Progress is Being Made!

For those keeping up with the progress, here's how we look thus far. The dutch doors are built and hung. They open and close nicely. The barn lot is fenced with the exception of a few gates. Once the posts go in the fencing seems like a piece of cake. We use a stretcher hooked to the John Deere and then ratchet it tight using a come-a-long. Then just hammer in the staples. You do have to use your mind and keep looking ahead as to where the gates will go and where the roll of fencing will end because there is bracing to take into consideration. But, it's not rocket science so it's going well so far.





The bathroom is 95% completed. The tile is in, walls are finished and the toilet and sink are set.

The $hit Hit the Fan!

Last month I had come across some used box fans that came from a chicken farm. Because it was such a great deal on the fans we decided to pick up 8 of them. Well, if you've never experienced that chicken $hit aroma, let me just say it's got to be the worst smell on the planet. After bleaching the fans and pressure washing them, and re-bleaching and sun bleaching, I finally got rid of the essence and they had come clean. Although, I had to throw out a pair of shorts and a shirt because they were not worth saving. I don't recommend this job to anyone and it would be worthy of a "Dirty Jobs" segment with Mike Rowe on the Discovery Channel!

I will say the area of the lawn that I pressure washed them now has the finest patch of grass on our whole property. Chicken $hit makes great fertilizer!

When I finished the dirty job, the fans looked so good I figured I'd throw some paint on them while I was at it to spruce them up even more. Then I took one down to the barn and plugged it in and.............. amazingly, or should I say thankfully it worked!

So here's a before and after shot of the fan episode.

Before:



After:



Brought the old girl back to life! Nothin' but the best for our Alpacas!