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By Dave, January 3, 2005 10:31 pm

got more done outside than in today.

kicked it off with a trip to the post office, dairy and grocery store. back here and moved the transport dollies back to the pasture. Moved the one from the drive with the tractor. hauled it down cedar springs road to the south entrance and into the field. the other came down the hill and into its slot. then moved Bertha to a spot west of cathys camper.

then started leveling the south side using the massy and box blade. worked on clearing and leveling for a bit and then ate in the new addition. Gonna take a bit of getting accustomed to.

Got the dozer cranked off and moved to the area toward the road. Cleared stuff out of the way and moved the 6×12 portable building with the dozer. then moved the toyota camper box using a chain around it and pulling with the dozer.

that left the bank clear so ran the JD a bit longer than usual and knocked the top edge off the bank. took a break to let it cool off for a few minutes and then took a bit more off the top.

changed to the massy and leveled it from the drive just inside the gate to the front of the south wall of the trailer. Got a bit more to do tomorrow and then will be done enough to start bringing stuff from edwinas.

still got to finish leveling the trailer too. hope to get that done tomorrow. trying to let the ground firm up a bit more before digging more holes with the jack.

sitting in the trailer now. first post I have made from the new abode! Cat came in here yesterday and wrote something so she is the first to post from here.

Got one more set of blinds to hang in the west end room south wall and will have all the windows covered. Most windows I have had in a dwelling that I can remember. 9 windows in all. 2 in each end room and 5 in here. Had 3 in the west end but I took one out when i put the door in.

Found an area about 14 inches deep in the front of the trailer where the return air chamber is. It's lined with sheet rock and the inner wall is 16 oc though it is just a false wall. should keep the noise of the heat pump down pretty good.

Thinking of just having the power moved to this building. Can run from here to where ever better than the barn. And the lines coming up here are going to have to come up to get the trees down anyway. Guess I can put in underground lines from qhut to barn and solve that for now. still need the lines down the drive gone so i can get the pines down. will take brocks fence down and replace it after the trees are down.

time for a cup of cocoa…

much better now. got the vent cover put back on in the east end room. thinking about retiring for the evening soon. back is rather painful tonight. and the hands and arms. just keep seeing things that need doing and carrying on…

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By Dave, January 2, 2005 11:44 am

started with getting Bertha cranked off, warmed up and moved to the front of the qhut and the tires aired up.

Then took the power line to the camper down and got power into the 12 wide. limited to 15 amps on one side and 20 on the other but enough to do most work. Can't run the heat/ac but don't need it for now. Got the window on the west end out and am gonna cut the base out in a bit and see how the wiring is routed through there.

Cat is vacuuming in the 12 wide now. guess I need to go and move more stuff out of the way…

Tis after midnight now. Got the door cut in the end and the tarp hooked over the top. Plastic stapled into some semblance of wind and water tight. added a few blocks to get in and out by and started moving stuff in. Got the 2 chest of drawers moved into the bedroom (east most room). Got the recliner, coffee table, tv and table and floor lamp moved in so far. Cat took some of the coats and hung them in the closet.

Think i have figured out how the added rooms should be done. only going up with a 16 foot section. that way can do it now and around what i am building and working with now.

keep trying to pass out. guess its time to call it a night.

tis a night…

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By Dave, January 1, 2005 10:02 pm

got up and cooked potatoes for salad. cut pickles, olives, onion, celery, and potatoes. stirred together with salt, pepper, basil, tarragon, parsley, mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, and 3 boiled (cracked open and nuked in a bowl with water) eggs and you got potato salad or a reasonable impression thereof.

Cleaned up and went to the folks for lunch. did lunch and worked on moms computer for a bit then sat and talked a bit then headed this way.

got out and started adding piers. got everything done now but for the front 2 which will be the last to go in as that end needs to go down a bit more so will pivot on the set about 10 feet back. one of them settled about an inch last night so will have to relevel it too. still got to raise the west end more. now that i have enough piers that its not sliding when I jack it up now. moved another in or two today when i was getting one of the back piers in. soil is rotten out there right now. will end up releveling it several times i suspect. the other option is to pour a track the length of the frame and set the frame directly on that. which I have considered. but will level with block first and see if it will hold. Once the water isn't standing on it and its had a chance to pack a bit i think it will be fine. Or there could be a old ditch there that is filled in but still carrying water. tis unusually muddy in a couple of areas out there.

supposed to go to the landfill tomorrow and get some brick and or block. Got to get out and clean bertha out and off. should have done that today too but time got away. did get another 5 piers put in so was certainly having fun. not as sore as I though i would be. arms and hands are not too bad. wrists are swollen and shoulders are aching but still able to go so must be doing a bit better.

Maybe get finished leveling it tomorrow. Next will start with the power and then door and roof and walls into the greenhouse. or the new whatever. Hoping to have it done before the next rains hit. or if not have it done (which i know it won't be) have enough of the waterproofing done that we don't take rain. Need to get the gutters on the trailer too. got enough for one side so guess I will do the back or north side and put wood up to add a porch roof the length of the south side. Hate to take the time to do that right now but either the roof or put something up temporally and then come back and add the porch later. Got a lot of other stuff going up so will see. May be able to put the L strips up and build the porch under it later.

Still trying to figure out the rooms where the greenhouse is now. want two story but not sure how I want to build it. Suspect it will be a mashup of all of the bits and pieces I have collected for years. Keep threatening to do some such. Guess that the time is right and the place is here. Then let the powers that be figure out how to appraise it.

Need to get more cement. and a load of sand and one or two of gravel. guess I need to call around and see what the prices are on the above. also got to get more blocks. or not. think junk. not new. Big truck, dump, tomorrow.

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whatever. I quit eating there a long time ago and feel much better for it.