Another brother on the scene

The middle Stafford brother, Aurelius (on the ladder), came by the house today to help Uncle Arnold with the siding on the front gable, so long delayed.

Dollie shared a great mental snapshot of the brothers: Trailing behind their grandfather, also a builder -- Shawn at about 2, carrying the hammer; Aurelius a couple years older, carrying a bucket of nails; and Ref, a couple more years older, proudly bearing the saw.

The good lessons stuck with all of them.

I think that's Steve the electrician silhouetted in the window -- yep, they passed their inspection.

Mr. B was chain-sawing a little bit of root out of the way of the equipment slab (I urged gentleness on that -- I'd rather not damage the tree or weaken it against high winds), so we should be able to get it poured Tuesday.

Then, as if the day weren't full enough, the drywall guy, Franklin, came by to go over the walls room by room, measuring and making notes.

Progress.