Friday

Seems like there is an endless bunch of little things to do. Today I hooked up the dishwasher, ice maker on the refrigerator, washer dryer combo, and laundry counter and sink. Tomorrow I think I will tackle the garage after I drive my boat in the Pioneer Days parade.

I think I need to go fishing.

Water and gas

This morning the gas guy from the Coop came to hook up the gas. As it turned out he helped me hook up the gas. (he learned a few things) After the gas I started the pump I had borrowed to pump water out of a tank. Well it ran for about one minute and the motor burned out. At 6 pm I went to Spencer to get a new pump. Of course I had to do all of the plumbing over. About 11:30 everything was working well. The water is coming out of one thousand gallon tank that the well driller left as he felt guilty about not being able to get here for two or three weeks. No word on the rural water but I expect that they will start digging it in soon.

Fireplace

It was oppressively hot and humid today so I decided to stay inside and install the fireplace. The reason was that I needed to run the gas line for the range and needed to do the fireplace at the same time. I thought that I would have time to do the gas line too, but we will have to see as it is 715 now.

Moved

Mary came home Friday to prepare for the movers on Friday. She is a great organizer and does a good job of keeping dad on track.

The moving van came about 8 am Monday morning with three big strapping men which we got to appreciate as the day went on. They worked their tails off on a hot miserable day. It took them until 3:30 to finish the job.

By this evening we had the entire house unpacked and things put away. A job that I could not have accomplished by my self in any length of time. The closet is all hunting and fishing stuff!

It has been very hot here and fortunately I got the geothermal heat pump working in before the move. It is so nice. I have all the comforts of home, DSL internet, cell phone service, phone service, and satellite TV. Everything but running water! The well driller was gone last week and has a well to drill before he comes back. Life is still good.

Ready for carpet

Its 9:45 and I just home. The house is all cleaned up and ready for the carpet to be put in tomorrow. It is good feeling to have everything pretty clean and organized.

Besides cleaning I got the fixtures all put in the bathrooms and the dishwasher installed. Really seems unimportant as I don't have any water yet.

There seems to be an endless list of little things that need to be done. Over whelming at times.

It's going to be a busy week as moving date is a week from today, Thursday I have to meet with Lynne's relative about some plumbing issues, Wednesday I have a stress text, and tomorrow I have breakfast with an old friend.

Life is still so good!

God bless

one picture is of a bonfire of cardboard. The second is a picture of(money down a rat hole). The plastic pipe you see is 280 feet of 5 inch well casing. It goes into a vein of sand which is v0id of water. Thus, all that comes out of it is air. The next step is to drill another well and hopefully get water at four to five hundred feet Now, if you multiply 22 times 280 you will get the cost of he rat hole. Now, I don't know anything about well drilling; but I do know a little about physics. The physics tells me that there is water pushing the air out the well casing . S0, maybe the well casing will fill up with water. In any case we are either going to use the current well or drill another one ]]which will be 4 to 5 hundred feet.

I really need water to move in

Anyway it has been a productive day. I am ready for the carpet layers that will come on Tuesday.

Phil got the garage doors adjusted so they open smoothly. I got the house cleaned up for the carpet layers, and Tom Cooper came out and helped me install the Jenn-Air range and he put the ice maker in the frig.

Things are progressing and life is good.

Independence Day

I'm missing the fireworks to send you all this blog.

Last week was spent in Arkansas trout fishing with my cousing Ray. Hopefully his picture will make it to the blog.

Yesterday the well drillers showed up and the insulators. The attic spaces are all blown with insulation16 inches deep. The well is another matter. The geothermal drillers thought there was a vein of sand starting about 100 feet. Well the water drillers went 280 feet to get into a vein of sand 10 feet thick. So, tomorrow we'll see what is going to happen. Hopefully we can stop there and get a good well.

Dennis has been working all week including today. We have everything reaady for the carpet layers to come on Monday except one bedroom. That should be completed tomorrow.

I worked all day on putting outlets and switches in. Also set the sink cabinet in the utility room and did some wood finishing. It looks like the house will be ready for the movers on the 16th.
Life is good!