Update on "The Wall"

. . . or as Aunt Arnon calls it - The Great Wall of 'Living-stone'. We have been able to do soooooooooooooo much work and we just really appreciate everyone's help. We have to make special mention of Uncle Ben. He has been a trooper and come over many early mornings. He says "it's like having a free pass to a gym". It's quite the workout. He has lifted the majority of the blocks - twice. Loading them from the driveway and then unloading them at the wall.


Grandpa standing by the wall (not in his work clothes!) This is the end by the swing set. Such a handsome fellow.

Taking off for the start of the 2nd wall.

Grandma setting block on the second wall. When we first started I couldn't budge the blocks and now I can lift them, carry them and set them. I'm getting some definition. Yeah.


Most of the 2nd wall up. We still need to do alot of work on the west end (right hand side) where the fire pit will be.


Would you believe that yesterday we got the top wall done. We still have to back fill it and fill the block. We had a most exhausting 4th of July.(13 hours on the wall in 98 degree weather.) A friend of ours rented a 'Ditch Witch' digger and we split the cost with him so we had to work hard and fast. It really allowed us to move all of the backfill that people had given us as well as pick up another trailer load of fill from some neighbors. Dad and I are nearly dead today. I forgot to take pictures yesterday and it's too late tonight but I will take some tomorrow so you can see the progress. We have a total of 6 walls. I love the way Dad has designed it. Especially the way the walls split off from each other. Well we love you all. If we are dead by the time you read this you'll know why. (We did stop for a BBQ dinner and fireworks. Then when it was too dark and too late to make anymore noise we watched "Independence Day" with everyone in the backyard until 1:00AM-the guys set it up to show on a sheet hanging from the deck. Great finish to a great day.)