Thanks Dad! Yea, they're very cool cats. I'll keep the pics a'comin'
Day 11
Thursday, my biological debt was paid off. I woke up feeling good, but I slept through breakfast and the boot meeting. No alarm got me up, as I had been naturally waking at 6:30-7:30am even before I arrived at boot camp. If I'm going to trust my body to accomplish what I need it to, I must be willing to listen to what it's telling me and provide it with the rest and nutrition it needs. Shutting down earlier at night is a must; having alarms as a fail-safe is a good idea.
So, I started up at 8, grabbed a couple avocados for a tactical breakfast option, and got to the Library at 8:10. Dez appeared and, after confirming everything was all right with me, gave me the scoop on showing up late. When it happens, we're expected to work late to make up for it. That's cool, but getting a late start, even by a few minutes, does seem to set a precedent for the whole day.
I worked in the garden for the morning: making sippy cups, chopping grass, moving mulch and repairing walkways. Didn't feel like I accomplished much by lunchtime. In the afternoon, Kyle and I resumed the Solarium project. It didn't take long for me to finish the middle mortice on the long sill. I wasn't sure what to do while Kyle made the tenon for the NE half-round post. I tidied tools, swept the floor, and finally decided to take on the NW half-round post. I cut both ends with a chainsaw to make it square and a workable length. Kyle got his first post in place, and I moved mine onto the saw horses to begin work on the tenons.
Day 12
Making the most of the cool morning in anticipation of a sweltering day, Kyle and I jumped back on the Solarium while Mags and Dez fetched water for the garden. I had a much better time working than the day before and managed to get the tenon done and the post in place.
The second half of the workday, we cleaned up a few cells in the bermshed. I took it upon myself to sort through the mess of thermal brick pieces covering the nice, whole thermal bricks stacked neatly on pallets. I stayed while the others moved on to clean the garage. When I arrived, they were already hauling a truckload of items to be stored in the classroom, where we keep things that are used for events. I channeled some airline luggage packer energy and hopped onto the huge rolling shelf to stack the totes and maximize the shelf space. Finished Friday strong.