We had another work day in New Auburn, although we did leave early (about 3:30) because we were hot and exhausted. We hung sheet rock, then when Dad got bored, we did outside cleaning, burning, clipping, etc. before heading back inside to do more of that work. The laundry room is almost finished (finally) and we hung one piece in the living room. Slowly, but surely, we will get this house done.

We realized over lunch, sitting in the shade, that the two houses we have now are the first that have had southern exposures where a person would want to hang out. Both the Chetek house and the New Auburn house have patios on the south side of the house, so we spend a lot of time there, and they are both SO HOT on sunny days. But now we realize that for years we lived in houses with eastern or northern exposures, so didn’t have that problem. Or we lived where there was a lot of tree cover to the south. Let that be a lesson – don’t build a house with a southern exposure unless you plant some trees there or put up a porch or something. Even today when it was only in the 70’s, we were just dripping with sweat working outside near the house. But the heat must radiate off the south side as well as off the patio.

Tomorrow after church we head to Waukesha. We’ll visit Grandma Fritz tomorrow and Monday a.m., then head to Grandma Mick’s for lunch and an afternoon of chores (including toe nail and hair cutting) before heading back north again.

Hope you all have a great Labor Day.