Dennis C and Terry finished this wall.

      It has been two weeks since our last post of pictures.   Terry is going to let me post because he knows I am a little more "wordy" than he is.  So our update.  Our first log was laid Aug. 15th. and to this date, Sept. 28,   after just 6 weeks,  we have only one bundle of logs left.
     It has been amazing (yes I use that word a lot because it is ) the generosity of friends and family in the giving of their time.  So one more bundle and guess what, we are out of logs.   Terry the contractor, alias my husband, daily amazes me as I watch him through this process.  As we go through this journey we continue to learn more about ourselves and become the person Gods intends for us to be.

  As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I was concerned about how we were going to get the 16" purlins logs up to the highest point.  But on one of our work days we were able to get the two lower purlins up.  The most highest three ridge beams Terry put up on a day he was working my himself.  Not sure how he did it, but awfully glad he remained safe.  I will say he has a guardian angel maybe more than one.   You know Jesus was a carpenter.   I believe He is lending a helping hand.

The purlins are up and ready for the roof.

The master at work..(one of them)

Inside walls are beginning to be framed.

Rafters for the roof going up

One of two trusses went up on Saturday
  Patty and I got to help.

    Our goal is to get the roof on within the next 2 weeks.  This means the rafters need to be finished, decking on top of the rafters,  then the roof.   In order to finish the roof however, 3 window 

dormers need to be built as well as  the "drive through" portico.   Once we get the roof on we will work on putting the windows and doors in and then the cabin will be "dried" in....another monumental achievement we are looking forward to finishing.

     Cooler weather is here which continues to be ideal working conditions.  Looking forward to seeing the leaves turn providing us with the perfect background for our continued work on the cabin.

To God be the Glory...amen and amen.

Second work day ends with a big thanks to friends and family with two huge logs up to support the roof.
Enjoy the pics.

 Greg helping to navigate the 16"x 34 foot log through the trees

 Skytrac is a must

Becky and Patty Bracing the Post

 Brother and sister pulling the log into place

Two roof Purlins out of seven, not bad

     Update on the cabin includes more work needs to be done.   We are in need of another "work" day to make a lot more progress.   Terry, his nephew, and my brother have been working very hard to get where we are today.   The second floor is about ready to be added.  A few more heavy logs to get in place first.  All four walls are up and even some interior framing has been done.   We really need to get the heavy logs up so the fork lift can be returned, an added expense which we did not budget for...but very much needed.   My contractor husband is very strong but not that strong.   And we still do not know the answer to the question posted in the last blog...."How do we get the mother of all logs up on the ceiling?"   I see a crane in our future...another expense not in the budget...but needed.

Most of the log walls are up

Beams and Joists ready for the second floor

Our Character Log in the center of our Cabin

Most of the 2nd floor framing in place
Only 1 beam and 6 more joists

 Terry has been off for 4 days for the holidays.   He is anxious to get back to his building.  I love seeing his excitement  over what has been accomplished and his thought process for what is yet to come.  I love being part of this amazing journey.   I love bringing our friends and family in and seeing how it brings all of us a little bit closer.   Looking forward to the next few weeks as the second floor will be completed and hopefully the "mother " of all logs looking down from the rafters above.