My work load has been very heavy the last couple of weeks, plus we’ve had another death in the family. This one was my father-in-law’s first cousin in Texas.  They were close and he wanted to go, so Brian and I, as well as one of Brian’s sisters, have been staying with my mother-in-law.  She is not able to travel due to health issues, so we volunteered to take shifts staying with her in case she was to fall.  She can still pretty much take care of herself, but she is known to fall occasionally so someone really needs to be here.  So, that’s what I’ve been up to this week.  I have the first shift so I’m here most of the day. But, that’s OK.  I enjoy spending time with my mother-in-law.   I’ve had a good week,  just tiring. 

Hopefully, I’ll be back to posting more again!!  I miss posting on my blog and reading other’s blogs!  But, family comes first!  I’ll have a special post(s) next week about a very special person in my life, so keep your eyes open!  This person means a whole lot to me and I can’t wait to share with you all! 

We had a very busy weekend this week.  Saturday, Brian finally got the chance to change out the electrical box.   This is a very good thing since the one that was in the house was original and we had no room to add anything.  We want to bring the dryer in out of the building where it currently resides, but there was no room to add the dedicated circuit that it needs.  We also want to add a dishwasher, and wire in the well pump the way it’s supposed to be.  This is the fun of owning a fixer upper!  LOL!  We didn’t have power most of the day on Saturday, but that’s OK.  I’m very thankful that I have a handy-man for a husband, especially one whose and electrician.  This saves us some serious cash! 

We also did find out that my dishwasher I’ve been wanting was marked down plus Lowe’s was having 10% off all energy star appliances, PLUS we had a $50 rebate card that we applied to it, so I got a $600 dishwasher for about $450, not including the parts we needed to install it.  Not bad!!  I haven’t had a dishwasher in about 8 years, so I’m excited to have one again! 

Now he has to make the new countertop so that we can install it and use it.   That’s our next step.  We’re also going to try to run the new gas lines that we need this week.  We’re planning to get a new gas water heater this year, as well as install another heater, and we’re planning to get a gas stove at some point, but we need to run lines first.  (((Sigh)))  If it’s not one expense, it’s another.  But, we’re paying with cash as we go – NO DEBT!!!  We will not charge anything ever again!  So, it will just be slow going but we’ll get there!  God will provide, of that I have absolutely NO doubt!

Yes, it is!!!  Oh, my!  I can’t believe it’s finally here!  And look:

This is what’s been going on at my house!  We’ve had a really hard time finding a good used plow to buy, and we finally called our neighbor to see if we could borrow his tiller.  Well, his tiller was messed up but we did discover that he had a plow and he let us borrow it!!  Oh, happy day!  So, my garden has been plowed and cut, now we’ll still need to find a tiller to put the finishing touches on it so we can start planting.  I guess more people are using their equipment right now instead of selling it. 

Here’s what my garden looks like so far:

The freshly turned dirt feels so good in my hands!  I can’t wait to actually start planting!  It’s supposed to start raining tomorrow:  Freshly turned soil + rain = SPRING!!!!

My mouths already watering thinking of all the yummy veggies that will be growing in my garden this year!

HAPPY SPRING, EVERYONE!!!!