January 12, 2012 4:57 p.m.

We actually had a property improvement this week.  It was time for our motorhome to have a home of its own, since the Florida sun is very hard on anything that is parked in it for long.  Also, the ground on our property is not … well… supportive enough for the weight of the bus.  So, we had a dump truck come and deliver 5 cubic yards (about 6 tons) of crushed / pulverized concrete, also known as recycled concrete fines.  We learned that once this material is spread out, and wet down a few times, compressed, and dried, it makes a very inexpensive and supportive ground cover.  In fact, our road is made out of this stuff. 

So, it was dumped, and while the children did their lessons, Breezy Point Mom began to spread out the material, shovelful by shovelful, wheelbarrow load by wheelbarrow load. 

After lunch the same day (after I had been at this task for a time) I took a break because a work crew came to install our car RV-port.  This structure is 12 feet tall on the sides and nearly 15 feet tall at its peak.

Above you can see the work I had begun, and the beginning framework of the carport on the ground.  It had to be anchored to withstand 130 mph winds in our state.

Once the bases were placed in their permanent location, the archways were laid out on the ground, and raised up in a few minutes!

I always hate it when Self-Reliant Man has to get up on the rooftop to do any work, and when he replaced our barn roof, I insisted on fall protection.  So I didn’t feel all that much better when this fellow sat astride one of those archways without fall protection, and nowhere near a ladder!  But he had to go there to install the first few sheets of metal.  I guess.

They made such a good team.  The entire project was completed in a little over 3 hours.  Here, two men are climbing a ladder simultaneously (and may I add, quickly!) to raise each individual sheet of roofing. 

We wanted a color that would have a minimal impact on our surroundings, and chose forest green.

Final step for this work crew – installing the trim.

My students wanted to do their lessons outside, in full view of the goings on.  This is educational, too.

Once the work crew went home, and lessons were (kind of) finished, Chips and Sweet Girl went to work spreading the concrete, too.  Crushed concrete fines are much heavier than dirt, you know.

Once Self-Reliant Man arrived home, we had supper, and worked into the night.  We needed to get it spread out and hosed down so it would settle and harden soon.  It is still drying, by the way, three days later.

Still at it, and we weren’t finished until about 10 p.m.  The motorhome is still at the top of the hill, but it is looking forward to relaxing in its new home. 

Honestly, you never know what a week will bring here at Breezy Point!