Down to the last minute.

Well since we begin harvest on Wednesday Aaron has been working overtime on all our projects. Our septic system is now in place and He pushed in most of the dirt in my backyard. He has been slaving away at out shower project, and I finished most of the sidewalk and now just have to either cut my own bricks to lay or wait till Aaron can do it. I have never cut bricks so I'd better at least wait for him to show me how. Here are some before and after pics. Hopefully next spring I'll have some really good pics with landscaping all done but for now I am just happy to be as far as we are.

Yes, I know I'm 6 months pregnant. But I was feeling really good and 2 pallets or 300+ paving stones didn't look like that big of a deal. Thanks mom for watching Lincoln . I got most of it done in 2 days and Aaron worked on the shower while I did this so he was there if I needed him.

Look how much fun this project is. I don't think it would have gotten done if it wasn't for the fact that if we wanted a shower instead of a bath we had to use the RV. I knew I bought that thing for a good reason. :)

Aaron is grouting it as I type so maybe tonite late we....uh, um... I mean, He can have a shower. :)

Good neighbors, good friends, Great family!

I have been lucky enough to have good neighnors who are generous with what they have. We plant corn for a guy and since we do we get to pickup whatever we want. It is tradition that we go pick corn and then come back to my house and bag and freeze it. It is usually an all day process with lots of yaking and gossiping and lots of messes. Well this year the guy that we planted for accidently sprayed chemical on it and therefor, no corn. But Aaron had also planted some over at his mom's so I wasn't too worried. Well I went down to pick some and it was all gone! every bit and even most of the stalks. I guess the cows had gotten out the night before and had a nice little midnight snack. So I guess word got out that I was wanting some sweet corn and my neighbor heard about it. She loaded me up with corn and thanks to her we get to eat it all year round. even better, Her mother even came and helped me put it all up. Well, then I get a caol a few days later from another neighbor who had a bunch of carrots. So my mom came down and helped or should i say did most of the work since I had to work most of the day. My mom helped me peel and cut about a zillion carrots and then when I had to leave she pressure cooked them for me. She even had the place cleaned up for me and watched my kids so I could work. Aren't moms great? Here is the fruit, err, I mean veggie of our labors. Thanks mom!

More progress!

So i got a new bedspread and pillows and new lamps. my bedroom is starting to take shape. I recovered and old wood box I found in the garage when we moved in and madi it into a bench. Hopefully I can start one of my kids room soon too!

Pleasures of having a house in the country!

Boy lately I wonder if it worth having a your own house. At least this one. About a month and a half ago we kept noticing the water pump shutting off an on all the time. the pressure would go way up and then i'd have to go down stairs and tap on the pressure gauge to get it tho go down. well i left for town one day and the pressure got really high and it blew the pipes in our shower in our bedroom. So after tearing out the shower and looking for a plumber/electrician/ tile/ handyman(I know...) we decided to do it ourselves. But oh yeah, Aaron works till 7 or 8 every night and neither of us want to do anything when we get home but sit and relax even though we usually end up refereeing the kids and giving pony rides. So for the last month and a half Aaron has been showering in the RV and me and the kids take baths.


So far this is all we have done.

Well, that wasn't so bad compared to what came next. We started to have problems with drains plugging up. So we tramped downstairs to find the plumbing leaking in the basment. So we put a garbage can under the leak and called a sewage pumper to come out. Well they never came. Of course it happens on a Friday and over Labor Day weekend too! So Aaron and some of our farm guys get the shovels out and try to fing the septic tank. After digging two holes with shovels and still no luck Aaron got the back hoe out.

We have two septic tanks and could only find one. So after 3 holes with the back hoe we finally found it. I told Aaron if he wanted to keep digging holes maybe we should just put in a swimming pool. we were already half way there! As you can see from the pics we onl;y have 1/2 a yard and lots of great dirt piles to play in if you don't mind the slippery slide sess pool (not sure how to spell that). Well we thought we had the septic tank thing some what stabilized till tuesday but on Saturday Becky went in the house to check on the kids and found "water" all over the bathroom and the basement full as well. So we spent all day Saturday cleaning up Sewer water and I'd go into more detail but I want visitors some day. We used so much bleach and lysol and whatever other strong cleaner we could find to clean up the mess. I'm so glad we have an industrial steam cleaner!! We had the house so full of chemicals and other smells, not to mention it was wet everywhere so we spent the night camped out in the RV in the driveway. I thought the RV was for camping, not living but that what we've been using it for lately.

Now that we have it all cleaned up (probably the cleanest this basment has ever, ever been) we should be able to put in the new septic system soon and we are so tired of this stuff happening that we are going to put in all new plumbing downstairs and even get it ready for a bathroom downstairs. I can't wait to have the huge mounds of dirt smoothed out in the back yard and the holes filled in so my kids don't fall in to who knows what.



so to all you that live in town and use the city sewr system be glad. Cause this hasn't been fun al all. Cleaning up poopy diapers is one thing but this was awul. Hopefully I can post some pics of a beautifuly groomed lawn and a new bathroom and shower someday soon. I know, I know.... I keep dreaming!