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<div>greetings, friends!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>well, we got back into it mid-january with a super-great work-weekend full of positive energy and lots of progress. we got over half of the posts up on the second floor and had enough strong backs to lift all of the beams into place. that's the kind of work we just can't do alone - it's really taking a community to build this community structure! special thanks to trae and his dad-in-love, jerry, for their help that weekend. kelsey, noah and ryan showed up just in time to help lift beams, too!<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:8B89751A-5E5C-4927-8339-4A2E0B9171CE@local"> <img src="cid:D983244C-FBF4-4856-B523-06A7B6C828E0@local"> <img src="cid:1B75AD17-E81D-42AB-9EBE-8B910F337938@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>all of the beams were in place on their braces, waiting to be notched in over the next quiet week... it was cold - BUT IT WASN'T RAINING! much thanks to anne and her son, ravi, for helping us in the kitchen and playing with sage and anakeesta while we worked.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:A416A689-9F44-46B2-ABF3-D3A7D890E534@local"> <img src="cid:41223BB0-7BF2-4B4F-B943-D02BB73F4485@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>patrick, alex, ashley and bradley got the beams in place and began notching the floor joists... johnny milled the rafter beams - i even learned how to use the chainsaw... thanks, marjorie rose, for hanging out with the kids!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:D8A05110-D033-4F4A-A34A-3EF3C36B9F6E@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>here's a new perspective for you - gives you an idea of where the structure is and it's size - and we still have one more level to go:</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:BD6E6BF0-8DB6-490F-BD8D-0DE63E376A6C@local"> <img src="cid:3D7B5BE6-0C75-4A62-94F6-84220E6F948D@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>then the rains came again and the great cover-it dance ensued...</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>while it was raining a whole crew of folks joined us planning a very full week of progress. and progress was what happened - in abundance! anthony and paul came from indiana with many skills and an incredible work ethic. horrace and sasha were the fairy queen and king of large and delicious lunches, all the while keeping an eye on all of the kids - including two of their own - and the kids played hard! </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>the weekend brought more folks - lots of them - we counted 13 kids and 13 adults at one point - it was amazing. jon cable brought his tools and his fearless attitude - he got sent out to the edges a lot. the harlins came from chattanooga - tadd helped build, marissa cooked a huge meal for everyone and they added to the kid count by 4. bradley helped build while nada and logan did their thang. joel jumped right in the building process and michelle and lannea watched in awe as the chaos swirled around them. thanks, marjorie rose, for being with nana so alex could build. thanks, michelle, marissa and nada, for hanging out with the kids... it was a party!</div><div><br><br></div><div><img src="cid:D9E92F95-94AD-48D3-9748-CCBBE79BBF2F@local"> <img src="cid:4D8EB699-9509-4031-9654-3820F76B4742@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:55642362-AF34-4443-A81D-5CFD9E31388A@local"> <img src="cid:DD26FA37-9C2B-4598-90E8-E56AEBD6E385@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:F39A84AB-B88F-4AE4-BB2A-15A8849ED633@local"> <img src="cid:E545A142-03DC-44F7-AA4E-B335B1457447@local"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>now - check this out! all of the floor joists are done - ready for the third floor... and the rafters on the side are almost ready for a roof. we can hardly believe how much we got done in such a short period of time... i'm exhausted!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><img src="cid:EE826533-DB9C-4378-9F7F-41E541FBA13B@local"> <img src="cid:0534D1FC-4192-4062-8024-C795D1E1C0A9@local"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">so, now it's raining again - the structure is all tucked in - </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><img src="cid:52DB9B2F-83D9-416A-8C74-627C1F6FCA6A@local"> <img src="cid:265E57ED-E6FD-410A-9CFB-722AA1AA6FD5@local"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><img src="cid:76E53A99-79DC-4991-8B13-DA895A624A9E@local"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">patrick is at his desk mumbling about weather reports, making plans to roll up the sides of the tarps to finish the side roofs during the breaks in the rain next week... thank goodness the rain will stop before too late tonight so he can get some sleep... alex just called to find out how the tarps are holding up... beau is home now and has already put in a couple of full days of work - he's planning to rip all of the wood needed for the second floor by the time the rain ends. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">and here i am asking you again for your help. we'd love to have you here - building, cooking, cleaning, childcare. if we could get the roof on this thing - ahhhh, we would all breathe a HUGE sigh of relief. we're willing to help with your travel expenses - and room and board are on svi. there's something for everyone who wants to help.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; 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