A sunset

Since I can, I'm posting this blog while I'm in class. I collect sunsets. They always seem to inspire in me a feeling of the Divine. I feel that nothing so beautiful could be created by accident. I'll probably be posting more of these from time to time. Feel free to use the image. I got it for free. :)

The shed - a finished roof

Hey all! This, in the background, is a finished roof. Woohoo! Not the gray one in the foreground. No. That is the garage I am standing on to take the picture of the finished roof on the shed, which is "rustic cedar" colored. This was my first roofing experience. And it was a resounding success first and foremost because I didn't fall! Yea! It was also a success because we got it on right before the snowstorm came in. Ha! Take that, snow! I learned a lot doing it, and the learning was fun, but putting the roof on was hard, leg-breaking work. And that is without falling off. :)

Framing with Dad Potter

I first felt inspired to start blogging while I have been building a storage shed with my father-in-law. I wanted to show our labors to others, and realized with my camera phone that I could document it and post it in a blog. So, I'll be including photos of the shed and some of my experiences.
Here is the shed when I first began documenting it. I actually started helping Dad (the inherited one) by finishing the foundation created by 4x4 boards. Once we got the flooring down, we used it as a large work bench to build the trusses. Then we stacked those out of the way, and started building the walls. This is all four walls up, about two weeks into the project. Yep, two weeks and this is all the building we have. However, I've learned that the building rapidly takes shape after you get the walls up.

Here we have gotten some OSB hung on the walls. The wind was kicking upwards of 30 mph and we didn't want our building to get knocked down. So rather than put up just the north wall(the broad side in the foreground) and have the wind turn it into a kite for us, we used the OSB to buttress each wall as we went. It worked out pretty well. The building is still standing. :)

And here is a view of the east wall after we've gotten the trusses up. What a major pain! Two guys on ladders with one nail gun and unwieldy trusses fighting us the entire way to their final resting place. Despite the awkwardness of the journey, we succeeded. Here we are building out the overhang. When it's done, it actually does hold our weight. It's hard to believe, isn't it?

Introductions

Welcome to my blog. This is about me.

I'm married to the best woman in the world, Becca.

You, the reader, are here because I told you about my blog. If I told you about my blog, it means I care about you. Since I'm terrible at communicating with all the people I care about on an individual basis, this blog is my first attempt to overcome that. Enjoy!