Ocean Front Property & F-14's

Here's the newest pictures of our home.  To my knowledge the ocean in front of our house has not been named, though I am open to suggestions!  The land behind the ocean is currently called 'Irritation Isle'.  I show up everyday (no matter how late) to heat the basement and pump out water from the basement (and also pump water out of the ocean to the other storm drain across the street).

At least we're now able to see the results of discipline and hard-work through the winter.  By the end of this month,  the house should be ready for lock-up (all exterior framed with doors & windows installed).  It's coming along!  And we made it working through the winter!


I've been asked a lot lately "so you think you'll do this again?"  The answer is: probably not.  Quite honestly, I am motivated most days by the thought of the expanding family that will grow in the house, not because I really enjoy the work.  It's to the point that people laugh at me because I won't let them go to the bathroom on certain parts of the job site - because my kids will sleep there or play there!  And to be really honest, I kind of suck at the work.  I can work up a sweat like nothing & enjoy hard work, but it's not just grunt work.... There's thinking and numbers and stuff which I suck at.  It seems like the odd friend will 'happen' to show up at just the right time to hide/fix mistakes before I get into the danger zone....

Be honest - you know you wanted to listen to that song today!  Talk to me Goose....

Because of this build, I have learned something on a deeper level: just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.  Maybe that's just a message that I need to hear - sometimes other people need a kick in the butt to try something.  I probably need a sedative to avoid trying things sometimes....  I've always wanted to fly an F-14, and watching that video didn't discourage me much!

I wonder where you can find a F-14 at this hour?????

I.B.