Bittersweet Day

Today was one of those bittersweet days. I kick myself for being so air headed and not getting any pictures of the house before today's work. As of this morning there were no walls up. The slide show below shows all of today's progress. Every wall you see above ground went up today. Yeah! It is actually taking shape. Gerry has been working very hard and somehow seems to manage all of his irons in the fire, he even makes time to do special things with the kids. I just pray for his continued strength every day. I know today has been a little extra tough. We lost Gerry's dad 15 years ago today. I cannot believe it has been that long. So with a sense of accomplishment we also felt that sting, especially heavy, considering our environment all day. I know Gerry constantly thinks, "Now, what would Dad do? How would he build this or manage that?" I think he had a helping hand on his shoulder today. VerNon was one of those rare souls, who was truly giving in all areas of his life without ever a thought of how it might hurt or affect him, never looking for a reward or even acknowledgement. I think he would be proud to know that all of his children have followed that example. I have witnessed every one of them go above and beyond to help others in any way they can and I am grateful for their kindness and examples to me. So, for whatever reason this has been on my mind, I felt compelled to share, and with that I wish everyone a good night.