Tuesday afternoon

We've been working at a variety of tasks in different settings this afternoon. I feel mildly guilty, having gotten by rather comfortably, sitting inside and doing data entry for the spreadsheet Mark wants me to create (height, weight, waist, and shoe size for several hundred children) while others are toiling in the heat.

Specifically, Jake and Tom are making good progress on the roof. Now that all the trusses are in place, they are putting on the pieces of lumber that cross the trusses, and to which the tin sheeting will be attached starting tomorrow. When I asked what these cross pieces are called, I was told "lats or slats—I'm not really sure which we're calling them." Anyway, here is a picture showing Tom up on the ladder, and Jake overseeing the process to be sure his dad does it right.