The Creek

We went to the creek while Brittany was out visiting from Texas. She was with us for about a week. We had a full house with her, her son Kohl, Nathan sleeping here while his room was being moved, and Renee. Jordan was here a couple of days as well. All with only a kitchen sink for brushing teeth and washing hands (bathroom is still being worked on). It was fun though - here are pics from the creek last week.

Family Photos

Nathan graduated a few weeks ago and we had a little party for him. Since most of the family was there * of 10 sibs), we took some pictures.
All of the grandkids. Back Row: Renee, Michelle, Scott, Tyler, Jessica. Front Row: Ryan, Kohl, Caitlin, Erin, Eric, Ashley.

Nathan and his Aunt and Uncle Austin and his cousin Matthew

8 out of 10 sibs and all the grandkids. L-R Brittany and Kohl, Cassandra, Sharon (Grandma), Nathan and Caitlin, Paul and Michelle, Adam and Erin, Shannon and Ryan, Renee, Alicia and Tyler, Scott and Eric, Christine, Jessica and Ashley

Sharon (Grandma), Cassandra, Nathan, Paul, Adam, Brittany, Shannon, Alicia, Christine

Moving the Shed

Moving the shed turned out to be quite the ordeal. After getting a quote of $750 after I talked the guy into a cap (he wanted $150/hr) and no guarantee of the condition in which the shed would be delivered, Adam took on the task of moving the shed. He rented a tractor, bought some railroad ties and used the trailer the tractor came on to move the shed. I'm still not clear on just how exactly they got it onto the trailer. When I left them, the shed was at a precarious angle and Adam was about to just let the whole thing fall over and be done with it. A half day later, it was on the trailer. It made it down the bumpy road intact and the following morning I helped Adam set it down on the oh-so-handy-spools we got from the dump. Adam was able to return the tractor on time and the shed was resting comfortably on the spools. At one point, we considered leaving the shed on the spools. It looked like a tree house from down the road. With tires, several jacks and another tractor rental the following weekend, Adam, James and Nathan set it down. Well, technically, it set itself down since one of the jack fell over causing a tire to go through the floor and me to scream since I thought it was destined to fall into the RV. It landed nicely and Adam used the tractor and railroad ties to shove it into place. It sustained minimal damage and only cost $500 in tractor rentals in which Adam also dug a huge hole, graded a lot of the property, among other things. So, not too bad. But we're not doing it again!

The angle was greater when I left... too much anxiety to watch
Finally on the trailer

Me lifting the phone line over the roofIt actually fit through the entrance wall - Daisy was very interested in this whole ordeal and followed along
1/2 a mile or so later, it arrived and we set it on the spools in the a.m.

Desert Tortoise and Pig Cow

A large desert tortoise wandered through our property on Saturday. It was the biggest one I've ever seen outside of a zoo. The kids loved it. We fed it some watermelon and then it continued on its way after we redirected it away from the hazards in our yard (like the giant hole Adam dug). Pretty neat! I still need to go back to our old house and get a better picture of the giant pig-cow creature. I've never seen such an enormous pig!

Drywall - Almost Finished

After Adam painted with the semi-gloss we decided that the drywall was not as flat as we thought it was so this is what it looks like before the drywall guys came back to texture. We need to repaint which means a run to Lowe's for some more Lotus Flower. I don't see how we're going to get done in time to move next weekend.

Drywall

Progress on the Kitchen