Joe and I hope everyone had a joyful Christmas! We wish everyone a Happy New Year foe 2015.
We are excited that we are getting so much closer to having the plumbing and drywall in. Mud and taping may be challenging, but we have made it this far so believe we can also tackle that job.
The weather has been quite cold the past two weeks and even colder weather is predicted around January 5. Thank goodness most of the work is inside for now.
Joe and Wayne got the soffits and trim up on the high end of the roof lady week. We had to hire a tractor with a lift to reach that high. They wound up putting a ladder on our scaffold strapped to the lift to reach the peak! Thank goodness that part of the soffit is finished. We probably won't put up anymore soffits or siding until warmer weather. The house is wrapped in Tyvek so it is water tight.
As soon as we can get the HVAC guy back out to finish the last vent and connect the system, we will have heat and air in the house! Miracles never cease.
My granddaughter, Meghan, and I are visiting my son and his family outside of Memphis. It is my grandson , Jackson's, 3rd birthday on January 3. So happy to be here for his birthday. Little Evan who is 1 1/2 years old is such a character and so glad to get to spend time with him also.
I hope our Red Wattle sow, Rosie, waits to have her babies until I get back home as I would like to be there to see the babies. Joe is great at helping with animal deliveries if need be.
The 12 foot sheets of drywall for our walls were delivered Dec. 31, so we are just now ready to start hanging it. I can help Joe with the walls as that drywall is so much lighter than the ceiling drywall.
Joe and I took a two day break and went to the Chateau Resort in Branson. So wonderful to have room service and rest. Really recharged the batteries to keep us working on the house. Muffin and Freckles even went to stay at a dog retreat in Branson so we knew they were safe and cared for while we were away.
I decided to make some time to paint a 4 ft tall soldier to go by our front door for Christmas. Callie and I made peppermint star shaped tree ornaments one day. I misread the cooking time and our first batch cooked for 30 minutes, not 3 minutes! That made pretty pink blobs , but they were not star shaped ornaments! We worked out the kinks and finally made some darling ornaments.
Happy New Year and may your dreams come true !
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