Going Up!

This post brings us to Spring/Summer 2010 when we were able to continue the work on the house and build the second floor.

This is what the house looked like during the winter months.

Once again, as we did on the first floor, David was able to build the two outer side walls of the second floor after which Volodia and his workers came out to help raise them into position.

Second floor walls going up!

That same day we were excited to receive the load of lumber which would be used as the roofing materials. If the lumber is not unloaded by hand, it is precariously unloaded under the power lines and between the poles onto the property. Nerve racking for Dee to watch by the way!

David helping to guide the lumber as it is lowered into place.

Then soon after the kids and Dee were able to watch from the garden (while they were harvesting our potatoes) as David and James, another missionary from the city, closed in the second floor outer walls.

(The angle of this photo is a bit odd since our property has a gradual slope to it and the photo was taken from the garden.)

We knew there was still a long way to go but we were so thankful for the progress made so far!