Raising the Roof and Bringing Down the House!

You would all be so proud of me today! I actually got up ON the roof and put on some shingles and it was actually really fun! I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would and even felt safe up there, thanks to the scaffolding I helped put up :) I also discovered that I am really good at roofing! We had to stop roofing mid-afternoon because it was so hot and sunny that the shingles were getting all hot and sticky/melty, so I moved into the house to demolish a wall and then bust down some cupboards! It was really exciting...I never thought that I would have the strength to knock down a wall...but it's actually easier than I thought! I also got my muscles working before I got up on the roof, by carrying heavy packages of shingles up a really tall extension ladder onto the scaffolding...that was super intense! I never would have done it, except that one of our site supervisors, Matt (who is 6'8 who bears a striking resemblance to Michael Phelps, but gets really embarrassed when anyone mentions it) didn't give me a choice! He told me to go get some shingles and carry them on my shoulder...I was like "okayyy...to where?" and he said "up the ladder" and as terrified as I was, it seemed like I had no other option, so that's what I did! He kinda chuckled after like "I can't believe she actually fell for that and is doing it!" But I don't know him well enough yet to read if he was kidding or not, so I joined the boys in carrying the shingles up the ladder! I made like 6 loads and then had to stop...those things are heavy! And on top of that, climbing a ladder up to the roof with only one hand is even more scary! Also, my shoulder is really sore and tender right now, because I don't really have broad shoulders so there was a lot of weight on only a little bit of bone! Anyway, the weather has been beautiful, sunny and in the 70s lately, so I don't have much to complain about! The only thing I can think of is that my finger nails have been getting so dirty lately and I've been wearing gloves, so I don't know how that is happening! Neva, Norah and I have come up with an idea to paint our finger nails a dark color (I chose purple, of course) so that we at least won't have to look at the dirt! I have also been getting a great AmeriTan on my arms and back of my neck! Woo!