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Floor joists

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Becky

“a heavy burden lifted from my soul”
~ Leonard Cohen, “Paper Thin Hotel”

A very good week. The kids and a friend won the finals of the junior super league curling; they’ve been curling together Monday nights since November, and were undefeated heading into the final.

It’s starting to warm up from the -40s, the wind has died down, the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and by Sunday it will be +2. I’m also a fan of Daylight Savings Time.

With the better weather, Tom and crew got the floor joists knocked out pretty quickly.

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One Response

  1. Penny in VT, on March 7, 2014 at 8:38 am said:

    Congrats on the curling – and the joists – excitement everywhere!

    Reply

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