Soooooo...
I had this bright idea to go outside and stack some firewood that Paul and I split up yesterday and dumped in the front yard with the tractor. I suited up in two layers of pants, put my slickers on, zipped up my carhart jacket, grabbed the wheelbarrow, and FOUGHT THE MUDD trip after trip. Mudd everywhere. All over me, all over the wheelbarrow, all over the kids!!! It took about 2 minutes per kid just to wipe the mudd off their paws.
Welcome to the new year.
Well well well,
Just loving this cold weather... (NOT.) You know it's cold when you need the wood stove going full tilt and the furnace to keep this double wide with 6" walls and double pane windows warm.
All kids are safely ensconced in the house. As usual, they enjoy their night tuck into their kennel with their 'good-night' cookie.
We installed a gate across the driveway, finally. For the last 10 years, 'others' threw a fit because we had a gate, and all of the sudden, they get what they want!!! I guess they should have been paying the bills. At any rate, the gate is up and Paul installed a garage door opener on it so we can use a remote to open and close it.
I have great plans and ideas about moving our residence to the top of the hill, closer to Papa's shop. Here's hoping that all goes well this year.
Just loving this cold weather... (NOT.) You know it's cold when you need the wood stove going full tilt and the furnace to keep this double wide with 6" walls and double pane windows warm.
All kids are safely ensconced in the house. As usual, they enjoy their night tuck into their kennel with their 'good-night' cookie.
We installed a gate across the driveway, finally. For the last 10 years, 'others' threw a fit because we had a gate, and all of the sudden, they get what they want!!! I guess they should have been paying the bills. At any rate, the gate is up and Paul installed a garage door opener on it so we can use a remote to open and close it.
I have great plans and ideas about moving our residence to the top of the hill, closer to Papa's shop. Here's hoping that all goes well this year.
It is finished...
Well...Well...Well... it is finished!!! Paul went back to court November 19th to let the judge know that the evicities had left a deck behind. The judge gave them 10 more days to remove it. And on Sunday...December 1, we finally got to burn the deck. Never mind that the dude that was suppose to come get it delayed, missed the first and second deadline, and finally the deck became legally ours as of November the 29th. And dude still wanted it, so we gave him 2 more days, Saturday morning, or Sunday morning, and he was a no show. So at 10 am Sunday, December 1, papa burnt the deck. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING!!!
I would love to share the photo, but alas... I do not know how to post it on my blog. Sorry. It is still a BEAUTIFUL THING!!!
Update... I learned how to upload photos... hee hee hee
I would love to share the photo, but alas... I do not know how to post it on my blog. Sorry. It is still a BEAUTIFUL THING!!!
Update... I learned how to upload photos... hee hee hee
Black Friday is almost here
Well... Papa did the research, checked the adds, and has our shopping day planned. I have been wanting a flat screen TV for the bedroom... a shop vac for the mess around the wood stove... a WiFi printer for my laptop... and I think he wants TOOLS!!!
I do work at Weight Watchers in the morning, so I can't pull an all nighter... but at 6 pm I need to be at Walmart for my TV, printer, and shop vac.
Today and tomorrow are all that is left of the deadline to remove that ratty old falling apart deck from our property. Papa got a text last night from the dude that is supposed to come get it asking permission to get it today. So last night papa tells dude to be here early in the morning while the ground is still frozen. Well... dude is still a no show... and now it is time to get on with the rest of our day. OH WELL...
I do work at Weight Watchers in the morning, so I can't pull an all nighter... but at 6 pm I need to be at Walmart for my TV, printer, and shop vac.
Today and tomorrow are all that is left of the deadline to remove that ratty old falling apart deck from our property. Papa got a text last night from the dude that is supposed to come get it asking permission to get it today. So last night papa tells dude to be here early in the morning while the ground is still frozen. Well... dude is still a no show... and now it is time to get on with the rest of our day. OH WELL...
Boy oh boy it's cold outside.
The wood is split, the wood stove is burning, the house is cozy... I am right where I wanna be... Only trouble is, I will have to be leaving later on today. Gunna help papa load up our old 5 ton truck and haul it off to the scrap yard. Freedom Metals in Elizabethtown is pay $205 per ton. We need BLACK FRIDAY money. hee hee hee . I am just not looking forward to going out in the cold.
Leland has his heat lamp running 24/7 now. It is to cold, even during the day, for him to be without his heat lamp. I will end up having to put a heating element in his water dish to keep the water from freezing. He sometimes drinks out of the pond, but it will eventually freeze over.
Things around here are just about back to normal. It is kinda weird to come home and find out that no one has stolen anything from us. Weird, I tell ya.
Counting today... 3 more days to THE DECK BURNING. We might wait and burn it Saturday.
Leland has his heat lamp running 24/7 now. It is to cold, even during the day, for him to be without his heat lamp. I will end up having to put a heating element in his water dish to keep the water from freezing. He sometimes drinks out of the pond, but it will eventually freeze over.
Things around here are just about back to normal. It is kinda weird to come home and find out that no one has stolen anything from us. Weird, I tell ya.
Counting today... 3 more days to THE DECK BURNING. We might wait and burn it Saturday.
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