Today dawned rainy and wet but the crews were eager to get going. Today was the day before the biggest concrete pour of the project. Today we were to make sure everything was totally ready and we were committed to stay until everything was perfect. Concrete waits for no one.

The crew worked hard but spirits were high. Weeks of preparation was done and they had done a great job.

As I went by our rooster out front I noticed he was wearing some special gear in spirit of the project underway.

Bracing was going up everywhere, including the front door, making everyone crouch down as they entered or left the building. I wrote a note on the cross board advising everyone to DUCK! Someone else added the second notation.

Elsewhere on the site everyone was busy adding bracing, securing loose bits and making sure everything was nice and level. The upper gables had to be capped to allow them to be filled with concrete to the very top.

Thanks to everyone's hard work we were ready... almost.

We had one more detail to take care of in preparation for the theme work that will soon begin. Peter drilled holes in the foam forms and inserted steel rods into the interior. These short steel rods would be used to weld the armatures of the trees that would flank the big windows and the front door.

Now it is time to rest until early tomorrow when the real fun starts. It is almost concrete day.

-grampa dan