Moving along

We've been hard at it for a while now, and we certainly have something to show for it! We finished framing the interior walls in the yurt today, and will be moving on to the loft tomorrow. Much of this past week was devoted to installing the panels that make up the interior walls of the yurt itself. This turned out to be a painstaking process as the panels were tall enough that they had to be notched for every rafter. No small task especially since most of them had twists in them so they had to be cut at angles. They are done now except for the area around where the stove will go.The paneling had to go in prior to installation of the walls that make up the rooms within the yurt.
The other area that we have been working on is the transition area between the roof of the mudroom and the yurt. It's been difficult to get that area water tight, but we've had some good rain since the last patch job and things are finally nice and dry!
Leslie spent this afternoon in Auburn which is about 45 minutes away shopping for insulation for the mudroom, so as soon as I get a bit of wiring roughed in we will be able to insulate. We've also been in the market for some sort of siding for the mudroom, and in keeping with the buy local idea which we generally favor we will probably buy some sort of siding, be it board and batten or shiplap, from a local sawmill.
We're also expecting to have a septic system in place quite soon which will be quite nice since it will mean that the trench which is currently right next to our front door will finally be filled in. This may seem like a small thing, but for the last few months we have always had to be on the look out for it when walking around, and more importantly when we drive in with a load of supplies. It also marks on of the last things that we will have to hire out in this whole process which is nice. I'm not sure that I would ever want to be a general contractor!
Tomorrow marks another milestone in our lives with the beginning of daycare for Abrahm. Neither of us is particularly excited about this, but the provider we have found seems to be a good fit, and it will be good for Abrahm to have time to socialize with other kids. A good thing indeed as he is quite shy around strangers including older kids. Not at all surprising if you know his parents!
I better get a few pictures posted and call it a night.