WEEKEND PROJECTS

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Awhile ago, we bought a few acres of land adjacent to the land our house sits on. Eventually, we plan to build a shop out back and move our equipment from our land across the road to the new land back behind our house. The new land purchase has created some extra work for Tim and the boys this fall.
First they had to put up a new fence which you can see below.

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Then they put in a new irrigation pipe so they could widen our driveway. The driveway needed to be wider so they can get in and out more easily with the trucks. It was raining the other morning when they were out working on the pipe project.

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They also had to move our mailbox. I hope I don’t come home in a daze sometime and forget that now we turn AFTER the mailbox and not BEFORE the mailbox (LOL)…. or I’ll be running into the ditch. I don’t always pay attention to details such as that and this mailbox has been in the same spot since I was in 2nd grade so it’ll take some adjusting.

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Tater was watching all of this activity from inside the house since it was cold and dreary outside. He sat on the couch watching out the big front window.

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It’s so nice that Josh is able to get this type of experience while under the very watchful eye of his dad and grandpa. You know the saying about boys’ toys. They still like to play in the dirt it’s just that now the toys are bigger! (LOL).

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They sure did get a lot of work done this past weekend! Good job, boys.

Wow they did a ton of work. How wonderful is that! My kids would love to have the chance to drive and work with machinery like that. I think I would be worried!!

In the snow it might be even more difficult to remember not to turn before the mailbox. Maybe you need a red reminder sign attached to it or something! {g} It could say something like, ‘NOT YET CYNTHIA!’ That would intrigue people who drove by.

Great job, men! I think it is so totally cool that Josh gets to drive those big toys. I’m a bit envious. I have driven my dad’s bulldozer.

Cindy
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BALANCING ACT

I don’t think I ever mentioned that I was seeing a Physical Therapist last fall for some knee problems.  They said the knee problems could be related to having a weak ankle caused by so many bad ankle sprains.  They suggested balancing activities. Look at what a great husband I …

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EXCAVATION 01.19.2011

This summer will mark our 20th year in our home.  WOW.  I have no idea where 20 years went, but I do know the time has finally come to do something about the backside of our house.  We’ve talked about remodeling/adding onto the kitchen for YEARS, but every year anothe year comes and goes …

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06.21.2010

Making tracks toward home!  The county road from the pit and hayfield entrance to our house is still covered in mud clumps even a couple days after we were out muddying up our rig for the Father’s Day car show yesterday.