Monday, July 7, 2014

It's a start

Over the past week we have been moving more stuff out of the house and yard and storing it in the barn or over at my dad's.

We also started on the tiny home we are about to build by installed the corners posts for the yard and
staking out where the house will sit. We need to put up a new fence so we can keep the goats out and get to work installing the water, sewer and power.

We only have about a week left in our house now because we upped the move out date from the first of the month to next week. Hannah is very excited to get moved in quicker than expected.

Now, our house is vacant and we are living off of paper plates and cups. I actually like it that way.


I hope everyone had a great 4th. Of course ours was non stop from Thursday evening all the way to last night. Going back to work today gave me some much needed rest. 

In the end I think I cooked about 50 hamburgers and 100 hotdogs. My Cowboy cooker worked great and now everyone wants one.








The oldest girl had a great idea so we did it Friday night. She got a projector and we put up a screen and had an outdoor picture show on the farm. It brought back a lot memories from the forgotten age of the drive ins and everyone really enjoyed it. 

Sunday we just said to hell with it all and went to the lake for a day of relaxing, swimming, football, volley ball and a picnic lunch. We needed this and it was a real good time forgetting about the world and just enjoying each others company.




Well, that's about it. I hope everyone has a great week and I look forward in sharing our new adventure with you all.

Jerry.

13 comments:

  1. Wow - for some reason I mmissed your previous post.

    All I can say is wow! WOW!

    What you are doing for your daughters is amazing, and what you are planning for yourself and your wife is very well considered :)

    Hat's off to you MDR!

    I wish you the very best with your future plans, and, hopefully, you'll be sharing the journey with all of us?

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    1. Thanks Dani,
      It will be a big change and we are ready for it.
      I will keep you posted

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  2. Good on you all! How exciting to do something so radical while you are still young enough to pull it off. I'll be waiting to hear how all the new arrangements work out. Blessings to all. Julia

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  3. Glad you enjoyed the holiday weekend! We actually left the homestead for the day too! We went floating down the Illinois river. It was fun to be with the girls, without their phones ;) I think they really enjoyed it too. Now I just have to get over this sunburn so I can get back outside and work, lol!!!!

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    1. All my girls including the wife is burnt up as well. I was the baby sitter under the trees in the shade.
      Thanks Kelly

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  4. Jerry if you need any help or tools to make the job easier get a hold of me.I've got a cornucopia of time saving tools.If not good luck on the construction.

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    1. Thanks stevie, there are a couple that come to mind that I don't have and will need.

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    2. Call them out and I will say if I have

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    3. The first that comes to mind is a Air Stapler and Air Finish Nailer. Then maybe a Wood Floor Nailer,

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    4. I have some air tools not a floor nailer

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  5. MDR,

    Dropping everything to go to the lake and be with family is a good thing. Sometimes we just need to get away from the homestead for the day. I can't wait to read more on your progress as you go through the next stages of life. Your daughter is a lucky girl :-)
    Stay cool and don't work to hard.

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    1. Thanks Sandy, staying cool will be the hardest part.

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