roof construction.

and i WANT to help, but i just do not function well on ladders or scaffolding.

there were tears.

September 6. 2012

he even managed to roll out that paper under-roofing (not sure of the technical term) all by himself.

tho' i did help with it on the other side.

September 7, 2012

he does occasionally take a break to play hockey with the child.

the building is perfect for that.

September 10, 2012

i guess in all, it's not really a bad midlife crisis to have.

it could have been a whole lot worse.

or so i've been told.