Entryway to the living room covered

 When the new room was added, Allen cut away part of the floor to re-route some wiring. We had a piece of plywood covering the hole until I could get it redone. I finished up the cover this morning. I still have to pick out the transition pieces for the seams and the drywall is still waiting for replacement. One step at a time, I guess.

New-to-me truck

My old Ford that I have been rebuilding was not up to the task of hauling the camper. When Allen took the camper to the Badlands with his truck and had no problems with it, I knew I needed to replace my truck. So I got this one.

It's a 2012 extended cab Chevy Silverado 4x4. The main issue the Ford was having was the front end was too light and the camper "walked" the truck all over the road. This truck should do the job just fine.
 

Trip to the Badlands

I took a road trip to the Badlands last week. It is a place I have wanted to see, and it did not disappoint. Absolutely beautiful countryside.

The Black Hills area was also visited. Also spectacular.

The Iron Horse Road near Custer Park has some interesting sights like these small tunnels. All the bore marks from the digging of them are still visible inside. There are several of them along the road.

The road comes out near Mt. Rushmore. Quite a sight to see.

Since there was a full moon while there, I got some pictures of the moon setting. I love the layers of color.

The layers of color were also visible in the hills. Truly awe-inspiring scenery.

Local inhabitants were these bighorn sheep, along with mule deer, antelope, prairie dog towns and others.

Like the bison. They were wandering around and not concerned with human presence. I saw them every day I was there.
 

Concrete party at the Warner's

We had a concrete party at Lisa and Jim's this morning. We started with a full pallet and a few extra bags. Heather brought her wheelbarrow so we could do 4 bags at once. That helps speed things up.

Heather and I did most of the mixing and transporting. Jim and Bill worked on the spreading and smoothing, Lisa did the water and tool maintenance and Kathy helped all over the place.

We got two squares done instead of the normal one. We were finished in about two hours. Great job, everyone!

 

Lighting is installed

When I got home from work today, I got the lights put up in the new room.

 They look nice and they put out a good amount of light. I think they will be fine.

Wall is complete

In a nice surprise, I got out of work early today, so I used the time to finish the wall in the new room. Jessica helped hold the panels in place while I got enough nails in them to stay put.

I did both end pieces first to make the center one smaller. That way, if I screwed up the notch, I would have enough wood left to try again. I didn't mess it up, though.

It is now ready for painting. Jess gave the walls and ceiling a quick wipedown with a damp cloth to help get rid of some of the drywall dust. Lisa is going to start on the painting tomorrow. The walls are going to be blue and the ceiling will be white.
 

Bottom half of the wall put up

Heather and I cut the boards a few days ago. I finally got a little time to get them marked and cut for the new room. I used some painters' tape to mark the wall studs to make it a lot easier to find them after they were covered by the plywood.

Next to be done is the top. No outlets up there! That should make it a bit easier.