This past weekend was very busy out on the Ridge. Blair and I drove Papa's tractor back from Bow Island, it took us two and a half hours! On Saturday Papa showed up bright and early and we spent the day leveling the yard and building up the 3 driveways; the main entrance, back entrance and front drive up to the garage. Than Papa mowed down all the weeds in the yard, they were really starting to take over the place, we were loosing kids in them they were so high.
On Sunday Papa drove the tractor back to the farm and left me with a backpack sprayer and a 10 litre jug of Roundup to spray the yard with.
Monday the kids and I hiked along the Bullshead Creek, it was very picturesque and we even managed to scare up some deer and a rooster pheasant, didn't find any snakes though.
On Tuesday Blair and I went fishing for the morning in the creek but didn't catch anything other than the two-way radio that I managed to drop in! Than the kids went to Tammy's for a sleepover and I spent the remainder of the day and part of the evening pulling all the weeds and garbage out from the back fence than burning the pile which was almost as big as the truck. I also went through another 2 backpacks full of Roundup.
Things are looking really good, I wish I had someway to upload my pictures, maybe when I get out to the farm I can get that figured out.
Back to work today and tomorrow and than off to Gull Lake for a camping trip, the kids are off to swimming lessons for the following 2 weeks in Bow Island so we should be able to get more of the yard stuff done as well as some exploring.
The house is coming right along, they have the fireplace installed in the basement and the drywaller has the first coat of mud and tape on the entire house. Carolyn talked to the cabinet maker and apparently he's got all the kitchen cupboards done and ready to be installed. We've been using the water from the cistern, still haven't got the irrigation set up but we don't really need it just yet. Still no septic field, they are still getting permits.
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