Still Smoke but Cooler

It has cooled down the last couple of days but still smoky.

Dh helped the neighbor get his lean-to joists up so a hard roof can be put on before winter hits. He also went and helped get a small bridge fixed for a 99 year old lady who still works her own wheat fields. Today he helped clean and mow a yard for someone who just got out of the hospital.

Not much else going on besides taking care of the chickens, turkeys, dogs, cat and visiting mules. These three are looking for their carrot treat.

Just some pictures from around the farm from this summer.

Dave took this one below on his way home one evening.

The wood pecker who had her next in a tree next to the house.

Trying Something New Some Pics of Me

Here we go from beginning to now. Born in Wisconsin to a hard working waitress and a lumber jack. The 2 sitting on the step is me and my first cousin Dennis. The other boys I am with are my brothers and step brother.

Needed this cool down

We are supposed to have a cool front come in tonight. It will be high 70's instead of 90's for a couple of days. Looking forward to it that's for sure.

We took the 28-3 1/2 year old layers to someone that wanted them. So we are down to 8 layers for now until the new hens start to lay in a month or so.

The 2 grand children from AZ were here for 4 days. They seemed to love helping with the chickens and turkeys and helping to transfer them to the big chicken area.

 They both took turns clipping tree branches as well.

One of my older brothers and his lady came out to visit our mom for a couple of days and they came up to see us as well for like 3 hours. It had been 10 years since I had seen him. I was still wearing my chore clothes :).

Bathroom Mostly Finished

The bathroom is pretty much finished except for the flooring. That will be done when we fix the kitchen floor. Under the temporary vinyl are the porch boards since it was a back porch back in the day when the place was built.

Before.

After: And finding out that the wall there on the right is tilted in as it goes up. Made things more interesting than we needed.

Yay verily yay, a toilet in that flushes all the time, not just half the time if that.

 The vanity and sink were put in yesterday with a new faucet set :). The flooring will go down when we do the kitchen floor and just take it into the bathroom. Plus he is going to make a cabinet next to the vanity to put things in that will be below the med. cabinet which goes goes up on the wall Monday.
The door to the bathroom from the kitchen isn't back on as yet as we need to replace part of the frame work that is bad. Be prepared lol.

 Yesterday evening dear hubby put the last of the middle support boards in for the see through roof panels for the green house.

Wish I was in Church today but I am not feeling well and that redone bathroom is way more than my friend today. I would never make the 40 minute drive.

Redoing Bathroom GADS

We pulled the sink and vanity, toilet, did some first coat painting and then dh started tearing up the 6 layers of flooring and several inches high bathroom floor. All had more than enough screws, nails and staples and glue.
1. Vinyl
2. Particle board
3. More particle board
4. Carpet
5. Linoleum
6. Plywood
Then the old board used as the base of the floor. We think the bathroom was put in, in the 1950's. There used to be a outdoor John behind the garage.
We have 55 inches by 60 to work with for sink, vanity and toilet. Plus the small bedroom doorway into the bathroom.

Layer of carpet under other layers being pulled out below.

 And wa la down to the oldest floor boards, finally.

Making a template for the cement board

Cutting the cement board

One of the daughters came up and brought the grand girl that will spend a few days here.

All fireworks shown were safe and legal.

The Green House is coming together.

We got a chance to work on the green house today. I mostly held boards and was the go-fer.

Over a week ago papa and K digging worms for the chickens.

Today behind  the backyard

Never Ending Things That Need Done

We're trying to get all the things done around here that have added up and have been planned to get finished this summer. But trying to keep up with the things that have to be done week to week. You know like mowing and weed eating etc.

Our area has seen a rash of family dogs being hit and shot. We do our best to keep ours in our fenced yard. Nothing but gravel roads here but some folks think they are running the Indy 500 or something.

The first week of summer vacation finds one of the grand girls here and digging for treasure.

Creek time

The lilac's just bloomed here this week.