Plum Tuckered Out

Over the weekend, Casey and I began the arduous process of bending metal around the fascia of our house. We figured that this weekend was a good time because Casey had Monday off for the 4th of July. He also planned to take off on Friday the 2nd, giving us a four day stretch to complete the project (that didn't work out, so we ended up having to cram the project into 3 days). It is one of the biggest projects still left on the house, and one we were much looking forward to finishing for more than one reason. Aside from the fact that having metal around the fasia will keep us from having to paint the fascia over and over again, it will also allow us to finally get new gutters. Our current/former gutters had a a leak---right over our front steps!

We began with a 10 hour day on Saturday that included removing the gutters and rotting front fascia boards.

Casey removed several years worth of bird's nests from one corner of the house, and multiple bee and wasp nests throughout. I can't say I'm disappointed that we won't be providing housing for wildlife in the future.

It was quite a warm day for such a project. I had to wear sunglasses, not because of the brightness of the sun, but because the coil stock was so bright, the glare hurt my eyes.

Newly covered fascia, still no gutters.

After 10 hours on Saturday, we continued bending metal on Sunday afternoon, not as early as we'd have liked, but still hoping to finish by Monday. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and we had to quit early. On the bright side, we cleaned up and had dinner at Olive Garden instead.

Monday, we finished bending all the metal and returned the break. Or rather, Casey finished.

Meanwhile, I turned my attention to the yard. I trimmed our out-of-control-bush.

And weeded my flower garden.

We still have lots of work left to finish it, but we are well on our way. And after three days of hot work, Casey and I both spent most of today in bed. He came home early from work with a fever. And I didn't feel much better. Still, we had a nice weekend of working together at home, something we both enjoy. Here's looking forward to new gutters and cooler weather, both of which are just around the corner---hopefully!