Row 9 blocks 4 and 5

While we worked in teams of three to get each cement block buttered up with mortar and positioned, Juno was actually the one who did the hard part of lifting and setting each cement block. He wouldn’t hear of us ladies risking our backs but after three days of lifting, his arm started aching with the symptoms of tennis elbow.

To spare our friend, Kymry and I decided to lift the blocks ourselves, from the ground up to the scaffolding, then up again to row 9 at chest level. We used every muscle of our body to accomplish the physical feat. It might not sound like much but we were glowed with wonder of what we were capable of. We did blocks 4 and 5 on that row before the men noticed and insisted on rescuing us.

Later in our house dedication, I chose one of those blocks to write my message on.

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