Lumber Jack

Saturday John cut a few logs into chunks.  He came inside and told me he thought he cut a cord of wood and we should have plenty for camping.  Today I went out  back and split most of the wood that John cut.  It only took me about two hours and then I pulled a bit from the other pile and split it also.  I am not sure it is all of the wood that we will need but it will be nice for burning.  It's kind of funny how stubborn some pieces of wood can be.  Some of them took me 25-30 swings to split.  Some of them after the 25-30 swings I gave up and put them in another pile.  Toward the end of the pile of logs I was wondering if I should try my shoulder at an ax.  I used to chop wood with an ax.  That's all I knew growing up.  Then I started using the splitting wedge and hammer.  I'm feeling a little rusty on the ax but I think I'm going to buy one tomorrow.  I thing swinging one large ax one or two times would be better than having to swing a sledge 30 times. 

Why did I buy you that camera?

Megan and I had show and tell tonight.  We went cloth shopping so Megan can have something to fill her summer hours with.  We grabbed for a camera phone to document our finds.  John asks, "I'm so glad I bought you a new camera."  I glanced out of the corner of my eye.  There it was.  Laying sadly on the buffet where it has been for weeks.  I have not carried it around with me like I did the old one.  I grabbed it and started taking pictures of things.  John had better watch out.  You never know what, where, when or why I will be taking photos.  Back to keeping up with the good old blog.

Before and After

So many of you don't know but in our bedroom the only closet was about 3 feet wide and about 4 feet long.  You couldn't walk into it broadside because it was too narrow.  A few weeks ago a friend of ours came to look at the idea we had about making the closet bigger.  After about ten minutes of looking he said it was a very doable project and would only take a week. 

This is the nook we got rid of to make the closet bigger.

This is the tiny closet. 

We went to work.  I found a place for all of the items in the nook.  This was an overwhelming project but we made it through.

Here is day two of the remodel.

The new wall and cupboard space

The old wall coming down.

In only a short 6 days including the weekend we were back in buisness.  We got to move our clothes off of the floor in the spare room.  Despite a few set backs and some disagreements on where or how things should go we made it.  Tonight I put in the new light for the nook.  I have to admit I was a little nervous when I killed the power to this light and started undoing what had just been done.  It took me a second to find the "bare" wire but I got it and hooked the rest right up.  In all it took me about 15 minutes.

My light

Wall number one in the new closet.  See the whole bare wall?  That used to be all of our closet.

wall two.  Upper shelf

Wall two lower shelf and shoes.  Bella just can't stay out of the photo.

There is still a bare wall right there also.  See the box?  That is the next light to put in.  If  I could have figures out how to reach the 10' ceiling tonight and not wake John up you can bet this would be in the ceiling and the box in the garbage going out.

Spring is here

This is the day we have been counting on since about December 21st.  I do enjoy winter but I love when the days become longer, I don't want to be in bed by 5:00pm, the flowers peek out of the ground, the oak tree blooms, the grass is green again, birds are chirping, kitties frolic, a fleece and shorts make a great afternoon outfit, and CAMPING is fun again.  I do dislike that my kitchen floor is messy with dirt and mud, Bella brings in lots of muddy prints, the rain makes everything wet often, allergies pop up again, but I guess I'll take it because that means summer is just around the corner and I'm in love.

Will you still need me, will you still feed me

When I'm 74.  Happy Birthday Mom.  I heard this song today and it made me think of you.  I would still feed you, love you and need you.  There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you.  You have left this world with a great legacy.  Your children and grand children and great grand children are doing a great job at keeping this world on it's toes.  Every day there are glimpses of you in things all around.  In my front garden are your bird houses.  In my front room there are your angels, your family history book, photos and your hymn book.  In my dinning room I have your bowls, your deacon's bench, and your art work.  In the kitchen I have mixing bowls and I have your ability to store food. We could eat for weeks just out of the cupboards. The marble slab you gave me and the pressure cooker you bought me have been put to good use.  In my bed room I have a little tea cup that you put your rings in.  Each night I see it and think of you as I drift to sleep.  If only I can amount to 1/3 the woman you were.  That would make me great.  Happy Birthday Mom I LOVE YOU!!!

Good Morning Sunshine

Who wouldn't want a wake up hug and kiss from this face? (I mean the one on the left) He was so lovey this morning and the it was time to bust out the tunnel and trains and make our best choo choo choo choo chooooooo chug all through the house.  The "trains" got dressed, made breakfast, raced down the hallway, and woke brother up for school. All in all it was a very fine morning.

Rub a dub dub

It's time to whip up a new batch of laundry soap.  I love the way it makes my clothes smell.  The even better part is...my skin is not breaking out.  You see I have always had to use unscented laundry soap or it would make my skin be one big rash.  Now I can have clothes that have a fresh "felsnaptha" smell to them and I don't suffer with a rash for the week.  It's easy and it makes laundry soap cost pennies a load.