Our Last Full Day in the Country!

We've had some pretty heavy rain the last few days and our truck was totally stuck in the mud yesterday! Dean came down to help his Daddy put the roof on and they got a lot done. They had to wait for the rain to pass and things to dry out a little bit. They worked late into the night.

I actually went to bed and took a nap and when I woke up at midnight - they were still at it!

By the time they stopped they had all but two pieces in and they had gone ahead and thrown them up on top to nail down this morning. I was happy with what they accomplished but I was THRILLED that Dean got our truck out of the mud and moved to higher ground!

 

THIS is where it was!!

This is where it is now!!

More rain came in today but Dean says it will be no problem to get out tomorrow.

This morning the father/son team were back at it bright and early - relatively speaking.

Most of the day was blue skies and lots of fat fluffy clouds.....

They worked long and hard all day long.

The roof is the hardest part and not something Louis Dean could do by himself.

I took these pictures from the top of the ladder.

I didn't get on the roof myself but I was up high!

I liked the view!

Louis Dean said we may need to build a platform up there and a ladder so we can climb up and watch the stars at night!

While the guys worked, I went down and fed the goats and checked on the critters,

As soon as the horses see me, they start heading my way.

Today I gave them cut up apples.

Yesterday I gave them each a whole one.

The storms began to circle back and they worked even when it started raining.

DONE!!!! The roof is up and nailed down!!

I cooked them some steaks, baked potatoes, green beans and salad to celebrate!

Dean went back down to his place to get some things done he needed to do and Louis Dean continued to work on 'stuff.' It involved nailing and screw nailing and such.

He had a couple of pieces of the roofing plywood and screw nailed them up on the walls to keep them dry instead of leaving them out on the ground.

Tomorrow he will put the roof felt up before we get ready to go home.

It's time to go home. Normally, I am never quite ready and for the first time ever, I am.

Louis Dean, on the other hand, says this is the first time he has enjoyed every single minute here and wishes we didn't have to leave. But we do. We are out of medicine, for one thing.

For another, I am needed at home. Both of my daughters had a surgical procedure done today - Summer had a small hand surgery in Arlington and Amber had a fourth round of knee injections in Dallas. I was sorry I couldn't be there. Yesterday, my phone rang and when I went to answer it, I saw Harrison's face! He was Face Timing me! We talked for a good long while. He had a lot to tell us. He has been sick with a bug of some sort and told us all about how he had been throwing up! Kids are proud of stuff like that. And he told me about the books he is reading and that Logan brought him a chapter book from the library and he was excited about that. I told him that as long as he has a book, he will never be lonely.  He squeezed my heart when he asked if we were going to come see him. He showed me the playground and their new swing set and told us about them graduating from Pre K this Thursday. We talked to the other kids, too, and I heard Kailey say, "My Granddad needs to SEE me!" So Harrison handed her the phone. Logan and Trystan had a turn and Logan made sure I knew how much she has been missing me! Tomorrow will be our 13th day to be gone. We may not get home until evening but we WILL be home tomorrow!

I will go with Summer to her doctor appointment Thursday morning and we will attend the Pre K Graduation that afternoon. Amber sent me pics of the kids in their caps and gowns and they are A-DOOR-a-BULL!!!!

Ever since we got the AC fixed, we haven't needed it except for that one afternoon!

Tonight it will be 51 degrees and when I was helping Louis Dean outside tonight, I wore a jacket and my cheeks were cold! HE wore his heavy denim coat!

Instead of wine this evening, I warmed myself up with a cup of hot chocolate,

I finished The Little Paris Bookshop yesterday and immediately felt adrift without a book.

Once I really get into a book, there is a bit of let down when it's over. A really good book makes me wish the writer had kept on writing and the story would keep going.

I have a lot of books here just as I have a lot at home so I'm never without something to read.

I found this one in a bag by my chair and I will be taking it to bed with me in a few minutes and read myself to sleep. My last night in the Girl Bunk!