We're going solar!  The solar panels arrived earlier in the week (which had its own story - see below) and the workman arrived yesterday to start the installation.  When the guys came, they just went on through to the backyard, and didn't tell me they were here.  I had heard some trucks, but just thought it was someone's gardener or something, and didn't think anything more about it.  Then, I noticed there was a ladder in the pool area.  Hmmmm....someone must be here!  The dogs did not even notice that there were two trucks in the driveway, and three guys walking back and forth, much less that they were on the roof!  Picot noticed.  She was sitting at the back door, staring outside (which she does all the time anyway, but she was a bit more skittish than normal).  The guys were probably here for 20 minutes before the dogs noticed them.. Some watchdogs we have!

Tank hasn't noticed them yet (doesn't he look skinny!!!).

They got the panels all installed today, and will be back probably Monday to hook them up, call for an inspection, etc.  We are so close!!!

The rest of the story......The panels were delivered Wednesday while I was in town.  When I got out of the car, Dawn met me, and said I might want to go investigate the happenings   AJ had taken a knife outside, and then had come right back in muttering about blood and band-aids   That didn't sound too good!  It turns out that AJ had lent his knife to the driver to cut the ties on the panels, and the driver had cut himself.  I don't think it was a terribly serious cut, but it was definitely a bleeder.  Poor guy!  After he and AJ got the panels off the truck, AJ washed the blood off the panels.  Not the driver's day for sure!