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July 1, 2007
Wow, so much to do!
Today, I decided to start with the Fly Lady cleaning method - shining my new sink. And yes, it needed it.
Since we have a couple of months to get all moved, we have the luxury of preparing the house and barn before we move there. So, I went to Wal-Mart this morning and spent nearly $200 on cleaning supplies and a few other things the new house needs. You know, like hummingbird feeders.
So I got some cleaning done and I filled two hummingbird feeders with nectar and hung them on the deck (which is covered - it is lovely!).
I did not expect to see a hummingbird for days, but within an hour or so, a hummingbird came to the feeder!
And then, to make things nicer, my new neighbor, Cheryl (lives 1/4 mile from us), gave me the biggest African Violet I have ever seen in my life! It has to be 14 or 15 inches in diameter -and it is blooming beautifully! OMG - I cannot kill it! Alan and Cheryl, our new neighbors, are just darling - they are a few years older than us, and completely retired. Cheryl is the daughter of the man whose farm we just purchased (he passed away last February) and she has given us all kinds of history on the place.
And yesterday, we did purchase a washer and dryer - I bought the GE front loading - yeah, I know, it is not as cool of a set as the LG and some of the others, but I just could not justify the huge price difference - nearly 1,000 bucks! And it is just John and I now - no more trying to keep up with Andy's clothes! Of course, we will have the horses there, and that means, I will spend a lot more time outside with them, but I could spend that thousand bucks on fencing!
Tomorrow, John has to meet the guys delivering the new washer/dryer out at the new house. Then, when I get off work, we need to go and buy a truck. We want the full bed, so we will get a regular cab - we're thinking an F-150 or F-250.
Then, we have to buy a utility ATV - we're thinking a Polaris Ranger, and we are going to need a tractor and some kind of brush cutter - that either the ATV or the tractor can pull.
Yikes. It's really daunting, but the land is so, so beautiful!
And hummingbirds!!!
Posted by Beth at July 1, 2007 6:15 PM
Comments
I recomend the M113.
Excellent AT abilities, no parking problems and the .50 ends most traffic argmuents early.
Room for a couple of hammocks in the back.
Posted by: Murray at July 1, 2007 7:13 PM
ROFLMAO!
Murray, you are so funny! You will have to come and visit sometime once we get moved in.
Posted by: Beth at July 1, 2007 7:31 PM
Sounds like you're really enjoying yourself.
I bet the M113 would also be a fine tractor.
Posted by: Trias at July 1, 2007 7:32 PM
Murray - don't think I didn't give *this* serious consideration!
Posted by: John of Argghhh! at July 1, 2007 8:18 PM
Not to mention... this. I really really really want this.
Posted by: John of Argghhh! at July 1, 2007 8:20 PM
Yay! I'm so happy for you!! :)
Posted by: FbL at July 1, 2007 10:29 PM
John,
In the great if&when I get to have my wilderness estate one of the things I will is a bobcat and one of the attachments I will have is the big post hole digger. I want to be able to dig holes, oh, about shoulder width and several feet deep.
You know, for planting trees. Never know when you might need to plant a tree some night.
Posted by: KCSteve at July 2, 2007 3:10 PM