Roofing "Party" 2009

So, we are once again re-roofing our house. We figured when we had to tear off 4 layers of shingles and re-roof our almost 100 year old home, that it would be the last time that WE would have to do it. BUT, Nooooo... the shingles we had were defective... (don't EVEN get me started on Certaineed Shingles). The warranty on them didn't cover labor or full cost to replace the curled up ones, and it only applied if we bought their brand of shingles again. Since John has had problems with their shingles on other jobs, we decided to go with another brand. A downside to that was we couldn't get red shingles again... had to settle for a grayish mix.

But, anyway... John had done favors for others and so they came together to help us re-do our roof...we are extremely thankful to family, friends, and subcontractors who helped us!!

There were some who came today, and I was busy with grandson Jeff as we fixed Jambalaya and cornbread pudding, did grocery shopping for tomorrow, laundry, and other stuff.

Here are some photos from today's work crew...THANK YOU ALL!!!

This photo, I think, they were pointing to a bird in the sky on a break..*G* I call it the roof monkeys...see no evil, hear no evil...but DO evil.




I think this one looks like it should be patriotic or something..*L* Our son, John, should have his hand over his heart or something?? I love the clouds in the background too... Kasey took this photo.

And here John is moving the lift bucket, and the guys are on a break as he does it.






Supervisors grandpa John and Jeff help watch the work going on...




I've been busy making stuff for lunch for a bigger work crew on Saturday. Chocolate chip cookies, apple crisp (oh, we had a visit from the "Apple Fairy", our friend Debbie, who saw on FaceBook that we had a roofing party going on, and she brought us a crate of apples, thanks DEB!!)

So, the crew was rained out later this afternoon... hopefully tomorrow won't be a rain day since half the roof is under tarps. eek!

Thanks to all who are helping us, we appreciate you ALL SO MUCH!!