The kids are back in school and the weather is turning cooler. We probably only have a few weekends at camp left this season and we still have a lot we'd like to accomplish before the snow flies. Our main goal is to get the concrete footings, which will act as the foundation of the cabin, poured. We have bids from two concrete contractors and we are anxious to choose someone and get the ball rolling. We can't do any work, though, until we have the building permit. We can't get the permit without building plans. Ray spent all of Labor Day Weekend hunched over the kitchen table with a ruler and a pad of graph paper drawing the plans. He nervously sent them off the building inspector last week. Some of you know our history of ignoring the permitting process in the past. We're not that into asking permission before doing things! Since we've never been through this process before, we didn't know how much detail we were expected to provide. I think it's safe to say that Ray erred on the side of caution and provided the inspector with page after page of clear, detailed drawings. I only included a few here. The inspector called shortly after receiving them to let us know he'll issue the permit just as soon as we write him a check. I know Ray was extremely relieved. If we can get this step done this fall, we will take a nice long winter break, saving our energy and money for the spring!
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