how do you haul 12,000lbs of lumber 150 miles???

Well, we have been busy.... and the latest issue has been obtaining materials for our ventures. We have managed to pull some donations, and yesterday Sara Ashley and I went around to every Home Depot in a 50-mile radius to turn on the charm for some more funds. There were a few that we feel confident that will hook us up with some more donations, but we are starting to feel the crunch of the budget. The signage block is well on its way to being built: we have just about everything worked out, and Robbie has started making the files for the formwork. We should be ready to mill this sucker out soon: but we still need to purchase $1,200 worth of foam to do it. That is the least of our problems though: due to the dedication of SA, we have gotten 75 boards donated to us and another 75 boards discounted (the total comes to about $1,200)... only problem is that we have to rent two U-Hauls to drive it from Charlotte to here. And that will be about $300 extra dollars.... so get ready Ester..... we have some purchases to make. We are excited though, and are putting together a set of requests for the city and Grant to hopefully up our budget ever so slightly. 

The signage block has really been a task, but I think we finally have it all nailed down. We are poised and ready for CEMEX to call with their leftovers... then it will be time for action.  The porch.... well, we'll get there.... and we are slated to start building seriously next week.