Roll Over!

Glen Dube's Excavating out of Sabbatus is to thank for our backyard/field of dirt. But seriously now we have a Waste Receptacle! This is probably the biggest news of today- we have a fully installed septic system...  if only we had a fully installed toilet inside the house to use! But, alas, this is not on Jeff's agenda. So quick run-ins into town or out with mother-nature will have to do for now. Oh and it's not on Jeff's agenda because he just doesn't feel like it; but because he has an absurd list of other "to-do's" that need doin' first! Lemme tell you- this guy is busy... tearin' out walls, framing up walls, making archways with a cool CNC system-thing he's got. Umm, no I don't understand exactly what this is; but I do know that it involves a computer and Jeff telling that computer what to cut and then it just cuts it! So essentially, in my mind anyways, its pretty much magic.

As for me... well I spent about 6 hours cleaning today. And frankly, it is not nearly as gratifying as spending 6 hours scraping and painting. But The Trash Guyz came today for that big pile of wood in the Den (add-on) and the "Bagster" (a bag bought from Lowes that holds lots of trash... Jury is still out on it's effectiveness) Anyhow... here are today's pictures!

Richard (i.e. excavator operator) separated some of the field stones/boulders for us! So that we can use in landscaping later on.

He also separated out what's left over of the shed so that it's easier to burn!

Nah, nah, nah, nah!  (set to cool music of your choice) LUCY Montage! (yeah, that's how productive I was today.)

Lucy: the biggest St. Bernard in World by some beautiful Sedum in bloom.

"Lucy! Lucy! Look here!" Somehow I thought it'd be the most adorable thing to have Lucy looking up at me with the blooms next to her.

Just lovely.

Ugh. Leave me alone!

Archway... Courtesy of CNC (... or magic)

Cleaned up Den... well at least cleaned up compared to before!

The field that looked like a Rock Quarry just yesterday.

The Front wheels of an old 1926 Essex Car. The wooden spokes aren't rotted out!

We have a stone wall!

So ends another day! The upcoming weekend should allow lots of opportunity for continued progress on the Farm. We are so excited about our new place. And for our friends and family that have heard all the highs and lows this past year has brought, well, you know this Home means the world to us. We feel really blessed. The opportunity to dig in and work to transform this place into a Home is BIG. This long weekend ahead, also brings with it our 2nd anniversary! And this year instead of moving out of our home (and into the in-laws basement ;) )... we'll be working hard towards getting the Farm ready for new life.