An End To A Good Weekend

What a weekend, it went by way too fast.

Saturday morning was spent lounging around the apartment, looking at floor plans, talking about renting, buying, building, etc.  We had planned to go out and do a few things but we had a hard stop at 2pm to get ready for a group trip out on the lake.  Jennifer's employer has a yearly get together with the staff on a double-deck boat out on the lake for fun, food, swimming, and friends.

This is how we ended Saturday.

Sunday, Jennifer left for church early while I waited for the boy to get ready.  Once we were ready, I realized I left my keys in Jennifer's car.  <sigh>  After she got back, we headed out to the property to try and get a few things accomplished.  We met Judith and Russell out there...and Jenn's plants.  Ah, the plants.  As nice as the plants are, they somehow just don't seem to fit in with the existing natural fauna of the ranch.  Property, place, the land, the ranch, it's all synonymous.

Meanwhile, Jenn put the finishing touches on the address numbers for the gate.  Things are stating to feel and look official! 

This is how we ended Sunday, and our weekend.

Here Comes The Rain

Since doing a little land clearing not so long ago, life has pretty much slowed down on the property.  We've enjoyed meeting with some designers and builders to get ideas for a home, but as of now, I think we're going to slow things down a bit.  We're still anxious to get out on the property but want to do it without throwing caution to the wind.

Meanwhile, we've been given a picnic table as a gift and have been spending some time on the weekends putting it together.  Jenn's been staining it and prepping it for outdoor use so it will not only look good, it will hopefully last.

This past weekend brought several inches of much needed rain.  Note to self, install a rain gauge...oh, and call that guy about laying some new road-base.


The ruts you see here were from my father-in-law's truck earlier Sunday morning.  It had been raining non-stop for 24 hours.  Here I've just opened the gate to go in. 

I had to get a running start and though we made it, I think I widened the road just inside the gate by a few feet.  Yeah, I was grinning the whole time but nervous about having to call someone to come pull us out.

Good Times!