Wood Shed Sides

We took it easy today to let Stacey rest and get some energy back. Linda decided she would be able to help me put the sides on the wood shed, so we took Stacey along. We rode down the hill in the Mule and left it set where we could keep an eye on what Stacey was doing while we installed the metal sheets. I used two 55 gallon trash cans with 12 foot 2 by 4s laid across them for saw horses. I carried the first sheet of metal out of the barn and stood it up against the end of the barn's existing siding. We used a level to make sure it was standing straight, then Linda held it in place while I climbed the ladder and marked the top end for the cut. I came back down the ladder, removed the metal and laid it on the make shift table. We used clamps to hold a short piece of 2 by 4 across the metal and I ran the circular saw across the metal holding it to the edge of the 2 by 4 to cut a straight line. We stood the metal back up against the barn and I screwed it in place with the drill/driver. We did the next 3 pieces the same way and we had one end done. After taking a short break and admiring our work we continued putting up the metal, cutting it, and screwing it in place, until both ends were done.
 
We went to town and ate at Hamilton's BBQ for lunch, then returned to the farm. Linda started the mulching mower and mulched the leaves where the old house used to be while I used the tractor to scoop up a small load of gravel. I drove the tractor to the wood shed and used a shovel to scatter stone along the bottom of the metal siding.