Life Moves On...

Today was a MUCH cooler day then it has been. Shed roof got finished being shingled yesterday - need to put up some flashing and the roof is DONE! Then we'll work on the floor. The person we were borrowing the ladder from wants it back so we finished the roof 1st before the floor. 

We were going to get some beds today, but guy upped the price to more then new would be with the price of beds + gas to get there since we'd need to make 2 trips to get the beds...

Yesterday we Surprised my Daddy and Becca with some pizza for supper...tonight DH treated us all to Subway. Daddy and Becca have been helping a LOT when it comes to the shed and other things in the farm...but they don't like taking any "payback" for this so we treated them to supper as a "thanks" and they appreciated it like we appreciate the help they've been giving us...we'd be no where near as far as we are if we were doing it all ourselves.

Soon I hope to find my serger that my Mom got for me! Then I have quite a few things I want to sew up using it so I'm hoping it works (she got it for free...) Right now I'm looking at patterns I have printed out and deciding what to make up to cloth the kids for fall/winter as I'm really wanting to MAKE their entire wardrobes this time...I had started to once before and actually got all except shorts sewed up for D but then a LOT has happened in the past year that I've not been able to keep that up...although right now D is still wearing the shirts I made him a yr ago (still fit but need to be longer I think...) M still wears some of the dresses I made up for her and S is wearing mostly dresses that were made last yr for her and some for M that are too short on M now...what S wears that wasn't made by me is her Minnie Mouse clothes which she jus adores...so I think I shall need to find me some Minnie Mouse material so I can meet her Minnie Mouse clothing desires without buying them ;) M would LOVE it if I could find some Princess material...and my little D wouldn't mind himself some "vroom vrooms" (Cars) on some of his clothes either...I'll do my best to meet my kids' desires when it comes to prints and they know this...it brings me joy to sew up something for them and see their faces light up as they put on "mommy clothes" <3

Ready! Set! Go!

The title of this blog post will make sense when you read how fast things will be happening in the next wk or 2! it's a case of if I get to sit down and fold up some laundry I'll count myself lucky!


I got some GREAT news today in regards to the farm house...some bad news too but nothing too bad...great news is the kitchen ceiling light is the ONLY wire that needs to be changed (and then cuz *I* want it done not a NEED) - this means that we can go ahead and let the power run throughout the house (except Kitchen) and get toilets able to flush, water heater heating water, lights coming on...etc...this also means that we'll no longer need to load boards to be cut for the shed up into a vehicle, drive to my Daddy's house, unload the boards, cut them, load them back up, drive to the farm house, unload them, and put them where needed on the shed...instead we can plug in the skill saw at the farm!!! more good news: we can start setting up the bedrooms! (we had been waiting on that incase the electrician needed to tear up floor boards to replace wires on the main floor instead of tearing up the ceilings...) so the nicely painted kids' rooms will get the beds put in (mattresses purchased next wk - bed frames made by my DH) their dresser sets can leave my Daddy's garage and go into their rooms...master bedroom still needs some work but nothing major so we'll put it on hold (for now) and focus on the other need-to-do stuff so we can move in! then we'll redo the master bedroom later on 
the shed - we're moving away from "get the roof done!" to "get the floor laid!" then the shed can be getting filled up (thus the farm house emptying) as the roof finishes getting shingled...once all my Mom's stuff is in the shed then I can start setting up house!!! :D 
bad news? everything electric wise OUTSIDE the house has to be upgraded...why? we get 200 amps to the "box" then the pole (overhead wires) sends in 60 amps to the house...so we "loose" 140amps by the overhead wires due to them not being able to handle the full amount of power...the fuse panel inside the house is good til 100 amps - the upgrade will be a buried wire that can handle the full 200 amps to get it to the house and the fuse panel inside upgrade to handle 200 amps also...then we're set there! Electrician's coming next wk to upgrade that and fix the kitchen light wire (he has to wait on some part to upgrade the panel) BUT we CAN LIVE in the house (ignoring the fact that my Mom's stuff still fills the main floor...) with the power as-is so it's not stopping us from moving in! 

SOOOO it comes down to - get the last things hooked up (stove/fridge/kitchen sink) so the kitchen is working (oven's being moved...fridge can be plugged in but isn't due to having no doors on right now...kitchen sink needs it's pipes tightened down...) and finish the floor at least on the shed then start emptying my Mom's stuff OUT! and my stuff IN! :D then we live there...even if with mattresses on the floor for now while DH works on bed frames for the kids...)

Moving Forward...and Waiting...

We got the new electric water heater in (a requirement set by the county...the still good gas water heater had to go they said...we MUST have electric...) the same plumber that put that in (it HAD to be put in by a plumber county said so there too...) fixed the pipes that supply the house...the water has run through the pipes some, but the pump is now back off - why? the downstairs bathtub is stuck "on" (we never turned it on either) once we fix that and get the kitchen sink hooked up we can dump the bleach down the well cap and let the bleach run through the pipes then the BLACK water will be clear again (the black comes from residue in pipes/pump)
Tomorrow the electrician comes to check wires on the main floor (county insists an electrician must do it even though my Daddy's more then able to...whatever) then we can get the power running and then it's a matter of days (maybe a wk) to getting in there...
The heat advisories are what's holding us up the most at this time...shed can't be worked on when it's so hot you about pass out jus walking out the door...

Another Setback...

Nothing major but yesterday in checking out different things we had waited on until things could actually be done with them (like pipes...no septic meant pipes couldn't have water in them...) My Daddy rested his hand on the pipe that'd supply the WHOLE house with water (it goes up and then breaks off as needed) and his fingers went INTO the pipe...that's sooo NOT suppose to happen! so now we know we gotta some of that pipe before we can let the well pump run (otherwise I'll have an indoor swimming pool...lol)
The pipe from the well pump will need to be replaced before water can come on...but that's fine since ALL switches are "off" on the panel so nothing will turn on in the house at all once the electric comes on tomorrow...we then need to go through and figure out what's what in the panel since the door is gone from it for some reason :S so we gotta be real careful what comes on...at least until the pipes supplying the house are replaced...

YAHOO! It's In!

Well the septic tank was to go in on Monday...it rained Sunday night...a whopping 1.5inches needless to say the septic tank didn't go in Mon...we hoped that it'd NOT rain Mon night...it did but only a tiny bit (enough to make things look wet) septic tank went in on Tues!!! Now we get the electric hooked up (this coming Monday!) and then we get the electrician out there to connect the septic tank's pump to electric...then we got a working septic tank!
Next on the list to do: take a look around the house see what we can see as far as outlets/light switches and see how many we need of those...as well as the covers for them...then we put up what we can as far as ceiling lights go and figure out what more we need there too...and the kitchen sink needs it's pipes connected...we need to get a plugin for the stove (wires are there jus no plugin) and see how we are as far as hookups for the washing machine...dryer right now would be a bonus if hooked up but it will also need to get done eventually...
Shed needs to be finished. Then my Mom's stuff starts emptying out into it...if we're lucky we'll be able to put SOME furniture out there also...if not I gotta find where to "shove" a heckalot of furniture since my Mom can't part with somethings for whatever emotional reason...
the LAST thing to happen? my stuff moves out of my Daddy's garage and into the farm house! :D we might be already staying there when that happens...it jus depends some on weather (don't want to move too much in rain if we can help it...)

Things are FINALLY starting to move in a fast pace! I can see the day I can lay in MY bed in MY house and stare at the ceiling jus cuz...it'll be here before I know it...and I can't wait!

Dare I Even Say it?

Been busy again...only this time actually getting things done! Amazing how good it can feel to spend 4hours painting a room...step back and jus stare at it like "yep I did that - FINALLY!" 

Last Monday I told DH "I've had it with waiting" and I picked up paint for the upstairs bedrooms in the farm house...the kids enjoyed picking out their own colors! Once we had the colors picked out I said how much of each color would be needed...got the rollers and such and to the farm we went! that night I got little boy's room painted and I was shocked at how close I was to having the correct amount needed to get the walls done in there...it made me hope there was enough for the other 2 rooms (bigger, but I had also gotten more paint for them...) the girl's room is nearly done, and again I was pretty right on as far as how much was needed. Since the master bedroom is the same size as the girls' room I have faith I got enough paint for there too. I can hardly wait until the rooms are completely painted, and we can start setting them up to be used! This will include "unloading" the main floor some and figuring out what of my Mom's furniture can go where "for now" as she'll want it all later and the shed we got isn't big enough for all the boxes plus all the furniture.

The shed? well it's a "barn" of a much smaller measure...DH is putting it up. He's enjoying being able to build this shed...once the shed is built my Mom's stuff can be stacked in there...the sooner this can be done the better off everyone will be is what I'm beginning to think.

DH has a job also. This is another thing that's made him happier...simply going to work, working hard, and caring for his family. He puts the shed up on days off and works the rest of the time...can hardly wait til we can move into the farm house!

The title comes from a thing I wonder if I should even mention...in fear it might be put off yet again...but I think I will...next Mon is scheduled for a septic tank! If it falls through again I might jus scream...go yell at some people...and then start digging the hole myself...all this waiting and for stupid reasons wears on someone's patience no how much they have...

Life Happens...

I have been VERY busy lately. Doing what? nothing really...at least that's what it seems like...
int he past month I have spent most of my time trying to find somewhere, anywhere for my Mom to live, even if jus a temp thing. Sadly I've gotten no where - but it's of no fault of mine. My Mom has a list of "must haves" with her housing...that it's hindering half the potential places for her. Some of these must haves I know I won't make her give up - like her dog...she's had him for nearly 8yrs, he's her companion pet, and helps her in some of her hardest moments...so I won't ask her to give him up. He's currently staying with me right now and is becoming a spoiled brat lol (not that he wasn't before) but he's been getting wkly baths, daily brushings (at the hands of a 22month old, 3yr old, and a nearly 5yr old) and his food wetted jus a tad with some warm water to "soften" it some for him. He's lost weight, looks overall healthier, and spends most of his days outside as weather allows (we even put up a shade tent for him...) When he does go back to my Mom I know he'll be 1 happy puppy...but will miss his days outside. Other then that her "must haves" are sadly, slowly becoming too much to try to give...I'm running out of options with everything for her. Patience is a virtue that I don't have much of anymore...my Mom's on 5 different waiting lists for an apt and how long will it be until these apts open up? only God knows, and He's not sharing right now.
I've also been busy trying to get my DH a job, he's finally got his GED! so now, it's time for a job! this requires me to drive him wherever whenever...towing 3 kids along...some days it's jus too hot to even leave the house muchless sit in a vehicle waiting. but we're doing what we can.
I'm busy looking into some type of storage of some sort to be put on the farm, that in the right now can be used for my Mom's things, and in the later can be used for "yard tools" including, but not limited to, the lawn mower, the weed eater, snow shovels, shovels, garden tools, etc. once I find something that will work - it'll be up to my Mom to say what she'll NEED right away (bed, clothes, kitchen items, some bathroom stuff, somewhere to store her clothes, a place to sit) and the rest will be better packed up, as well as gone through, anything NOT needed will be gotten rid of...anything that she'll want/need in the future will go into this storage space...This I know will be hard on her, but it must be done, she simply has too much stuff...a 4bdrm farm house that doesn't have small rooms by any means is packed beyond belief and it's 95% her stuff...I can't even get into the farm house muchless move within it for anything....
so while it feels I've not been doing much, really I have, and the constant dead ends are truly becoming quite a stress...each passing day that I can't be working on that farm house to make it ready for my family is 1 more day that I must wait...I can't get power turned on til we know if the well pump is 100% shut off due to some pipes not in, and no septic tank...can't get to the bathroom downstairs to see if it has all it's pipes in or not, it'll be a squeeze to get upstairs - and the steps are right inside the back door...we could start working on the upstairs yes as not much is up there...but to have to squeeze in jus to get up there...*sigh* this is why I'm looking into the storage space...