Sentence 1: Today I was digging an irrigation trench in my backyard. 
 Sentence 3: I had cut a cable running to my house 
 Sentence 4:  The cable turned out to be my internet connection 
 Sentence 5:  I had to go without the internet for three days to wait for repairs 
 Option 1: About half way through the project I had done a good job. 
 Option 2: About half way through the project I had a problem.