Fran,
I owe you an extra apology. You have to be tough doing any outside construction. Even installing fibre-glas insulation in the winter. Except for maybe 2 to 2 1/2 years I've laid brick since 1964.

I worked in brick helping my grandfather in the summers since the 6th grade. I feel for anyone who has to get out in the morning at 7:00AM and face the bitter cold.

It would take several hours sometimes to nail up plastic around the soffit and get a propane heater going before I got one brick layed some days.

Hang in there Fran. Why don't you get UD a blonde wig and let him do some of those gigs with you.