This is how the house looks as of yesterday. The metal roof is the next project for the guys. Mom and kids have just a few days left of the cob/cordwooding. We slowed way down this month as we need the guys to catch up a bit. Our next project is the floor, but we can't get going with that until the roof is on.



Here are the kids showing off the new kids. We had 3 goats kid. One had twin boys, but one of them never made it up. The others each had singles, one boy and one girl.

We got a real treat in witnessing the AWESOME birth of this little nanny goat. How's THAT for a science lesson??

Andrew and Bill were a little giddy last night after having overcome probably the most daunting task of the house building process, hoisting the 8-10 ft. ridge beams to a height of 20 ft. in the air. They were able to manage by first bringing a borrowed scaffolding up into the loft, and working from that.

The cob/cordwood crew (Mom and kids) are working on the last full wall section while Dad and Andrew get the roof on. Once the roof is in place, then work can proceed on the floor, gable ends and roof insulation. All 3 of those areas will need a large amount of clay slip/sawdust.