Still Waiting for the County

We're still waiting for the county to work their way through what must be an overwhelming pile of building permit requests in this unprecedented housing boom! LOL But I have failed to mention what has all ready been done here that didn't require a permit. The property was over run by Himalayan Blackberries which we cleared by hand. Replaced the "poly pipe" water line that was above ground from the meter to the house and buried the line the way it should have been so we don't have to worry about winter freezes! We covered the septic tank. Oh yeah, previously covered only by wood and some corrugated tin, it now has a cement cover and is buried under earth. WOW! Just looking at that thing once the blackberry bushes were removed was real scary. We also put in a retaining wall and upgraded the driveway! Cleaned out the seasonal creek, put in something resembling a yard and some landscaping where part of the blackberry brambles used to live, fenced in about 1 acre of the property, installed a gate, and planted some Rhododendrons, azaleas and other plants in some planting beds.

In the process of all of this I've burned through untold amounts of weed eater line and managed to convince my dear husband that my life would be so much worth living if he bought a tractor. So, we bought a 1950's circa Massey Ferguson Commercial Tractor that has made our life somehow more bearable not to mention more fun.

We don't have a fireplace here or a wood burning stove, as we did in the "big" house but we've managed to accumulate well over a cord of fire wood. We've decided to save it as many of the places we go camping in the 5th wheel charge an unreasonable amount for "camp fire" wood. Now, we'll just bring our own. HA!

We've been busy since moving in here. It just seems at times that we're not any closer to what we visualize as a finished project. I'm looking forward to the demolition and construction with mixed emotions. I really want to "get at it" and "get it done" but I know how hard we've all ready worked and the next months will be even busier.