Morning everyone,
Well, Katy finished her final paper and final studio crit this past week so we spent our weekend attempting to do as little as possible. Good news: we succeeded! We caught up on a bit of cleaning and put our Christmas decorations up (yay!) but didn't do a whole lot past that. The weather has been rainy and blah but it looks like they've taken away the chance of rain for today so I get to be dry at work (hurrah!). Work, by the way, has gotten much better this past week. I've been framing for 3 weeks now and my body is finally use to it, for one. I came home for the first two weeks just miserabley sore and tired. I don't think I was awake once past 9pm. Also, while I was working the first week for the framing subcontracter, the developer (boss) noticed me and invited me to stay on working for him once my time was done with the framer. For the first two weeks I was holding and cutting and fetching for the framer but the past week I have been largely working alone. The boss walks around the mostly-framed building and points out jobs that ned done then I spend my day doing them. I think today I'm going to have to move a window opening and cover the old one up, build a wall in a bathroom, and maybe build a couple small flights or stairs. Fun stuff. It's still demanding work but I'm getting used to it. It's still going to get colder and wetter, but for now I'm satisfied being where I am. I'm learning SO much. When I am done with this I will have a deeper understanding of how wood frame residential houses are built. I'm hoping to market that along with my site experience and find a real good job. Speaking of real good jobs, I need to get out the door to mine. But first, a moment of thanks.
I've been wanting about this for a couple of weeks now but I think about it at work and am so tired that I forget when I come home. Right now I have a job because someone noticed I am a hard worker and I'm respectful. I am not working right now because of any university degree, I'm working right now because of things my Dad taught me... how to hit a nail square in the head, how to use a circular saw, and how to say, "yes sir." I think about that alot as I'm building... and I owe my father a great deal of gratitude for it. My master's degree will pay off later down the road and will take me far in its own time, but right now I'm making it on skills my dad taught me. Thanks, pops.
Ok, gotta get to work. Have a great week, everyone.
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