Friends from the Albany-Area visit

Friends of Jenm and Billn from college visited with their kids last weekend. On Saturday, JasonT and Billn constructed a new gate for Senior's school. Careful blog readers probably remember Billn built one earlier this year, but that was a temporary solution. This summer the school built a new fence. Billn built a new gate, with JastonT's help.

Here Senior helps Billn move wood for JasonT to cut.

Also this weekend, JasonT and Billn cleaned out the back of the garage where the boiler will go. There was a large, hacked-together shelf in the back. Now it is gone.

Here is our boiler and electric water heater. Of course Billn cannot leave the boiler as it was when they moved in. Watch this blog in coming weeks to see the improvements.

We insulated the ceiling above where the boiler will go, after insulating, we installed drywall. Much easier to hang drywall on a low ceiling with two people. That is a good look for JasonT, he would look at-home in Beijing.

After our friends left, our neighbor H visited and climbed the tree with Senior, Junior and Billn. Billn maxed the tree out a few minutes after this picture was taken, he feet at 25' above grade.

Senior was tired out from our friends visit. Here she rests with Billn in the shade. This nice weather and sunshine is the reason our boiler project is not complete, why install tubing, venting and oil pipe when you can relax on the front lawn?

Here is everybody:

JasonT, daughter TG, wife AleciaT, other daughter AJ, son (face obscured) K, Senior, Billn, Jenm and Junior.

A fun weekend, we hope our friends from the New York capital district visit us again soon.