Turtle boxes made.

I spent a while on Friday evening cutting down 2 x 4’s, notching out holes, and pilot hole drilling, attaching deck screws, and cutting down wire mess for my eldest daughter’s Girl Guide troup to make their own turtle boxes to keep the newly hatching eggs safe. We had hoped to build five of them, but there was only enough of the mesh to make four. I have staples left over too. All went into the pile of random gear I have in the garage. Unfortunately this project killed the last of my three inch deck screws, so I’ll need to go buy more at some point. Not a big issue.

I still have to buy the six thousand pound jack if I want to level out our deck, so no point getting too far ahead of myself here. I need crushed rock, sand, a paving stone, a foundation block, and the jack to lift up the deck to then place a newly cut bit of 4 x 4 post to keep the one side of the deck from sagging back into the mud. It’s going to wind up being a whole thing when I finally get to it. Might even have to dig two holes, use two pavers, and two new posts just to be certain.

But more importantly the turtle boxes were built, no injuries were had, and everything went together without too much fuss. I had the parts numbered, and all paid out together. I provided both a hammer, and my good driver to get all the screws sunk in good & tight. Daughter had fun. Time well spent.

My youngest is home after falling in gym class at the end of yesterday hurting her left wrist. It’s a little swollen today, but colour is good, and what’s more, she isn’t in agony. I have used a self adhesive bandage to immobilize it just a bit, and have attached a sling to keep the wrist elevated and cradled. She can have Tylenol through the day, and tomorrow she can head back to school. I called the doctor’s office but the phone lines disconnect me, so that’s cool. Pretty sure it isn’t broken, nor fractured. Just a hefty bump during her tumble. Should be fine in another day or three. Ha.

So she’s not going to be much help opening up the cottage docks for spring time. We have several pieces to live across the lake. And lock into place. That requires untying knots, taking deck boards off, and reattaching anchor chains all over the show. It’s a slow, long, and tedious process. Usually done in high winds, and a sprinkling of rain, and cold over cast shade. Sometimes the bugs are ripe, and ready to go real early in the season too. So much fun.