We had an absolutely beautiful day today--light wind, sunshine, not too hot. He got the decking on! So tomorrow he starts the walls! Yipee!

We got 2" of rain last night so notice Lee is wading around the bays in his rubber boots. Oh the perils of building a house but then I should be grateful because this will be the LAST house we build! Hallelujah!

We got a new addition to the site today--Lee's new straw hat! He was so excited so I had to get a pic of it. The only problem was that the wind was blowing and every time he turned around, it blew off. So who knows if it's going to stay and besides with it on, he looks more like "Farmer Brown" than "Carpenter Joe". :)

We have a floor! My cousin, Charlie Iwasko came and helped Lee all day long today. It would've taken Lee 3 days to do what they did today. We thank everyone who has helped!

As you can see, we won't have to worry about our house flooding. We got 10 inches of rain in 2 days the other day so it happens a lot here. That's why everything is so green year round. The weather has been beautiful and will be for the next 7 days so progress will be made!

Buna sunsets

This is a sample of the sunsets we have from our home! Que bueno!

bunaHaus

Okay, here goes! I've never done this before so it's a new experience for me.

We are building a home in the little country town I grew up in--Buna, Texas. And when I say "we are building", I mean just that. Well, I'm not doing so much but Lee is building it. I help when there's something not so heavyweight to do.

This is a rendering of it, done by no other than our son, Richard. I'm so proud of him! It was at his behest that I consented to do a modern home. Everybody down here thinks it's weird! Go figure!