Another Work Weekend

Yes, we were at it again. It was a beautiful weekend with blue skies and a wonderful breeze. Uncle Jack had gotten the auger working, so the boys worked on getting more fence posts in the ground. Leah sealed grout and stained a mirror and I painted more of the outside trim. Mom organized the new closet and other items, but the best part was showing Mom all the progress we made at the last work weekend. I will admit it was difficult to get back in the work groove after working so hard just a few weeks ago. And our "To Do" list is honestly a little intimidating. It's pretty long.

But the kids were with us and it was a beautiful weekend, so we did take a little time to enjoy just being at the ranch. There were lots and lots of ATV and Mule rides, even a little fishing trip for Alexander.

The Ranch had gotten a lot of rain over the last week, I'm not sure exactly how much, but it was probably around 9 inches. All the tanks were full and the field was green. We were a little worried the front yard would be a mud pit since the guys had left the new sprinkler timer on to water everyday. Not to worry, it was beautiful and dry.

We made lots of decisions and possible future plans (again, our "to do" list is huge already!), like adding another bathroom, maybe another bedroom and David's grand idea of enlarging the kitchen! Not sure that last one will happen, but its nice to dream. One major decision was made to leave the playroom as the playroom and make the carpet living room the newest bedroom. Don't ask. Just know that it significantly cuts down on the labor and we can get the new rooms moved around and set up sooner rather than later.

Oops, forgot to mention in my previous post that the guys put down the insecticide for our little friends who like to sting with their tails. Its coming up on scorpion season at the ranch. Here's hoping all the chemicals do their job and keep them out of the house this year.

Here are a few pictures of the guys at work.

I'm sure there's another work weekend planned in the near future. There's a fence to finish and a deck to build. Not to mention lots of painting. If you've got a free weekend, give us a call. I'm sure we can rustle up a beer or tropical coconut and stick some jalapenos on the smoker for you.

Always Welcome

We need to find this sign and put one up at SBR.

March 15-18, 2007

Wednesday, March 15, Marilyn, Shelly, Lisa and the usual children drove out to SBR about 3-6 p.m. in the afternoon. Despite heavy rains and occasional hail in the Houston area, the skies cleared slightly around Flatonia. The ditches on the side of the road were filled with water, but there was no water over the CRs leading up to the gate. Water in the side pond was full, and the rain gauge held 4 inches. Both the front and back ponds had a good amount of water. Rusty joined us that evening. He reported that the hog wallow was holding water.

Wildlife: Blue heron and doe at front pond; big fat armadillo at the ranch gate (Wed.) Several deer in the field (Thursday.) Possum in the trash on the back porch Friday night. (Rusty chased it off with a broom.) Red cardinals and woodpecker. Turkey (heard, not seen). Many turtles - side pond and at least one in the back pond. (Sat/Sun). Junebugs!!

Wildflowers are starting to bloom. We saw plenty of phlox in neighbors fields. Scattered bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush were also available.

Changes? Rusty & Bryan K. framed a roof to the pumphouse and roofed it. They also purchased the Hardiplank siding, but were unable to begin.