2012-11-26

2012-11-25

Our worlds collide :)

Our worlds collide :) by FlickPics88
Our worlds collide :), a photo by FlickPics88 on Flickr.

Johnny has been begging me to Google up "pop fizz monster" and play it. He heard it in a Skylanders video and he said it was his new favorite. So I finally go and find it. Turns out it is a song called Monster by a Christian band I like. I already had it saved as a favorite on my phone. Johnny just thought that was great that we had both favorited it. ;)

It actually has a pretty good message in it from Romans talking about our sin nature wanting to come out.

Girls gone gabby. ;)

Girls gone gabby. ;) by FlickPics88
Girls gone gabby. ;), a photo by FlickPics88 on Flickr.

Johnny loves his new Terrain Twister

Goofing with dad on his birthday! ;)

Johnny's first drilling project

Happy Birthday from Grampy!

"I ran out of fingers!?"

"I ran out of fingers!?" by FlickPics88
"I ran out of fingers!?", a photo by FlickPics88 on Flickr.

2012-11-24

Retirement

Retirement by FlickPics88
Retirement, a photo by FlickPics88 on Flickr.

After 8 years it is finally time to retire my steel toe boots. I can't believe the abuse I've put these through. I can't recommend them highly enough. Timberland Pro Series, $99 on Amazon. I wear them for 12 hour+ days of heavy labor and my feet are still comfortable at the end of the day. I've dropped countless pieces of steel, etc. on my toes and haven't felt a thing. They are great for kicking things into or out of place, too. Here's a contrast of a new and gently used specimen!

2012-11-23

Beam me up! Beams from 1850 now holding up my barn. :)

Replacing the hay loft floor.

Good times with my working crew!

Yada, Yada, Yada


And we will keep giving thanks, yada, yada, yada, because giving thanks is only this: making the canyon of pain into a megaphone to proclaim the ultimate goodness of God. And every time I give thanks, I confess to the universe the goodness of God.

2012-11-19

2012-11-17

Now I have a buried sump pump hose & outlet.

I even used a grate I found in the top of the barn.

Yay, my basement window is in and seems to work pretty well!

Finally! The top of the barn!

114,000...! The last load.

114,00...! The last load. by FlickPics88
114,00...! The last load., a photo by FlickPics88 on Flickr.

I promised dad I'd clean up Waynesville. I didn't know how serious I was! ;) I'm happy with what we've all been able to accomplish in 8 weeks. Thank you all, Mom, Dad and God.

I just realized something horrible!

I thought I'd stop and get some Zingers for old time's sake. It was at that moment that I realized the world's best pies will no longer be available! So sad. The ruining of a country, one step at a time...