June 29th to July 1st

June 29th – Wed
We got out and worked on setting the support posts for the shed this morning. We made a slight mistake on the first post so it took a little longer than it should so we only got 2 done before lunch. The shed will only be 9 feet high on the outside but it would have taken longer to get 14 foot posts so we are dealing with 16 foot 6x6 posts. And keep in mind that we are all “senior citizens”!! I did have a short lesson in driving the tractor and didn’t run over anything or anybody.
After lunch we set the other 2 posts and cut the first 3 boards to support the trusses. We were sent inside by a couple of rain showers so before we could put up the boards we had to quit so Marg & I could get ready to go golfing. I put cabbage rolls in the oven for Terry & Dad’s dinner while Marg did the chores and we headed for town hoping that the rain was over.
We did get a few light showers on the golf course but it wasn’t too bad. I did mediocre and Marg did worse – partly due to rain jackets I’m sure!

June 30th – Thurs
Marg was going to spend the day with her friend Jane but that got canceled. We thought we might get more work done on the shed but the weather had other plans in the form of rain so Marg, Terry & I made a trip to Kamloops. We had to return some incorrect electrical tape that we bought and that could not be returned without our credit card. This was a flimsy excuse to do some other shopping and visit the casino.
The trip to the casino was fun with Terry & Marg coming out money ahead and Terry making enough to cover my losses and then some. Actually, I covered some of my own early losses with small winnings just before we left. We had told Dad that we would be home by dinner but that didn’t happen. We stopped at the grocery store in 100 Mile and got home about 8:30.

July 1st – Fri
This may be a holiday (Canada Day) for most people but not for us since we took yesterday off. In the morning, we put up the 3 support boards that we had already cut and cut the remaining 3. It took us longer than it should have as we kept having to move into the barn to wait out rain showers & downpours.
After lunch, we put up the other 3 boards, cut off the tops of the posts – Marg on the chainsaw and Terry on the tractor – and put up one truss. This time we were interrupted by a ewe & lamb grazing contentedly in the yard when they should have been in a field. We got them into the correct spot then I checked the fence and filled the water trough while Marg sharpened the chain saw. Francis & Nicole stopped by to pick up eggs and visit for a while so it was a good time (4:30) to stop for the day.
We had taken out baby backs for dinner which Terry finished to perfection on the BBQ.