Concrete footers are done

After several weeks of leveling, setting forms, mixing and pouring concrete we are finialy done with the concrete footers! Talk about some hard work, I really have to hand it to the folks that work with concrete as a living. That is some hard work there, real back breaking stuff.
Now I may be some young whippersnapper but I definatly should take stalk in sunscreen and Advil after all that. But I sure can say it's nice to say that I can do it.
Now the last two days, and more to come, we have had horrible winds. Soon as these winds calm down a bit we can start framing the walls. For safty reasons I just refuse to be moving 2x4s around. They catch the wind and about knock me over, it will just be better to wait it out.

On a completely unrelated topic I just have to mention. The other morning I was behind a school bus that was making a stop to pick up a little girl. I just could not help but hear the nursary ryme in my head "Mary had a Little lamb," because as the girl walked across the street and got on the bus a cute little black and white lamb followed her the whole way! Her father came running after her to get the lamb back. Precious.