Last month we had planned for a weekend of special days, well wouldn't you know we are ALL packed up and ready to go Friday night (which was my b-day) and in the middle of the night I got the stomach flu. Plans were cancelled and little hearts (big ones too) were hurt. There were really sad faces all weekend long. The not-so-funny thing was that I was preaching to the kiddos that if they didn't settle down and get their sleep they would be getting sick and we wouldn't go...well, I guess I didn't settle down. So ten days later we were on our way to our 4 day wonderful weekend. We used a different tent this year, one that was canvas and is used in one of the many re-enactments that take place here in the history filled state of Maryland. (It looks like a tee-pee, and has a ton of room, compared to our 6 person tent.)
So while away, Irene decided to come visit. We were a bit worried as to what was happening at home, however we didn't want to leave where we were...does that make sense? So a couple of phone calls later we learn that our basement isn't flooded, however our driveway and front yard look like a war zone...whew we lucked out. However some weren't soo lucky, we have some dear friends that got home to about 2 inches of water in their all fixed up basement and another who had a mature oak tree fall on their home and had to leave their home in the middle of the storm that dumped 6 1/2 inches of rain...we lucked out and Irene wasn't too nasty to us.
We then had a week to unpack, pick up sticks and get ready for school. We had some friends from PA sneek down for the Labor Day weekend and give us some wonderful news about their new addition that should arrive sometime in March and then Tuesday came. The first day of school, all four are in school now and depending on the day the day the either have the best teacher or the worst, but we are having fun and enjoying it so far...yes, I know that we are only on day six.
The day after Labor day, Lee decided to come visit us. Lees sure can be a hassle and this one sure was. From Monday evening to Friday he dumped 13 1/2 inches of rain on us and messed EVERYTHING up. Trees down, roads flooded, houses flooded, ... once again we were lucky. This time we were home and I could keep an eye on everything...I can't wait till we get our garage on....
Garage you say, yep we are still under contruction. You see, we all knew that we were putting on a garage so there was a large hole left at the side of our house and the land slopes toward our basement right there, since we were going to get the garage built pretty quickly...well winter came and spring the builder was busy and one thing after another and now we are finding a new builder to build the garage. We have one estimate in and two coming in within the next week and we hope to have a garage by winter.
So the contruction of the garage will mean more moving of dirt and hopefully our final stage (with the exception of the tearing down of the old sheds/barns) so we have a landscaper coming in with some plans on Saturday for our front flower gardens and a little bit of our back yard.
Yesterday I caulked and painted the shoe molding in the living room, so with the exception of the fire place and the trim in that room, we are done...YES...FINALLY...there is a closet there we hope to make into a chair closet and then put a bench and coat hooks up on the wall behind that front door...and we have to figure out what we are doing with that wood stove...but really we are done with that room, we can bring in furniture and start to use the room...YIPPEE!!!
Through the past two weeks I have been fighting my cell phone company...grrrrr...I wasn't getting service and when I am expected to pay for service and they don't give me service I get irked...so after about 5+ hours fighting with the company they finally realized that either I wasn't going to give up or that I had a point and cancelled my contract with no cancellation fee...so I then had to spend more time setting up a new contract with a new company, which come to find out didn't give me coverage in our house, so a week later I was back setting up with a different company and so far all is going well.
We are truly enjoying the cool fall mornings and there are some here that are getting ready for a very important season that starts in 2 days and goes for 3 1/2 months.
In a nutshell this has been the happenings here on the Frederick Ranch for the last couple of weeks (month) and will have more to come soon...I hear the kiddos rising and my day has started...
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