Activities from the week of November 5th

This has been a very busy week as we moved into the new guest house on Wednesday evening. Over the course of the past several days we have been attempting to get settled in for the next several months while our new house is being constructed.

Plans are to demo the existing house on Monday and hopefully we'll be able to have a You Tube link if we can figure out how to download a video from our camcorder. If not, it will just be pictures.

Bones found while trenching the line for water to the guest house.


In preparation for the demo, the Reuse Center was at our house on Friday stripping everything that they felt would be useful. They took all the copper piping from the house (oops-$$$$$), toilets, lights, ceiling fans, cupboards, knotty pine woodwork, etc...... This gives us points as part of the Greenstar program as it's better to do this vs. placing in a landfill.

Over the weekend, we are making the final pass through by cleaning up things and keeping other items prior to the demolition. Today, the remainder of the dog fence was removed from the backside of the garage and house. In addition, there was some cabinets, counters, wood that we are hauling and storing in the barn for future use.


Here are some pictures from the week....on top of all of this, Jeff started a new job with G&K Services as the Regional Director of Operations for the Upper Midwest and has been going out with the route sales representatives all week to learn the business. Shelly, Kris and Wayne went up north to see Grandpa Orv play piano.

Here are some pictures of our lovely home on Saturday evening - there are still a few things that need to be completed before we are completely settled in.