Happy dirt day to all! Well, it never ceases to amaze me, I start making fairly good progress on the house, and something comes up. I have been sick with some type of crud going around, and unable to work on the house. My sister had planned on coming here a couple of weeks ago, but she was sick, this week she came and I was too sick to work. She did however bring the oven template for the adobe oven and firebrick, thanks sis! I want to get it built so that when she comes she will be happy cooking in my oven. *_* She actually made a comment about missing her oven the last time she was here, and I like the idea of her cooking for me as well, she is so good, and it helps that she loves doing it. She also misses her big dog Tank I think she may bring him next time. So, week before last I was helping Anna move, and really didn't have time to work on the house, but, Madison came and pushed dirt up around the pantry and laundry room pods, he did such a wonderful job, and I meant to take his picture standing in front of it, but of course I forgot, I can't imagine me forgetting anything. So, I took a picture without him in it, but the wheel barrow was on top of what I call the dirt bridge, but you really can't see the height of it, so Lou stood in front of it for me yesterday am. The expression, ' a picture doesn't do it justice' comes to mind, but you can see, that you can't see, the pantry pod anymore. He also made me a pile of dirt on top of the hill so I can get to it easier for the pods, so when I get a good day, and am not sick, I should be able to really get a lot done. Before he came though, I was trying to move the dirt with my favorite tools, the shovel, pick, and garden rake, the way I figured it, it would have taken me about two years to get it done, but like I always tell everyone, I am too, 'determined' to give up.