Goodbye

We have grown surprisingly attached to our foundation crew. This is to say that as all the work has gone well, they will be leaving us soon & off to the next job. Digging in the hole in the wall (which is soon to become the stairs up to the rest of our house) is Pedro. Above is the always happy looking Juan, whom everyone really calls Gordo. (Yup, one morning I looked up at Sean to say- are they really calling him Gordo?). And the hard working one who seems to hold them together when Armando's not around is the one crouching down- Victor. Sometimes we get to hear them singing as they work, other times I don't understand their jokes, but they laugh. Our dog watches and begs from them when they eat their lunch. Of the treats we've brought them, they seem to most appreciate banana bread & oranges.

As you can see from these photos, the re-bar has been set for the pouring of the slab. Once the slab is poured, these guys are pretty much out of here. They are sweet, sincere & diligent men. We wish them the best.