A Longer Stay

On Sunday, Stace worked on the trim of Uncle Bill and Aunt Patty's home, on the exterior wall of the kitchen that recently was redone.

Now, it's all rewired and plumbed, with added insulation and a new window (none of this was completed by Stace). After Stace's trimwork, it's ready for paint.

Here is the framework for the new steps that Stace designed. This is the kind of project he loves, when he can really put his engineering skills to use.

Stace planned it so that as few bricks as possible needed to be cut. Cora gave Uncle Bill a hand on Sunday getting the bricks laid, after the ground had been prepared.

Now, you can walk from the sidewalk along the side of the house straight into the front courtyard. A gate will be added in the near future.

About midway through Sunday's work, Stace asked me about putting our own bedroom project on hold for one more week, so we could relax on Monday at the beach. How could I argue? We spent one more night, waking up Monday with nothing to do but enjoy the company and our surroundings.

One benefit of staying with Bill and Patty was that Stace and I were able to get out each morning for a nice walk along the shore, while the girls stayed behind to watch Wild Kratts and eat breakfast.

We really felt like we were on vacation!

Later Monday, we headed back to Harbor Cove, again bringing the kayaks. Stace took Violet out while Cora and I had fun catching up with some SClarita friends we didn't expect to see.

Later, Cora and I went out on our own.

Then, Stace took both girls out, and then let them bring in the boat on their own.

We left around 3 to get back to shower up and pack the car. We made it home before 7, ensuring  early bedtimes all around.

Thanks, Uncle Bill and Aunt Patty, for an amazing long weekend together! We look forward to doing it again soon.