Basement cracks and Beheaded trees

Busy around the homestead today! I've beheaded the two catalpa trees at the end of my driveway (I always feel brutal doing it, but it's kinder than letting the heavy snow break the branches this winter). And today we have the electrician rewiring the basement and two guys filling the crack in the foundation that leaked last time it rained. Yes, water issues both here and at the church. It's all needed to be repaired for a while, though, and we can't have Son #3 living with soggy and moldy carpet in his room. I have learned two important lessons these past few months -- always use the right tool for the job (saves frustration) and do things once and do them well, so you never have to do them again.