All moved.....

We are moved into our temporary housing. Our SIPs panels should be ready for deliver by mid May. The foundation people are working up bids. We met with the septic people again today and they are going to start on our septic plan.

I tilled a small garden for Briana today. She will have to post her plans for the garden this year. I probably won't do much gardening this year since I will be building a house. We are very excited to get started.

My next project is to till the area where the house will go and remove the topsoil and stockpile it. I will also need to move a few blueberry bushes so we will be able make the drive way go into the garage properly.

I really need to take some pictures of the tractor at work. Maybe even a video!

A

Moving....... ugh!!!

We moved stuff all weekend. We now have THREE storage units. One is for building materials and the other 2 for all our stuff. We still have quite a bit to move, but we sure put a good dent in it this weekend. I'm just ready to build the new house and get moved in!!!

It's here!

The tractor was delivered to the farm today! I was working, so Briana met the tractor delivery dude there. I got back in town after dark and of course stopped by to check it out. In the dark with my lights shining, it is all I imagined. Can't wait to get out there and till and clear a path to the creek, etc, etc, etc!!! I'll go out and take some pictures tomorrow.
Goodnight!
A

Hello! I'm so excited that we will be sharing all if our adventures!

Briana

Tractor!!!

Our tractor will arrive tomorrow! Today I purchased a 26hp tractor, 4x4, front end loader, brush mower and tiller. Ready to start preparing the land for whatever farming plans we have in the future. I'll post pictures this weekend. We close on our city house next Friday, so we are scrambling to move all our stuff to storage. We will start building after closing. It's amazing how much stuff accumulates in a house after living there for 9 years.

Closer and closer everyday.....

So we have a contract on our city house that closes 3/18/2011. Then we can begin construction on our farmhouse. Our big purchase of the week: windows! We got all of our windows for the house for $1500!!! Double hung, low-E, Argon and contour grids. A couple of casement windows for the kitchen also. The miss measured pile at Window Mart was plentiful this week. That's the way to go if you are able to build around windows instead of trying to have windows made that fit. All we need is a tempered glass window for above the bathtub.

Still looking for a tractor. I went to Brinkley Tractor Auction in Idabel, OK last week. It was amazing to see so many tractors. Only a few I had my eye on and got outbid on all of them. The right one will come along.

This is the fifth draft of south elevation of our future home at Appaloosa Farmstead. We will share the floor plan when it is completely completed.

We are meeting our "Designated Representative" to design our septic system this Saturday. I am also meeting with a well driller next Tuesday to evaluate the land and locate the perfect spot for the well.

Still looking for a used tractor with front end loader and bushog.....

That's all for now.