32Ilene Lafont was anxious to have the work on the addition finished, as homeowners in that situation understandably always are. She found it stressful making conversation with Pierre, hearing the sharp noise of metal on stone for hours on end, and her yard reduced to a construction site full of rubble for what seemed an eternity.
After dinner with her husband, Ilene finished her brandy and got a flashlight so she could go see what progress Pierre had made now that he was finally gone for the day. She saw that his truck had made a bad rut in the soft ground beside the driveway, and made a mental note to talk to him about that in the morning. Oh, she was going to be so happy to see these piles of stones gone and the gorgeous new addition finished!
The exterior walls of the addition did lo
