The ground is much higher where the barn currently sits – versus where the house sits. The slope has all the rain coming toward the house. We will be moving a LOT of dirt - once the barn is moved. We’re going to fill in the so-called pond. We’re going to level the dirt between the new location of the barn and the house in ways that will encourage excess water to run towards the small ravine with all the trees. But we will be setting up water storage tanks on each side of the barn. They’ll be hooked up to the gutters on the barn to catch and store rain run-off for watering the garden.
The small retaining wall at the driveway will be extended higher and dirt will be moved to level out that area. It will stop the current run-off of water and dirt from under the back porch. And the RV awning is coming down. The roofing from that will be used on the barn. The cement pad will be busted up. None of that was constructed properly when the previous owners had it done.
Oh – and the chicken coop will be built!
There’s a whole lot to get done before winter arrives to drive us nuts. But then – you would be thinking about this coming winter. I’m already looking at next winter - and shaking my head!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Overwhelming List for Life
I was sending off an email reply to Heidi and Monica this morning when I decided on one more task I could take on that would help make time more efficient for myself.
Normally, I use my blog for only posting my latest digital scrapbook layouts. It was killing two birds with one stone, allowing me a fun way of sharing photos with friends and family, as well. I’m going to be posting more regular updates on how things are going here on my blog for Dwayne and me. These days, the two of us need to kill as many birds as we can with one stone.
To describe the scenario for Dwayne and I at this time in one word – Overwhelming. And that can even be considered an understatement. Already, we have succeeded in several brick walls that we’ve chewed through to get anything accomplished. As I was telling Heidi and Monica this morning – reality is proving that it will take us, at the very least, three years to get a handle on things here.
Time is burning to a crisp by Mother Nature. Dwayne will be going back to graveyard shift soon – which has now been increased from four months to FIVE months… grrrrr…. The situation with the economic turmoil going on in this country doesn’t help at all. And I’m sure we’re not the only ones facing the pressure. But almost on a daily basis – our plans are changed to add more efficiency in managing to accomplish all our goals.
Quite a bit has taken place over the past week, alone. The war with our garden is coming to a lull. I pulled up the spring spinach. It was just beginning to bolt. Dwayne cleaned the row before distributing the dirt between the potatoes and onions. The watermelon seeds planted in the bed with the blackberry bush startings have sprouted. I got hay spread in that bed yesterday. Dwayne had to change out the fuel pump on the pickup. We’ve had to mow the property twice this past week – in between the storms.
We begin power-washing and re-sealing the logs on the outside of the house - the porches, as well - during the next round of days off. In the meantime – we’re trying to save up for a tractor, wood-burning stove and building materials. And my putt-putt has to be repaired and running before Dwayne goes back onto graveyard shift.
Next on the list will be preparing for installation of a wood-burning stove. After we get the wood-burning stove installed – we begin projects that will be done during late fall and winter. We’ll begin with framing in and insulating the basement. All the windows upstairs in the house come after that. The trim will be removed – insulation will be put in and the trim will be cut down to proper proportions.
Sounds so simple in type. But there’s all the other stuff in between. We’re beginning to harvest. Canning is coming up very soon. We still have to plant okra this month. And come July – we get to start preparing for the fall crop that has to be planted no later than August 15th! The bi-weekly mowing is here. We have to continue spraying the fruit trees. The house has to be cleaned – laundry – grocery shopping – cooking – bathing and grooming the dog. All that normal stuff has to be dealt with, too!
The barn will have to wait until next year. And there has been a huge change of plans there. The so-called pond is a pain in the butt – which also created problems with the far side of the barn. That entire area of the property creates a slope for all the rain to make its way right for our house.
We’ve decided to move the barn. We already had plans for gutting it down to the frame. Completely moving it won’t make much more difference there. But it will make a huge difference in many good ways by moving it. We’re relocating it to the fence at the back pasture. Dwayne wants to set the barn up between the fence and make the alley wide enough for driving through to get to the back pasture. It will be out of our face, for a change. And actually – that will even increase the views from the back porch!
The ground is much higher where the barn currently sits – versus where the house sits. The slope has all the rain coming toward the house. We will be moving a LOT of dirt - once the barn is moved. We’re going to fill in the so-called pond. We’re going to level the dirt between the new location of the barn and the house in ways that will encourage excess water to run towards the small ravine with all the trees. But we will be setting up water storage tanks on each side of the barn. They’ll be hooked up to the gutters on the barn to catch and store rain run-off for watering the garden.
The small retaining wall at the driveway will be extended higher and dirt will be moved to level out that area. It will stop the current run-off of water and dirt from under the back porch. And the RV awning is coming down. The roofing from that will be used on the barn. The cement pad will be busted up. None of that was constructed properly when the previous owners had it done.
Oh – and the chicken coop will be built!
There’s a whole lot to get done before winter arrives to drive us nuts. But then – you would be thinking about this coming winter. I’m already looking at next winter - and shaking my head!
The ground is much higher where the barn currently sits – versus where the house sits. The slope has all the rain coming toward the house. We will be moving a LOT of dirt - once the barn is moved. We’re going to fill in the so-called pond. We’re going to level the dirt between the new location of the barn and the house in ways that will encourage excess water to run towards the small ravine with all the trees. But we will be setting up water storage tanks on each side of the barn. They’ll be hooked up to the gutters on the barn to catch and store rain run-off for watering the garden.
The small retaining wall at the driveway will be extended higher and dirt will be moved to level out that area. It will stop the current run-off of water and dirt from under the back porch. And the RV awning is coming down. The roofing from that will be used on the barn. The cement pad will be busted up. None of that was constructed properly when the previous owners had it done.
Oh – and the chicken coop will be built!
There’s a whole lot to get done before winter arrives to drive us nuts. But then – you would be thinking about this coming winter. I’m already looking at next winter - and shaking my head!
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Overwhelming List for Life
I was sending off an email reply to Heidi and Monica this morning when I decided on one more task I could take on that would help make time more efficient for myself.
Normally, I use my blog for only posting my latest digital scrapbook layouts. It was killing two birds with one stone, allowing me a fun way of sharing photos with friends and family, as well. I’m going to be posting more regular updates on how things are going here on my blog for Dwayne and me. These days, the two of us need to kill as many birds as we can with one stone.
To describe the scenario for Dwayne and I at this time in one word – Overwhelming. And that can even be considered an understatement. Already, we have succeeded in several brick walls that we’ve chewed through to get anything accomplished. As I was telling Heidi and Monica this morning – reality is proving that it will take us, at the very least, three years to get a handle on things here.
Time is burning to a crisp by Mother Nature. Dwayne will be going back to graveyard shift soon – which has now been increased from four months to FIVE months… grrrrr…. The situation with the economic turmoil going on in this country doesn’t help at all. And I’m sure we’re not the only ones facing the pressure. But almost on a daily basis – our plans are changed to add more efficiency in managing to accomplish all our goals.
Quite a bit has taken place over the past week, alone. The war with our garden is coming to a lull. I pulled up the spring spinach. It was just beginning to bolt. Dwayne cleaned the row before distributing the dirt between the potatoes and onions. The watermelon seeds planted in the bed with the blackberry bush startings have sprouted. I got hay spread in that bed yesterday. Dwayne had to change out the fuel pump on the pickup. We’ve had to mow the property twice this past week – in between the storms.
We begin power-washing and re-sealing the logs on the outside of the house - the porches, as well - during the next round of days off. In the meantime – we’re trying to save up for a tractor, wood-burning stove and building materials. And my putt-putt has to be repaired and running before Dwayne goes back onto graveyard shift.
Next on the list will be preparing for installation of a wood-burning stove. After we get the wood-burning stove installed – we begin projects that will be done during late fall and winter. We’ll begin with framing in and insulating the basement. All the windows upstairs in the house come after that. The trim will be removed – insulation will be put in and the trim will be cut down to proper proportions.
Sounds so simple in type. But there’s all the other stuff in between. We’re beginning to harvest. Canning is coming up very soon. We still have to plant okra this month. And come July – we get to start preparing for the fall crop that has to be planted no later than August 15th! The bi-weekly mowing is here. We have to continue spraying the fruit trees. The house has to be cleaned – laundry – grocery shopping – cooking – bathing and grooming the dog. All that normal stuff has to be dealt with, too!
The barn will have to wait until next year. And there has been a huge change of plans there. The so-called pond is a pain in the butt – which also created problems with the far side of the barn. That entire area of the property creates a slope for all the rain to make its way right for our house.
We’ve decided to move the barn. We already had plans for gutting it down to the frame. Completely moving it won’t make much more difference there. But it will make a huge difference in many good ways by moving it. We’re relocating it to the fence at the back pasture. Dwayne wants to set the barn up between the fence and make the alley wide enough for driving through to get to the back pasture. It will be out of our face, for a change. And actually – that will even increase the views from the back porch!
The ground is much higher where the barn currently sits – versus where the house sits. The slope has all the rain coming toward the house. We will be moving a LOT of dirt - once the barn is moved. We’re going to fill in the so-called pond. We’re going to level the dirt between the new location of the barn and the house in ways that will encourage excess water to run towards the small ravine with all the trees. But we will be setting up water storage tanks on each side of the barn. They’ll be hooked up to the gutters on the barn to catch and store rain run-off for watering the garden.
The small retaining wall at the driveway will be extended higher and dirt will be moved to level out that area. It will stop the current run-off of water and dirt from under the back porch. And the RV awning is coming down. The roofing from that will be used on the barn. The cement pad will be busted up. None of that was constructed properly when the previous owners had it done.
Oh – and the chicken coop will be built!
There’s a whole lot to get done before winter arrives to drive us nuts. But then – you would be thinking about this coming winter. I’m already looking at next winter - and shaking my head!
The ground is much higher where the barn currently sits – versus where the house sits. The slope has all the rain coming toward the house. We will be moving a LOT of dirt - once the barn is moved. We’re going to fill in the so-called pond. We’re going to level the dirt between the new location of the barn and the house in ways that will encourage excess water to run towards the small ravine with all the trees. But we will be setting up water storage tanks on each side of the barn. They’ll be hooked up to the gutters on the barn to catch and store rain run-off for watering the garden.
The small retaining wall at the driveway will be extended higher and dirt will be moved to level out that area. It will stop the current run-off of water and dirt from under the back porch. And the RV awning is coming down. The roofing from that will be used on the barn. The cement pad will be busted up. None of that was constructed properly when the previous owners had it done.
Oh – and the chicken coop will be built!
There’s a whole lot to get done before winter arrives to drive us nuts. But then – you would be thinking about this coming winter. I’m already looking at next winter - and shaking my head!
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