John McCain just conceded: If you say hope and change three times, then click your heels we’ll be back in the Carter years before you know it.

Meanwhile back at the building site:

Monday the cement contractor, Tim Lowrey, started on the porches. Turns out we needed a bit more rock fill on the area between the front door and the East wall, but the rains have been coming down and our clay has transformed from solid ground into brown goop. We can't get a truckload of rock down there until next year during the dry season. Tim thinks it will be OK & he can leave the forms on that side if needed. John & Ron framed up some extensions for two of our back porch footings so we can pour them when we have the concrete truck here.

I put some Danish oil on the front door sidelights, then spent quite a while measuring & cutting the openings for our hood vent in the cabinet. It was very tedious work but when I finished, everything fit perfectly and I was able to get back to laying more Maple flooring.

Eric from Stayton Heating came for a few hours & hooked up the gas lines for our boiler and cooktop. As soon as I get the upper cabinet hung & install the hood vent, he will hook up the final section of vent pipe.

We sold the travel trailer Sunday but there is a delay while the buyers await approval for a space rental.