tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687247611028325102024-03-18T05:47:41.319-04:00Mike and Lisa's WorldStart At Chapter One For The Beginning Of Our Storyylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-41448289401912231842020-12-27T06:59:00.004-05:002020-12-27T16:17:46.824-05:00Christmas 2020 Cookies and TreatsMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!!!
Mike and I had a whirlwind build up to Christmas but Christmas day was gloriously quiet. We had a nice brunch and an awesome Prime Rib dinner from Lisa's kitchen.
I baked all December and ended up with 18 different cookies/candy that I gave away.
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My 2020 Cookies/Candy. From Left to Right.
Orange Balls, Peanut Butter Cookies, Sugar Drop Cookies, White Orange Chip, Molasses Cookies, Sparkling Toffee Cookies, Cherry Garcia Cookies, Rolo Stuffed Cookies, Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Crinkles, Fluffy Chocolate Chip, Mounds Bars, Buckeye Bars, Peppermint Patties, Pecan Coconut Praline Cookies, Sugar Cookie Cut Outs, Cranberry Shortbread Stars and Chcolate Covered Pretzels.
Happy New Year to all!!ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-71401400923282511292020-12-11T06:21:00.000-05:002020-12-11T06:21:48.053-05:00Where The Heck Were We??Hello everyone. It has been a really really long time. Life has been crazy busy for Mike and I and a lot has happened since my last post. On top of that my laptop dies along with all of my pictures and documents. I will try to copy some of my pictures from Facebook to share some stories.
I left off with us working on the long side fence. After that we moved to the back 400 feet. We had a lot of clearing to do and piut the fence up. I'm sorry to say I only have the before picture and the after.
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After:
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Meanwhile the new farm baby, Prince is growing and Princess is loving farm life.
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Apparently the new computer doesn't support blogger either as I can't see my pictures as I type. I will do my best to get caught up and then I can get to this year which has been a good one even with all the craziness.
Next up we will do some cross fecning and build another barn. We are getting ready for Miniature Zebus. How cool is that:)
Since I am up at 5am each morning I should be able to write more.
ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-34022885313755239262020-09-03T06:30:00.002-04:002020-09-03T06:30:51.265-04:00Technical DifficultiesHello everyone.
This is just let you know that Blogger no longer supports my old computer/operating system and I can no longer make updates. I've ordered a new computer and then I will transfer pictures.
All is well here. Mike, Princess and I are all busy and still doing all kinds of things. I will do my best to write some stories in the next couple of weeks.ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-21880207317102748672020-06-22T07:01:00.003-04:002020-06-22T07:01:51.167-04:001250 Feet Of Fencing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">We are using the Red Brand four foot high </span>2x4<span style="text-align: start;"> Non Climb Horse Fencing. This will keep or at least deter other animals from coming in and also keep the goats in. Since Mike and I are doing this ourselves we decided to use the 100 foot rolls. It's just easier for us to handle.</span></div>
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We are ready to roll...or unroll in this case. We could not live without this tractor, lol. It has definitely paid for itself with all of the crazy things it has done for us. As you can see Mike twisted his ankle so this is going to be a slower job. </div>
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Poles are ready for wire fencing.<br />
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We used fencing staples to get the end of the wire attached to the corner pole. While Mike slowly pulled the tractor forward I unrolled the wire and loosely attached it to the t posts so it wouldn't fall over. The t posts are set every 10 feet but I only tied the wire every 30 feet or so.<br />
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The first section is pulled, tightened and stapled in.<br />
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We start out by nailing that starting section of the fence to the Pole and overlapping the last section:<br />
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We do the same thing to unroll it for 100 feet. Since the wire is in 100 foot rolls we placed our main poles about 97 feet apart so we would have enough to staple into each pole. Our t-posts are 10 feet apart.<br />
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Once the bar is hooked to the fence wire we can use a chain to wrap it around the tractor bucket...then Mike will slowly pull while I go back and take off the temporary ties:<br />
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How the fence looks before we pull it tight.<br />
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Time to gently pull:<br />
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Once the fence is tight Mike staples it into the wood post:<br />
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Then he uses the cutoff wheel to cut the extra part off:<br />
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This is about 300 feet finished:<br />
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And the next 200 feet:<br />
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This was a rougher area but we got it done. Originally we couldn't see through this area and the hole used to be flooded. We did a nice job going down the hole and back up the other side. The side fence is done:<br />
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<br /><br /><br /><br />Gotta loves those pictures. It makes it look so easy, lol. There was a lot of prep work involved for this side. We had massive amounts of clearing and tree cutting before we could even begin with the fencing. This was our hardest and longest area to fence so I'm glad it's finished. Setting the poles and doing the wire actually isn't very hard. It was the clearing that was the worst.<br /><br /><br />That's all for today. Next week we will be taking a big tree down that is close to the building.<br /><br />ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-45144194126122174382020-06-15T06:49:00.001-04:002020-06-15T06:49:09.357-04:00Having Some Fun and Making Pretzels With The Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">My next set of pictures is a Pretzel Making Party I had for the girls. We had a fun time and the homemade pretzels were amazing:)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">1 teaspoon white sugar</span></div>
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<span class="s1">5 cups all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span class="s1">1/2 cup white sugar</span></div>
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<span class="s1">1 1/2 teaspoons salt</span></div>
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After the dough was made everyone got a hunk of their own dough to knead:</div>
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This dough is very forgiving which makes it great for young people to learn how to make:)<br />
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More kneading, rolling and squishing:)<br />
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Mike and Princess waiting for a sample:)<br />
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After Kneading the dough, the girls rolled it out and made their pretzel shapes:<br />
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Each pretzel shape gets dipped into the baking soda water mix before going on the silpat(baking mats)<br />
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Quick story with some great girls and some fun baking. Next up...back to work. See you next week for some more fencing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-74815071467853730962020-06-08T11:55:00.002-04:002020-06-08T12:13:08.601-04:00Meeting New Family, Barrel Racing, Our First Baby Goat Being Born and Princess Has A FriendThe location of our FL farm has some strange coincidences. First off Mike and I used to RV and be snowbirds at a campground very close to here. We actually knew some of the roads and some of the stores like Tractor Supply:) Next our two close camping friends from way back live about 10 miles away.<br />
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And out of the blue one day I got a message from a woman who said "I think we are related". It turns out she is one of Mike's cousins and she lives about 15 minutes from us on her farm. Mike hasn't seen her since they were kids in NY. Small world. Anyway we started doing things with her and her daughter. At the time, Katrina, was new to Barrel Racing, and has since progressed to be a very good rider. Mike and I would go to the Cowboy Church to see her ride. I loved watching the really young kids ride and the church had the best burgers, lol. I miss doing that as they no longer have the barrel racing there.<br />
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Our cousins would also come and play games with Mike and I. One of our favorites is Double Nines Dominoes. <br />
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Katrina spending a few nights with us and hanging out on the farm:<br />
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Using Mike's headphones and eating his pistachios.<br />
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Getting attacked for some Animal Crackers, lol.<br />
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Poor Princess hates getting a bath. She is so tiny without all the hair, lol.<br />
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Our calendar picture for my SIL. She makes calendars every year for all of our family members.<br />
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Princess likes one of our chickens, lol.<br />
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And some exciting news. Our first baby goat born on the farm. We were there for his birth and to make sure there were no problems. Birthing in action!!<br />
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Mama did a wonderful job and is now cleaning him up.<br />
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The water bowl is off the ground and high enough for Mama to reach but not the baby at first. Accidents can happen with bowls of water and baby goats. Better to be safe until the baby is more stable and on the move.<br />
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Logan is very interested in "his" boy. Proud papa, lol. Logan is also wearing his anti breeding apron.<br />
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<span id="goog_741981589"></span><span id="goog_741981590"></span>ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-65122080019504789272020-06-01T05:54:00.002-04:002020-06-01T05:54:58.892-04:00Making A Trip To TN To Close On The Old Farm and My Goat Girls Taking Care of Things In FloridaOf all times for the farm to sell it has to be winter, lol. Mike and I will have to make the trip with the RV and trailer back to the mountains to empty the house and the store. Hopefully we can make it up the driveway which is always an unknown factor in the winter. We do have the chainsaw on board just in case.<br /><br />It ended up being a crazy whirlwind of a trip. We watched the weather for an opportunity to get back, rent a Penske truck, get loaded up, go to the closing and get back to Florida.<br /><br />We wanted to make sure we got there first thing in the morning so we left in the afternoon the day before. This is a first trip for Princess and she is not going to like a 12 hour drive. Lucky for her we made it to Cabella's in Charlotte before closing time and she was able to go inside the store and see people which is her favorite thing to do. Then we slept in the RV until early early morning and finished the drive. On a not so good note, Mike got sick so we had to stop and pick up cold medications to help him make it through. We have a lot of work to do and not much time.<br /><br />We picked up the Penske truck on the way out of town. Since we can't get the truck up our driveway we will park it at the store. We will use the trailer to load everything up and transfer it to the store and then the moving truck.<br /><br />We did get the bulk done the first two days. We cleared out the house and we are sleeping on the floor with blankets.<br /><br />I'm going to miss this view and the privacy!!<br />
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Princess seems to like this cooler weather:<br />
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<br /><br />What a rag a muffin, lol.<br />
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I took her to say goodbye to Niki. That was sad. I have to leave Niki behind but she is in the place she loved the most.<br />
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And speaking of Princess we did have a scare. After Mike and I got the bulk of the work done we visited the Farm Supply and stopped at Jimmy's on the way back. While talking to Jimmy in his parking lot Princess was eating stuff in the gravel. When we got back to the house we realized she was eating grease and who knows what else that spilled on the gravel at Jimmy's. She started to get really sick. I called my vet here in FL and told her what happened. She told me to give her activated charcoal. Uh yeah...in the mountains, no one is open, and no stores are close. Then Mike remembered that we had some at the store for aquariums. Well that had to do. We gave that to Princess in the amount our vet told me. It was a very long night worrying about our new pup. Thankfully the next morning she was ok:)<br /><br /><br />Meanwhile back at home in Florida the goat girls are taking care of our goats and chickens. Each day I get an update and pictures:)<br />
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Sweet little Angel<br />
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Tiffany giving some love<br />
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Emily loves that Cocoa:)<br />
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Erin being attacked for some food, lol.<br />
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Ahh....and Mama finally letting others hold her<br />
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Emily and Baby</div>
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<br /><br />Erin getting Logan used to her:)<br />
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And something they did that was really cute. It was Honey's 1st birthday while we were gone. The girls and their nieces gave her special treatment. Honey got locked in the barn without the other goats and got some fresh picked leaves to enjoy:)<br />
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<br /><br />And she is loving every minute it of it:) They also sang Happy Birthday to her and sent me a video. My goat girls are so cute:)<br />
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Well it was a tough trip with a lot of hard work. And even rougher with Mike being sick and the scare with Princess. But we got it done. The TN farm is sold and although we will miss it, it will be nice to be settled in one place for a change:)<br /><br /><br />ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-4913066482962731332020-05-27T06:57:00.000-04:002020-05-27T06:57:04.542-04:00How To Do Your Own Fecal TestI have a small hobby herd of nine goats. Fecal tests are done to check for worms and to see if they need to be treated. It is never recommended to randomly deworm goats as worms have become resistant to a lot of the medications that we have to use. To have a test done for me it costs at least $20.00 so I decided it would be worth the cost to buy my own supplies and learn how to do them myself.<br /><br /><b>Basic Supplies That Are Needed:</b><br />
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1. A microscope...I bought an AmScope M150C-1 40X-1000X and it works well enough for what I need it to do. I bought it here:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AM5XB5O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">My Microscope </a><br />
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2. McMaster Slide. This slide has grids to make counting so much easier. I bought mine with a kit but you can buy single slides. Just do a search. Here is what they look like.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Microscope-FEC-Source-Veterinary-Management/dp/B01M4MKQKM" target="_blank">McMaster Slide</a><br /><br />3. A Dropper.<br /><br />
4. A book or manual so you can understand what you are looking at. I have two different ones along with some I printed from the internet to use as a reference.<br />
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The first book I bought as a kit but you can buy just the book. It is very helpful. It is called Know Thine Enemy DIY Fecal Testing by Maggie Leman. The book is $7.95 and well worth it. <a href="http://www.maggidans.com/kte.htm" target="_blank">Maggie's Book and Kit</a><br />
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And lastly I bought this book:<br />
Veterinary Parasitology: Reference Manual Fifth Edition. I bought mine used.<br /><br />There is also a group on FB called Animal Fecal Microscopy that can help you to understand what you are looking at.<br />
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5. Fecal Float Solutions<br />You have two choices. A salt solution or a sugar solution. I started out making my own using Epsom salt. Then I asked my dog vet to order a gallon of the sugar solution. I like the sugar solution much better. I find it much clearer when viewing.<br /><br />6. A Digital Scale<br />I bought this one: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004164SRA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Scale</a><br /><br />7. A Small Strainer<br />
I bought this one: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001713L84/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Strainer</a><br /><br />8. Plastic Cups which can be found in any grocery store or dollar store.<br /><br />9. Popsicle sticks<br />
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10. Plastic gloves and/or baggies to collect your samples<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now that you have the supplies it's time to get to work. First you need some samples. You can do what I do and wait for your goat to poop on their own. So if you ever see me running around behind a goat with a plastic baggie you know what I am doing, lol. <br />
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ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-87183396045362711932020-05-25T06:18:00.000-04:002020-05-25T06:56:56.337-04:00Cocoa Nut's Story...Using Blurb to Write ItMy friend Mae loves our goat Cocoa. That is her favorite goat. For Christmas of 2018 I decided to write a story book in Cocoa's voice. I used Blurb to make the book. It came out really nice and made a cute present. Blurb is very easy to use to make a story from your pictures.<br />
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Well hello there. I am Cocoa...nut. That's what my human mom calls me but Gram and Gramps call me their Wild Child. I gotta say that really fits me. I wasn't always like this so let me tell you about my life.<br />
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I was born to a really great mom. Where I was born we were in with so many other goats and it was very scary. Mom always had to fight for her food but she always made me feel safe.<br />
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One day when I was 6 weeks old a human couple showed up to take us to a new home. They wanted to take me, my mother and my half sister. We were all very scared and they had to chase us to catch us. Me and my little sis were easier to catch because we were so small but my mom was having no part of getting caught. Finally all three of us were caught and taken to this really big white box. We were very nervous but once we were put inside we found these round things that are called Igloos. Those will become one of our favorite things. All three of us snuggled in one of those "Igloos" while we were in motion and on our way to our new home. <br />
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We got to our new home and were let out in a large green area. I had never seen grass before. And we weren't with a lot of other goats. This place could be really nice. Mom is still nervous so sis and I are doing what she wants us to. Right now she wants us to stay away from the humans. Mom told us humans are not to be trusted.<br />
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During the day we hang out in our Igloos and run around in the big field. We have been given names. My mom is called Mama, I am Cocoa, and little sis is Angel. Yeah there is no way I will be confused with Angel. She is sweet and tiny. I am wild and have longer legs.<br />
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A few days after we got to our new home Gram and Gramps came to meet us. Mom said stay away...but I am curious. No one has been mean to us here. Maybe my mom will let me meet them soon.<br />
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Yeah I think I'm gonna like it here. There's lots of room to play. Human mom puts these buckets out every day and they are fun to jump over.<br />
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Sometimes when I am tired I like to lay in one.<br />
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Human mom comes inside every day and talks to us. She pets the little ones and little sis lets her but mom and I still don't trust her. Well mom doesn't trust her and I have to listen to my mother.<br />
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For a few days human mom and dad aren't here so we are being taken care of by Grams and Gramps. They have this little thing with four legs and fur who also comes to visit. I heard Grams call her Gracie.<br />
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Grams came inside our area and pet the little ones. I really really wanted her to pet me. She seems so nice but mom still won't go near any humans and I have to do what she wants.<br />
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Gramps got close to my mom and he even fed her.<br />
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When human mom and dad came back dad built a really cool box where our bowl of water is kept. Human mom feeds me on top of it. I am very special because I am the only one who can jump on top of it. I also love jumping on top of the Igloos. It is just fun. Poor little sis is too small and she can't get on top. I tried to help her up one day but I think she is scared that she might fall off. </div>
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There is some excitement around the farm. Human mom and dad brought home two new goats. Their names are Shadow and Oreo. They really like Human mom and dad. They are let loose in our big pen. Uh oh...Mom does not like Shadow. She chases after her and tries to ram her onto the corner. Human mom and dad get really mad at her and she gets locked in the cage all by herself. Angel and I are playing nice. We don't want to get locked away. Well Angel "always' plays nice. She knows she is the smallest and needs the most protection. Now that mom is locked up I will have to be the big girl and watch out for little sis.</div>
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Shadow and Oreo are super friendly with human mom and dad. After watching them I decided to let human mom pet me but only for a few minutes. It was kind of nice.</div>
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We have another new goat. Her name is Honey but she is really shy so I don't know her yet. Human mom and dad got us some rocks. This is so awesome. I don't know if you know this but us goats hate and I mean really really hate when the water falls from the sky. We scream and we run for shelter. Well we also hate when the ground is wet and our hooves get wet so the rocks are pretty awesome. No more wet hooves...plus they are fun to jump up and down on.</div>
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The girls who used to own Shadow and Oreo came over and put bows on little sis and I. I kind of like the this girl and even let her pick me up but these pictures are so embarrassing. I hope no one sees them.</div>
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Oh what a fun time we had today. Gram and Gramps were over and human mom and dad let us out. It was crazy. We ran up to the big building and then ran all the way around to the other side. Human mom came running after us yelling and screaming. We ran away and in through one door and then inside the big building. And then we ran back outside again. I love doing crazy things like that and it made everyone laugh. We kind of got into trouble for that but it sure was fun. </div>
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Coming out of the big pen is fun but we are only allowed to come out 2-3 at a time now. I guess we caused too much trouble when we ran through the building. It is fun to be out though. There is so much grass out there and you know it is much better than what is inside the pen.</div>
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Woo hoo...I love Gram and Gramps. They brought over some very cool new toys for us. Human mom calls them spools...I call them fun. Of course I am the first one to check them out.</div>
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Most of my days are spent running around and trying to get someone to play with me. We also know what the "red" can is. It means food and we all love food. We jump up and get all excited when we see that red can. Sometimes we even trip up human mom but she never really gets mad at us. Although one day I got a little too curious. An empty red can was on the ground but how was I to know the can was empty. I went to investigate and stuck my head inside. Uh oh...I was stuck and stated running around but it was dark. I started to panic a little until I heard human mom. She helped me get unstuck. Whew...that sure was scary.<br />
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Wow today Human mom and dad built us a brand new home. I'm helping dad.<br />
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Just hanging out in our new barn. We love it. Oh yeah we got these really loud, stinky and noisy little birds called chickens. We are very careful not to step on them and we never get mad at them even when they eat our food. I don't know why but that's what mom told us.<br />
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Hmm....Oreo has been mean to little sis. She keeps butting her with her horns and Oreo has some sharp horns. I told little sis to follow me onto the rocks one night. It was time to give her some lessons so she could defend herself against that mean Oreo. I jumped on top of a rock and put my head down to butt little sis. I did it gently at first until little sis started butting me back. Then we were both on top of the spools and I butted her some more and she butted me back. I even let her knock me off of the spool to boost her confidence. She needs to feel tough sometimes. We sparred for quite some time. I guess it was too long for little sis and she ran back into the barn and didn't want to play anymore. No one here has as much energy as I do. On a good note Oreo hasn't messed with her as much.<br />
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Gram and Gramps stopped by again. Oh goody goody. I love seeing them. Gram comes inside the pen and pets all of us. She is very sweet to all of us and sometimes she brings us delicious treats. Human mom doesn't give us treats like that. I will have to talk to her about that.<br />
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All of us girls checking out the new dog that human mom and dad got. We are very curious but believe it or not kind of scared of that hairy little thing.<br />
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First boards going up...and I have no idea why we didn't pre stain the first one, lol. First step Mike had to bolt in a frame on the house. Then he added brackets so the cross beams could sit inside those brackets. The 4x4 posts are drilled into the concrete on the outside of the patio. They are drilled in using different brackets to hold the posts. The 4x4 posts are 7 feet apart.<br />
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<br /><br />After the frame was up we added the 2x4 purlins to be able to support and screw the metal panels on.<br />
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We ordered the metal panels from a local supplier. They are 3 x12'3" for a slight overhang and adjustment for the small slope away from the house.<br />
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Starting with the first ones. Mike and I stood on the ground, each of us holding a panel and together we threw them up onto the roof one at a time.<br />
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It's a tight fit underneath the house and to the the frame for the patio. Mike helping it in.</div>
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This is how it looked when we just threw a few panels up and before they get screwed down.<br />
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Yay....last panel going on:) Ooh see that deck box? Mike took me to a community yard sale for my birthday, one of my favorite things:), and we bought two of those for $50.00 each:)<br />
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Mike screwing in the panels across the front.<br />
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Now we are covered. We will be able to sit out during the rain:)<br /><br /><br />That's it for today's story. Enjoy the weekend.ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-66791256257593382752020-05-21T06:31:00.002-04:002020-05-21T06:31:28.901-04:00Princess Our New Puppy, A Visit From Our Niece, and Two More New Goats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life is getting busy here. It's all about the animals, lol. I'm taking you back to November 2018. <br />
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As some of my old followers know Niki girl, our pug, was with us for 14 years. She was a wonderful little supervisor and is featured in all of our previous stories here:) It took me 1 1/2 years to want another dog. Now trying to figure out which kind to get was the next task. We didn't want another pug because of the shedding and Mike did not want a shedding dog. She also needs to be small, friendly, female, a puppy and has to fit into our crazy lifestyle. I did some research and decided on a Shih Tzu. So I started searching by checking shelters and Craigslist each day.<br />
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In the meantime our niece from NY came to stay for a week. We did a lot of farm stuff, hung out and went swimming with the manatees which is always a cool thing to do in FL.<br />
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While she was here Mike got used to her little dog. He is a Yorkie and very cute. And he doesn't shed so now we added a Yorkie to the list. I decided whichever one I find first is the one we will get. One night while Britt and Mike were watching TV I went onto CL. And guess what I found:) I showed the picture to Mike and he said you better call now and get her. And that's what we did:)<br />
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This was the picture I saw and fell in love with. Look at that face:)<br />
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We picked her up and when the woman gave her to me this little pup was so tiny. Britt asked if she could hold her in the backseat. I said "no she needs to bond with me", lol. We all got to hold her once we got back home:)<br />
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She is tiny:<br />
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Mike and I do crate training. If you do it correctly it is not abad thing. It is never used for punishment but it gives the little one a secure place of her own. We leave the crate open and in the Living room with us. She went in by herself:)<br />
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This is a first. Mike likes dogs but he is not a lover of dogs. He has rules. They don't go in the bedrooms, they aren't allowed up on furniture and no way would he ever have one in his lap. Ha, ha....this little pup already has him wrapped around her cute little paws!! She's a smart one, lol.</div>
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Ha, ha...she still sleeps like this:)<br />
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Of course I had to see if she fit, lol.<br />
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OK now that you are sick of the puppy pictures, I'll show you some goats, lol.<br />
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While Britt was here wee also found two Pygmy girls which is rare. The owner said she would bring them to us at a local spot. So off we went with the trailer to pick them up. We got them home and introduced them to the crew:)<br />
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Our new girls Keara and Baby.<br /><br /><br />Keara...pretty girl but has messed up horns. She is a sweetie:)<br />
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Baby who is tiny:<br />
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We brought the puppy into the back yard and the goats and chickens are curious.<br />
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Mama was mean again so we had to cover her horns so she couldn't hurt the new girls. She is the herd Queen so she feels the natural need to be a bully until everyone knows their place. But "I" and the Farm Queen, lol. Mama sporting her new pool noodles.<br />
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Angel is thinking "what the heck is that", lol.<br />
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Anyway it worked. No one was ever hurt by Mama. And she has become super friendly with us:)<br /><br /><br />After a few days we finally decided to name our new little puppy Princess. Oh that was truly not the right name for this little farm girl, lol, but she is our princess for sure:)<br /><br />Next up Mike and I building a cover for the patio.<br /><br /><br />ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-89990005727754182812020-05-20T06:47:00.002-04:002020-05-20T06:47:12.500-04:00Our New Boy, Logan, and His Own Separate PenWe have been looking for a male goat to breed to our girls when they come of age. I found a very cute boy but he is far away. I made a deal with the seller and she is meeting us halfway. He has been raised with a family with kids so is friendly which is very good.<br /><br /><br />
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Meet Logan.<br />
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We picked him up in August of 2018. Here he is riding home in the back of the Jeep:)<br />
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For now he is sharing the pen with the chickens. It took us a couple of days to get the chickens moved into the barn.<br />
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Of course the girls are very curious.<br />
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The chickens are moved into the barn with the girls. Now it's time to build Logan his new quarters. We used two kennels put together to make a 10x20 area. This is his sanctuary. He does come out to graze each day for a few hours while the girls hang inside the barn.<br /><br /><br />The two kennels are put together and we are building a top to keep him dry and shaded.<br />
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Mike screwing down the metal roof panels.<br />
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We are using up some of our leftover panels.<br />
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Last panel going on. Logan's new home is all set.<br />
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We moved Logan over and let the girls out.<br />
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Each day he does come out to graze and we let Mama out with him. She is old enough to be bred. To get him back in Mike feeds him:) <br /><br /><br />Mike taking him back.<br />
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<br /><br /><br />And a really cute video to show you how happy Logan is to go back into his pen and get food:)<br />
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<br /><br /><br />I am getting caught up in stories. The next two will wrap up 2018.ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-77167020490239438482020-05-19T07:27:00.001-04:002020-05-19T07:59:20.488-04:00Building Our First BarnIt's time to build the animals a a real home. Yes animals. Our neighbor asked us if we wanted her chickens:) Of course we said yes. Now we have 4 chickens and our 6 female goats, does.<br />
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We are using 4x6 posts and 16 foot fence boards to build it. The finished barn will be 12x32. It is 7 1/2 feet tall on the back side and slants down to 7 feet tall on the front. The slant lets the rain fall off and not puddle on the roof. All wood is pressure treated.<br />
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First pole is in and of course the nosey noses are right here with us:)<br />
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Cocoa Nut wants to drive:<br />
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In the background you can see their old kennel which we split to accommodate the chickens: Using a string line from the corner poles to make sure the rest of the poles are in line:</div>
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The troubles found a shady spot:<br />
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The back of the barn is up. The poles are 8 feet apart and we are only running the fence boards about halfway up for more airflow and light. The top board is for the roof. The excess 4x4's will be cut down to meet the top boards.<br />
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Moving right along. Mike used the nail gun which made it really fast:<br />
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Using a strap make sure our numbers are even when building the roof. Sometimes you need a little push or pulling with wood. Cocoa supervising.</div>
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It's starting to look like a building:)<br />
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Working our way to the back side with the strap while adding the beams for the roof. <br />
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Rafters(joists) and purlins. The joists are 2x6 pressure treated wood. They hold the building together from front to back. The purlins are 2x4's. Those give you a place to screw the metal roof panels into.<br />
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Mike screwing in the panels:<br />
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The barn is complete. We moved all the Igloos and the chicken house inside.<br />
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And of course the goats have to check out the chicken house. Oreo front and center:) BTW, in real time she just had twin babies yesterday:)<br />
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Crazy goats. There are 4 of them inside this little house:<br />
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What a nice place for the goats and chickens. Mike built chicken boxes for the chickens to use. We also added one of the kennel panels to store some hay in. The goats can eat through the metal fencing and not make such a mess of the hay. That little room will also be used as the future breeding pen to keep the mamas and babies separate and safe until the babies are strong enough/fast enough to be with the rest of the herd.<br />
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My stencil came:) I think it's cute!!<br />
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That was our first barn. Next story is about our new Boy. See you tomorrow:)ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-60190855886060867202020-05-18T07:15:00.000-04:002020-05-18T07:31:55.683-04:00My Favorite "Goat Girls"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And it's back to the goats. We've had some really great experiences and a couple of sad ones. Our little Billie got sick and we took him to a local "goat" vet. He had coccidiosis which young goats are susceptible to and we lost him and another girl who we treated the same way that vet told us to. We have learned a lot since then and now It's time for a nice story:)</div>
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My "goat girls". I love these girls. They are 3 sisters who watch the goats for us when Mike and I need to go back to TN to take care of things. Our first summer here we knew we would have to go back to TN to take care of the property and we had no idea who could watch the goats for us. The woman who we bought Oreo and Shadow from lives close to us and she has 3 wonderful daughters. I decided to call her and ask if the oldest girl would be interested in watching our goats for us. We set a time and she brought all 3 girls over. They are a package deal:) and I am glad for that. I talked to the mother and she said "I'll be in the car. This is for them to take care of". So Mike and I did an informal interview with the girls and hired all three of them:)</div>
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The girls were hired to come twice a day to check up, feed and clean up after the goats. They also sent me pictures every day while we were away. Here are the pictures of our first time away.</div>
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Erin, Emily and Tiffany are making sure our baby goats are getting attention:)</div>
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I love farm girls. Emily in her dress & flip flops holding Cocoa Nut:)<br />
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Erin and Cocoa<br />
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Emily and Oreo. Oreo was one of theirs and they used to call her "Cow". On one side Oreo looks like a cow and the other side she looks like an Oreo cookie.<br />
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Tiffany holding the sweetest goat ever, Honey, and Emily with fat little Angel.<br />
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Tiffany working with Mama. Mama is getting better:)<br />
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They put a bow on Angel:) Sweet.<br />
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Poor Cocoa. I don't think she is as happy about the bow as Angel was, lol.<br />
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Some very sweet pictures of my favorite girls who Mike and I have become really close to with our little herd of goats. In the future you will see some more stories with them:)<br />
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I cannot believe how young the girls are here along with how small the goats are. Time flies and we all get older:)<br />
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Good morning. Ahh....so many things going on in this update. I'm making up for yesterday's story:) We are almost ready to turn this building into a house:) Now this is exciting. We have been living in the original bedroom and I have been using my temporary kitchen for months.</div>
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This is the picture of the second bathroom. At this point we still had the barn door which we eventually closed in. Mike has to break up the concrete so the bathtub will fit in place:</div>
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Carefully working on it until he can fit the rest of the plumbing in:<br />
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And whoosh just like that onto another project, lol. It's time for my favorite, insulation:) And Mike did all of the electrical wiring in the walls:)</div>
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The kitchen wall is complete. Look how pretty and neat:)<br />
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Working on the other kitchen wall:) We are getting ready for the drywall.<br />
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And there's that patio door:) We are finished. All wiring and insulation in the walls and the ceilings:)<br />
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Mike and I "can" do drywall but it takes us forever to do it. It is one job that we really both hate. We decided to hire a crew to drywall the rest of the house for us.<br />
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They start with the ceiling:<br />
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One crew came and hung all of the drywall and another man came by himself to do all of the finish work. The man who did the spackling and sanding was excellent. He had some cool tools to make his job easier. <br /><br /><br />The owner came back to do the texture spray for us. The bathroom:<br />
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The only bad part about our drywall man was the waste, which we paid for. And they left it all on our patio for us to clean up. I don't know how contractors expect "normal" people to do this. Anyway Mike and I loaded it all up and took it to the dump. Once it was out overnight it was too damp to save. We did salvage a few pieces for patching.</div>
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After the drywall and painting was finished Mike and I finished the flooring throughout the rest of the house. We used the same Luxury Vinyl Tile. I love the color as it always looks clean:)</div>
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And now for Lisa's joy:) My kitchen. Yay!!! I went with darker colors as I do like the wood cabinets as opposed to painted cabinets. Cost wise, of course I went with RTA "ready to assemble" cabinets. I used this company and was very happy with them. <a href="https://www.stockcabinetexpress.com/" target="_blank">My cabinets</a> Their prices were great and they did a great job in helping me layout my kitchen although I really didn't need that but it was a good double check for my numbers:) I went with the Forevermark cabinets.</div>
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The day the boxes arrived. YRC was the freight company that was used and our local terminal was fantastic to work with. My review:) "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fantastic local trucking company. I was anticipating a delivery of kitchen cabinets. I called and gave Marcell a heads up on my tracking in hopes of arranging a quick delivery appointment. Marcell called me the morning my shipment arrived to the our local facility and Dan delivered it to my house within a few hours. Dan is a very nice man and was very patient and helpful during the unload. It is rare to find people who do what they say they will. Thank you so much Marcell for calling me early and allowing me to have my cabinets a day sooner than expected."
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The organized mess and Mike doing his thing. I put the drawers together while Mike did the boxes.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I looked at countertops and was going to go with laminate but Mike talked me out of that. So I went to a kitchen store to look around. I fell in love with a Quartz sample but fell out of love as soon as I saw the price, lol. I ended up going with a contractor grade granite. I'm not a huge fan of granite but it does dress the kitchen a little more than laminate and it didn't cost that much more. <br /><br /><br />And now for my kitchen.....</span><br />
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Getting ready for the back patio. Our concrete men came and staked off our patio area, added the form boards and then the mesh. Sadly we got a hard rain and some if it washed out and had to be redone.</div>
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Ready for the pour. Our new patio will be 12-28 plus a walkway:)</div>
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Like I told you I was really slacking but my next story is full of so much more:) Insulating and finishing the inside with drywall and yay my kitchen:):)<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br />
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Just a little cuteness today:) Adding a couple of new girls to our growing "small" herd:) Some goat FYI. When you add a any new animals/goats to a crew that you already have it is recommended that you quarantine them to make sure they are healthy. In the least you should keep the new ones separate until your original ones get used to them. Either way goats have a pecking order and new ones many times will be tested. <br /><br />We have four goats right now. Three of them are babies and Mama is the only adult. We found 2 sister goats only a few miles from where we live who come from a healthy herd and home. We brought them home and thought we had the introductions down. We let the new girls in the pen and Mama was not happy. She went after "Shadow" and it she got pretty mean. Mike and I had to go in and lock Mama in the kennel for a time out until she behaved. Goats will/can get pretty mean in order to establish their pecking order. Most of the time they will work it out. You need to intervene when there is a big size difference and it isn't a fair fight. After a little while we let Mama back out with supervision. She was fine after that:)</div>
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Our newest girls Oreo and Shadow. Angel in the background. These three are so sweet:)</div>
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My sweet Angel.<br />
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Finally Cocoa letting me pet her:) Cocoa is Mama's baby. Mama is afraid of people right now. I don't know what made her that was but I am working with her each day. Anyway Cocoa learned from her mother not to trust us. This made me so happy when she finally came over to me and let me pet her:)<br />
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The little ones munching on some branches. They have hay, grass, and I give them branches every day as a treat.<br />
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Billie and Angel.<br />
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Mama, Angel, Shadow and Billie.<br />
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Mama, Cocoa, Angel and the 2 sisters Shadow and Oreo. Everyone playing nice:)<br />
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All the babies together. They were all so small back then:)<br />
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<br /><br /><br /><br />Ok...back to some work, lol<br /><br /><br />We knew we were going to put in a patio door eventually and now is the time. This is the area that needs to be cut out.<br />
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Some more light inside and a new opening:)<br />
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<br /><br />We found an awesome deal on our patio door. We went into Lowes to look around. We love the slider with the built in blinds that we had in TN. They were $999. normally priced and we found one that was on clearance for $299. Score!!<br /><br /><br />My cutting open the future kitchen window. For now you can see my temporary kitchen which I had for about 6 months.<br />
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I must have been helping Mike too much with the door and window so I don't have pictures of the install. You will see them later this week:)<br /><br />More to come tomorrow:)<br />
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Fencing this property was a major undertaking for Mike and I. Our property is 350 feet wide by 1250 feet deep. Thankfully our one neighbor side is already fenced. We started clearing the other long side awhile ago. Since it has been hot here, Mike and I gout for a morning round and then take a break. So on to some clearing and installing poles.</div>
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We are putting in wood poles and braces every 100 feet. T-posts will be every 10 feet to hold the fence. Mike packing a new pole next to a neighbor's pole but on our property.</div>
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Pounding the pole in with the tractor for a little help:<br />
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All poles are in for the first 100 feet. Only 1150 more feet to go, lol. Using a string line to keep it all straight.<br />
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String is attached to the wood poles. We use a tape ruler to measure every 10 feet, mark the ground with spray paint to spray paint, and then pound in the t posts on those marks and against the string.<br />
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Just some of the jungle we had to deal with. The first thing we had to do was find all of the survey markers. Once we found those we added our own metal pole with an orange flag. Now we know where the fence needs to go. <br />
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The clearing was a huge job. For the smaller trees Mike would raise to tractor bucket and plow through as much as he could just to knock them down. For the larger trees he had to use the chainsaw to cut the trees down. Meanwhile I had to clear all of the trees and debris off of our "road" which is where the fence will go. <br />
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For Mike to see where we needed to go I would walk in the woods and find the next survey marker and hold a pole with a flag attached so he could start plowing. There we some places that were so thick that Mike couldn't even see my 6 foot pole and flag held up in the air above my head.<br />
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Mike cutting one of the many many trees.<br />
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And then we came to the monster tree. This tree is located in our "hole and wet area". It came down sometime before we bought the property and is on both our property and the land next to us. It is a monster tree and of course it is right where we need to fence. We had no way of moving it until we came up with an idea:) This is the tree:<br />
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First Mike cut the tree trunk and then we used a winch to move it. <br />
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Ready to start moving it.<br />
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Mike using the winch. We took turns moving this tree out of our way.<br />
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We moved the tree about 20 feet. It was a job but of course Mike and I got 'r done:)<br />
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This is our front corner. Mike cutting trees while I clear.<br />
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Almost cleared wide enough for a small "tractor" road and ready for fencing.<br />
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Back to where we moved the tree with the winch. It is a wet area and when it rains we cannot drive/walk through. For now we used a lot of the logs/trees Mike cut down to make a temporary bridge.<br />
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This is so exciting to me. Mike and I are getting our first goats. He had Pygmy goats in NC but they have been really hard to find here. Ok quick lesson on miniature goats. An African Pygmy goat is the smallest of the meat goat. They have short legs and stocky barrel like bodies. They only have a small variety of colorings. The Nigerian Dwarf goats are the smallest of the dairy goat. They are leaner and more delicate. They come in a wide range of color variations and can have blue eyes. At the time, and sadly still, many people call all small goats Pygmy which is incorrect as a Pygmy is a breed and doesn't just mean "small" goat. Anyway I had to clarify because when I called about Pygmy goats to buy they were usually Nigerian Dwarfs.</div>
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We have the 90x90 pen set up for the goats. So far we only have a 10x20 kennel with Igloo dog houses for them to sleep in at night. We will build a barn for them soon:)<br />
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Our first boy Billie and yes we were told he was a Pygmy. Look how cute:)</div>
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The girls. This is Mama and her first baby, Cocoa who will eventually be known as Cocoa Nut.<br />
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Mama such a pretty girl but she is afraid of us right now.<br />
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And sweet Angel. She shares the same father as Cocoa.<br />
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Cocoa our first jumper:) and Angel.<br />
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Hanging in their new area.<br />
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Our 4 original goats:) Mama, Cocoa, Billie and Angel.<br />
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Cocoa is still nursing and always stays with her Mama.<br />
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Just a quick glimpse of our new "kids". I miss how small they were:)<br />
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Life is good, really good but there have been many changes. And as usual we are really busy.<br />
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Our first summer here we drove back and forth from FL to TN to maintain the property and the store. After doing that a few times we decided to put it all up for sale. There was no way we would be able to keep both farms and our minds, lol. We sold out of TN in January of 2019 and haven't been back. A very nice couple bought both TN properties and they are very happy with both places. We would like to go back and visit some of our old friends. Possibly this summer but we will see how things go. <br /><br />We got a new puppy in November of 2018 and she is a cutie pie that has stolen both my heart and believe it or not Mike's:) She truly is a love bug but not a supervisor like Niki. Princess is a Shih Tzu and I will post pictures of her sometime soon:)<br />
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We have been very busy on this property and we were almost done until Mike said we should go off grid here...so guess what we did in real time today? Ugh...we are moving solar panels again, lol. I told Mike I'm not moving them again. Cross your fingers for me.<br /><br />We have goats, miniature zebus and chickens. Our one goat, Oreo, should be having a baby/babies this month. Wait until you see baby goats. Talk about cute:)<br /><br />We have wonderful neighbors on our block and lots of friends here. Some of Mike's sisters have retired to Florida and aren't too far from us. Mike also has a cousin who has a farm 10 miles from us. So we see her and her family quite often. We went to a barrel racing competition last night where her daughter rides.<br /><br />We also have 3 very special "goat girls". They are like family to us now:) We bought two of our original goats from their mother and the girls ended up being our goat sitters when we traveled back to TN. I have parties for them every few months or so. You will see pictures soon:)<br /><br />I think all of our buildings are finished:), the house is complete except for some dress up, barns are done and fencing is done. I have been cooking and baking like crazy here. I give away lots of cookie and candy platters to friends, family and neighbors. Our house here is very busy with visitors. It's been a good move for us although I don't like, or should I say I really really dislike the summer heat, lol.<br /><br />The only thing missing is my garden. It seems like a project always gets in the way. I "will" have one next winter and will start planting in January 2021:) I just hope it is half as good as my TN garden was.<br /><br /><br />OK...that is the quick version. I cannot give all away and you'll have to wait for pictures. <br /><br />Our "first goats" story coming in the morning.<br /><br />
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It's picture time for our new building. Mike and I thought about building it ourselves which would have taken us a long time. We still have so much more to do on this property and decided to have a metal building put up instead. The process between ordering it, having it built and having the concrete work done took a few weeks but here is it in one post to show you start to finish.</div>
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First Mike had to clear trees and do the grading work. After he did that our concrete man came in to do the forms for us. The pad is 16x60.</div>
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That's it. The concrete is poured and ready to dry.<br />
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After the concrete dried they came back to cut the expansion joints. And a few weeks later the contractors came to install Mike's new building.<br />
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They start with the base and the frame metal. <br />
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The roof frame. It's 14 feet high....room enough for our RV.<br />
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This is a roof I would never help with, lol. The roof is first to be installed. Screwing the metal panels on.<br />
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They are holding a side panel up while screwing in the bolts.<br />
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The roof and back side of the building are finished.<br />
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And Mike's new building. He is all excited to move his things over since they are all inside where we are living, lol.<br />
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Ooh fancy. Everything looks so nice when it is brand new:)<br />
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And the garage door....high enough for the van.<br />
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<br /><br /><br />That's all for the building. Next up, our new farm animals:)ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-66687243253903608842020-05-07T07:57:00.002-04:002020-05-09T15:54:32.035-04:00Our New Goat Pen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning. And the fun begins. The plan is to have a small farm here with some animals. The first animals we want to get are miniature goats. Mike had goats once before in NC but now I get to enjoy this new adventure:)</div>
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The plan is to make a 90' x 90' pen for the new goats. We are using Redbrand No Climb Horse Fence in the 100 foot rolls. We will use wood poles on the corners and for the gate. The rest will be t-post every 10 feet. We used a string line to keep it all straight. Mike using the t-post driver.<br />
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Mike and his fires. Of course we cannot live without this tractor:)<br />
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For those who know us, you know we have done fencing before and usually we use a post hole digger. We tried that here and with our soil/gumbo/clay or whatever you want to call it, that is not happening. All that happens is you hit that mixture of soil and the post hole diggers stop and you can't get the clay stuff off. So it's time for a new toy:) We like toys. This one is an auger made for our tractor. Mike making sure we attach it right:)<br />
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We are going roughly 3 feet to set each wood post. Eventually Mike and I worked out a system. He controlled the auger from the tractor seat while I held onto the yellow bar to make sure it stayed straight while digging out the hole. The worst part about this auger is if you catch a big root you better pull out. There is no reverse on this so if you get stuck you need to manually and forcefully get it unstuck. Ask me how I know, lol.<br />
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Our fencing came in 100 foot rolls, easier for Mike and I to handle. This first round we unrolled one section on the outside of the t-posts and lifted up while temporarily tying to the t-posts until we stretch the fence tight and then clip each 10 foot section to the t-posts.<br />
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Using the tractor to pull the fence tight while Mike clips the fence to the t-posts.<br />
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This is the idea Mike came up with the pull the fence tight. Since then we have improved but this was the first time Mike and I used solid wire fencing. Since then we have improved:)<br />
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Stapling the fencing into the corner posts.<br />
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Of course a couple of trees are in the way and need to be taken care of.<br />
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Pulling the last corner and them Mike will staple it to the pole.<br />
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Our pen was 90 x 90 with one 6 foot gate. Next the goats and eventually building the barn, at least the first one:)<br />
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I don't have a full picture from then of the whole pen but you will see it many more times when the goats get here:)<br />
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All in a day's work. And it was a rough one for Mike. We rented a Ditch Witch to trench a line from the electric meter to the house.</div>
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Mike is starting at our meter and working his way back to the building:<br />
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It's a slow process. He needs to go down about 2 feet so we can bury the electric line:</div>
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He needs to make a cross at this point. One line for the well and one for the electric meter.<br />
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Almost to the building:<br />
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We made it to the box for the wire ot go inside the building.<br />
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Once the trench is done I can finally help Mike. I help him add the wire to the trench and we cover it back in with dirt. Then it's back to hard work for Mike. Time to connect all the wiring.</div>
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He has already wired the living quarters inside the building and now he is adding the big main wire that runs to the electric meter outside.</div>
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Hooking up the main wire to our meter.</div>
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The wire is completely protected as Mike pulls it through and gets ready to hook it up:<br />
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I don't envy Mike having to work and maneuver these wires into the slots and spaces. You need strong hands and fingers to do this kind of wiring.<br />
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We are hooked up. No more using extension cords inside the building. We can now use outlets:)<br />
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And for an oddball project since we will be moving out of the RV. We need a door for the bathroom and space prohibits using a regular door. Mike is building a barn door fr us to use. He is making it out leftover wood from the building.<br />
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That's all for now. It was a big accomplishment and we are getting closer to our new life on the Florida Farm. Tomorrow I will post building a big pen for our future miniature goats:)ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-45469534702849595172020-05-05T13:51:00.003-04:002020-05-05T13:51:42.463-04:00Installing a Mini Split AC Unit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Now that we have some inside living quarters ready we need a few more things before we can move out of the RV. Air Conditioning in Florida is a top priority, lol. We are gong with the same unit that Mike sued on our Off Grid house in TN. He is going to install a 9,000 BTU 21.5 Seer 115v Ductless Mini Split A/C and Heat Pump System. This is the unit. <a href="https://www.pioneerminisplit.com/collections/wys/products/pioneer-9000-btu-22-5-seer-115v-ductless-mini-split-air-conditioner-heat-pump-system-full-set" target="_blank">Energy Efficient A/C and Heat Pump</a></div>
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Making sure the inside bracket is level:</div>
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<br /><br />Drilling the hole through the interior wall and the exterior wall:<br />
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This is a flare. It seals the line to the condenser:<br />
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Blowing out the lines with canned air to make sure there is no junk in them:<br />
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Running and outdoor electric outlet for to the condenser:<br />
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That's as much as I have. Sorry this is not like my regular stories but it was back in 2018 and I missed a lot of pictures. It picks up when we get our farm animals.<br /><br />Next up will be trenching and running electricity to the building/house.ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668724761102832510.post-73791652405267881122020-05-04T07:21:00.001-04:002020-05-04T07:21:08.923-04:00Painting, Flooring,Tile, and Finishing the Bathroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally after all of the drywall has been sanded, re spackled, sanded again and dried it's time to paint. As usual Mike does all the rolling and I do all of the cut in.</div>
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A little help to get things dry:)<br />
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We picked out a large porcelain tile for the tub surround. Mike is cutting it using his cut off wheel.</div>
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Taped up so it doesn't fall off the wall while the mortar/thinset dries.<br />
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<br /><br /><br />Next up the flooring. We chose a darker wood grained Luxury vinyl tile that is waterproof. This one was super easy to install. I did the installation and Mike did al of the cuts for me:)<br />
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And the toilet:<br />
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<br /><br />Nice and clean. There is nothing quite like a brand new bathroom:)<br />
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<br /><br />The lighting is in:<br />
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<br /><br /><br />That's all for today. Tomorrow's story will be about the air conditioner we chose and the installation of it.ylisa7http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228365537634762034noreply@blogger.com0