After the chicks were secured in a coop, work began on turning the crude cabin into more of a house. The first chore was building and installing the windows from the materials Frank had purchased. “What are we going to do about filing the claims?” Frank asked while they worked on the window frames.
“I don’t know, Frankie. We get credit for the time we were in the Army,” Gregory answered as he made sure the frame was square.
“But that clock doesn’t start ticking until we get the claims filed.”
“We’re not the only ones in this position here.”
“I know. Nordhuff needs to get his claims filed, too. Would you believe they’re not married?”
“Yeah, Sarah told me.”
“Makes more sense why they’re out here with a young son,” Frank said as they lifted a window into place.
“Some of the same reason
