In talking with the paving company, our driveway has been troublesome and is taking longer than originally planned for. While the paving has started (all hand paving to this point), it will not be finished until the middle of next week.

This means that our driveway cannot be driven on for most if not all of next week. As I understand it, they will be working all of Monday and Tuesday with the possibility of needing some of Wednesday. Once it is finished, if it is cooler, than we cannot drive on it for at least 24 hours. The hotter it is, the longer we need to wait before driving on it.

Additionally, if it rains, it pushes the work back. The last weather report I looked at is calling for an 80 percent chance of rain the first three days of next week. As Virginia says, “When it rains, it …”

We apologize for the inconvenience of all of this to our customers. We thank you all for your understanding. As we learn more, it will be passed along here.