Mountain Mid Week

Rise and Shine - beautiful High Country mountain morning! Besides, it's mowing day! My sweet neighbor, Bruce mows Monday and Friday --- rain or shine. I mow Wednesday if possible ... just so I'm not too embarrassed living next to his ALWAYS mowed lawn.

Remember the front yard project? Well Monday night Paul got in high gear and started placing the railroad ties so we could make the yard level. First we measured and plotted a bit. Then he just became a working machine and I tried to hand him what he needed and get out of the way as fast as I could!! We had placed the first row here ... and he was drilling the holes for the rebar to go into the ties so they won't moved when the dirt fills in (which I hope is going to be this evening!)

This is mighty Paul pounding the rebar into the ties and ground, etc. This is one STRONG man. I was very impressed and a little wary. Yikes!

This is the drilling part of the ground level row. He made a lot of smoke with all the creosote that is inside these babies. Yuk!

He had to cut a few to "brick" them ... they also smoked BIG TIME!

He had to just pick some up to place them on top of others. Gratefully, Charles dropped by on the last one because Sir Paul was getting mighty tired by that point. Did I mention he is strong? These things are over 200 pounds per piece.

After everything was in place, he had to metal detect. He found some Indian head pennies! one date is 1905 as near as we can make it out!!!! Right in our front yard!

Admiring his work! And figuring out how sore he was too ... he changed 18 wheeler tires all day yesterday. He's still sore.

Phase II now complete! YAY!

The other project this week was the plumbing --- here, out with the old stuff

in with the new .... the circle is now complete!

Getting ready to grout this thing ~ finally the weather is going to cooperate!

The sweetest things in life --- so simple. We LOVE nap time around here!

We are so lucky. We are so grateful.

Paul's dad has surgery this Friday. We are sending up lots and lots of good thoughts to you, Mel. Paul will be there Saturday evening. I will be there in spirit from the beginning! Do take good care.

Happy mid week to all.

Paul & Cheri