Just for the record; it rained almost every day last week and we received well over 3 1/2 inches of rain. 

 

The guys helped clear out all the junk and stuff that everyone had seemed to stuff in the old house.  Mike boarded up the one wall and is working on a few wholes in the walls for me.  They did get newer windows hung, so almost all my leaks are plugged.  I have spent hours with the shop vac and broom trying to get the dirt and cobwebs out.  I don't think it will ever be ready to paint/varnish.  I do have the curtains for the two rooms already and one rug.  So I just keep trying to keep my eyes on the prize.

 

Here we go again.  We had 6/10 yesterday and probably an inch last night.  Enough for a while!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Forget about frost on the pumpkins. I'ts so cold here, our pumpkins pulled up roots and moved south!

Things are getting further and further behind.  The soybeans are ready for harvest but the weather won't cooperate.  We have the vet coming in a couple days to vaccinate the calves against pneumonia, pasturella and all those other cute illnesses that can kill them.  They are getting to large for their mothers and its about time for them to be on their own.  They are all eating hay, grass and emptying the creep feeders faster than we can fill them.  The calves are easily 500 - 600 pounds.  Thats a little tough on the cows milking.  Hay season is about over.  Our hay crop is sure going to be short going into this winter.  I am really glad we have an ample supply of sileage because the weather this year wasn't very good for alfalfa.  Too wet and too cool.  The combine is serviced and field ready.  The guys are sure getting ancy especially with the snow in the black hills.  Keep your fingers crossed for some dry weather.

I can't beleive that it is still spitting/rainy outside.  The sun hasn't been out for 5 days.  This dreary weather is coming too early for Iowa and I am missing out on fall.  Our first partial frost was on Saturday and it got the garden.  The flowers near the patio and deck are still okay, but that is only until this Saturday when they say we have a chance of snow flurries and 21 for the low!  This is too early!

Okay this just isn't right.  On Monday I had the air conditioning on and now for two days we can't even reach 60.  It is cold, wet and rainy.  We needed the rain, but a little warmer would sure be nice.  I can't even bring myself to get on the 4-wheeler yet.  I need to finish chores, but _____ it's cold!

I decided on the name and location of my workshop.  Now comes the hard part, the destruction and construction phase.  I hope to turn tear away part of a very old house and keep the new addition only.  The new part looks just like a cottage out of Hansel and Gretel.  I sure hope our plan works.  If not, then its back to building a cabin out of a kit. That would probably be easier, but this one is so quaint and it is already completely shaded and has this delectable porch.  I can see the colors of mauve rose as the trim on a very rustic gray.  I have already got the sign design in my head and plan to paint it this winter.  The guys are going to take the bulldozer to the house and hopefully the can seperate the two.  Keep your fingers crossed.  Plus my little horses will be in the back yard, because this old house is located at their pasture and barn.