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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Barn raising

They say it takes a village to raise a barn...


Apparently it only takes 3 guys and one fiesty lady to side one though... guess who learned how to install pine plank siding in Vermont this weekend? This chicka right here!!

Although the rain tried to beat us down, we wouldn't let it stop us! I learned I'm really accurate with a miter saw, and with some practice I'm deadly with a hammer. (please ignore the first few pieces with dents next to the nail... whoops)

Other exciting things from the weekend involved loads of delicious food, hikes, a hot sauna, (some took dips in the pond - I took a pass on that one ewww pond gunk...) and this little friend I made right here...


Isn't he cute??


Close up shot by Val!


So now that I have these new siding skills... who wants to come over to my house and help me reside the whole darn thing!??

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12 comments:

  1. That is the cutest snake I have ever seen! Love him!
    And awesome job on the siding!! Glad you had a good time in Vermont!

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  2. nice job, maybe you can teach mike some of your handiman skills

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  3. Awwww don't hate on Mike hehe. He can come to VT with me next time and learn
    up :D

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  4. He's totally the cutest! We should name him...

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  5. How about.... hector?

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  6. Although I would have been terrified of that snack in real life, you're right- He is a little cutie! :)

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  7. Uhoh Hannah the vegan wants to make Hector the snake a snack! :D jk!

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  8.  Gah, typos... Trust me, I don't plan on eating snakes any time soon!

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  9.  LOVE cute little snakes!

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  10. Sounds like fun! And I'd pass on the pond too...yuck. :-P

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  11. This is so neat. My dream is to have a barn one day :)

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