Trying to be patient

So the coop is done! Well except for slapping some roofing on top but close enough that the chickens moved in! One step closer to moving out and into the camper!

So I cleaned out their old room which someday soon will become part of my "great room" the wall behind it will be my bedroom. Love seeing the light shining in the old garage doors that will someday be a sliding glass door , showing me the light that will shine into my little house...:)

Took a little break in the work I've started outside ( cleaner some trees and bushes out front to put up a dog fence) Enjoyed a day with my Granddaughters, we did some shopping, went out to lunch and went to see the new Ghost Busters movie , we all had a great time. I love spending time with them!

So I started painting the coop, my original idea was to use cedar shakes on the front of it as well as the front of my house, but now that I've seen it , there is no way. i LOVE this color! So I guess I"ll use the shakes on the roof and stain them black to match the metal roof that will eventually be on top of my little house. I slapped up some temporary fencing for the chickens to keep them out of the road.

The next step was to get rid of the boulder that the previous owner and plunked down in front of the "greenhouse " door.  Luckily I have some friends who have a mighty big tractor! 

So the rock is gone!  I got a car load of cedar posts and a 100' roll of galvanized fencing today but now its snowing...So the fencing will have to wait, The days that it's not nice enough to work outside means laundry and house cleaning. Its kinda funny cleaning here right now because I have to do it with a sense of humor since the floors currently are just plywood...lol My builder is coming in Friday to discuss our plan ahead and then I'll get ahold of the guy with the big truck to pull my camper the mile up the road from Melissas, move what I can into the camper and cram the rest into the greenhouse...lol I really got rid of most of my furniture when I moved. Kept a couple pieces that are sentimental and knew I could fit into this space. I look forward to checking things off my lowes shopping list and taking a trip or two to Ikea in Montreal to furnish it once I'm ready! So progress is being made and I'm excited for that. Its almost May and hopefully by June I'll have the camper up for sale again. Cross my fingers! If you know of anyone that will want a 31' camper send them my way! 

 

Progress!

 Finally things are happening! 

While waiting for spring to fling here at my new little spot in the woods , a friend from the gym asked me to join her in an event at the gym called Spring Fling! First event for both of us to participate in and we had so much fun! It was so inspiring to see so many amazing athletes competing in the the performance division and the rest of us worked so hard and some amazing work was done! There were three workouts with 15 teams participating in so after you were done you got to rest and refuel before your next event. 

Along with the 3 workouts above there was also a "floater" workout which was one of us running on the echo tread mil 3 minutes while our partner used the SkiErg for 3 minutes. !

We did get recognized for our hard work and we are ready to participate again next year!

 "Power Moms!" 

Mean while the schedule that has to happen here has started! In order for my builder to be able to go any further he needs my chickens out of the house! So a coop needs to be built so TA DA! I ordered the materials and got it started a few days ago, hopefully it will be done before next weekend.  It is 5x6 and tall enough in the center for me to walk in which is what I really like since its fun to hang out with chickens..:)  I find them so relaxing to watch and I enjoy getting outside to care for them..

I got to test out the distance between my new property and my daughters on eclipse day, only a mile but it was such a beautiful day and they invited me down to come watch with her family along with Her Dad and step Mom.  It was funny how we all were laughing at how many people were coming up and they shut down so many businesses and asked people to not drive etc but then when it started we watched and when totality came about , oh my gosh, we totally understood, the air got cooler and cooler while the moon was moving in front of the sun and the light got darker and darker, such an amazing experience! It was inspiring and so very beautiful.

Once the light came back I walked back home pretty much uphill all the way! I am working hard to stay healthy and now going to the gym 5 days a week! Love the people, the community and bonus I get to see my daughter too <3

So once I get my coop finished , I will get the camper moved up here and move out of my little house into it and then start ripping the walls down! While I wait for my builder I hope to get the lower part of my property cleaned up and a fence up for my dogs which will  also will help to protect my chickens too. Also have a HUGE bolder to see if someone can move away from my greenhouse not sure why it was placed there but it for sure is in the way!  I am so excited even picked up the paint that I'm going to use as I'm going to paint my coop to match the house...:)

So thats the latest on my ever going saga of my life , the sun is shinning so its time for me to get to work! 

Spring coming and going going going

So the snow melted and I was able to get out and clean up more space in my "front yard" ( soon to be camper parking LOL) Course then we got a foot of snow, then it melted again, and right now as I type this another big storm on the way. I woke up to a pink sky and now its all grey. Should be snowing after lunch to never stop .... *ya ya I know its only April 3rd and we've had snow on Mothers Day up here before. 

The animals have truly adjusted to their new home, hoping the temporary move into an even smaller space isn't too stressing for all of us! 

The dogs don't seem to mind the continued snow, I still have a couple piles that haven't melted which will be higher soon.

Looking into the area where my chickens live currently, its nice to see sun shinning in where someday there will be a big sliding glass door and the sun will be shinning into my great room! 

Work has started! I'm so excited! This is the area that will eventually be my bedroom ! 

As much as I don't usually like sitting still, this tiny space I'm in has required that I do just that as I don't have room to do much else, I've been going to the gym more often though and have got out for a few great walks around the 4 mile loops.  I'm doing just what I really needed after the last two years of so much stress caring for Anders. Time to take deep breaths, to read! I started going to Yoga at the gym too , its wonderful! 

I just love this , totally am keeping the funky stained glass windows.

The cats enjoy watching the guy who is working on the house !

I try to take the dogs with my anytime I can , Montgomery just loves going for rides and whiskey gets too stressed when I leave him.  They are both 13 years old ! They don't mind hanging out in the car while I work out at the gym or run errands,  plus they know they'll get a treat.

When the sun starts setting my room glows! 

 There is a pretty good brook out front of my house across the road, waterfalls along it making the sound pretty loud when the snows been melting! Love it and look forward to many hours relaxing outside or windows opened listening to the wonderful sound!

I can't wait to see how cute my house will look when things are all done, There will be a couple windows going into that section that has been closed in and the sliding glass door in the next section , all new windows and insulation , I moved my plant pots out of the greenhouse and now it looks like spring is close ( for now ! ha!) 

Otherwise I'm doing well, I get by with a little help from my friends :) I'm currently preparing for a big snowstorm coming, gotta bring in firewood incase I loose power !