Clearing land

We rented a mini excavator yesterday and got rid of about 80% of the switch cane. Slowly but surely we can see some changes. 

Tea Dye

I am such a fabric snob! I can't stand

the stiff white cross stitch fabric. I usually have to order nicer fabrics online but decided to tea dye some. 

I started by putting  my crumbled up fabric in boiling water then added tea bags. 

Next I laud a few cold tea bags in the fabric then I rinsed the fabric in a vinegar and water muxture. 

I hung it out to dry and then ironed it. I saved myself some moolah and feel accomplished. 

Another day on the farm

We got a lot done today. We borrowed a friends tractor and got almost everything cleaned out of the barn. 

We are going to take tomorrow off and rest. Oh and I put some pretties under a pear tree that Billy's grandma planted. 

We will be spending my bday weekend working over there. Looking forward to another weekend on the farm! #woolfbarn

Saving

We know the cost of renovating the barn is not going to be cheap. I was proud of Billy who stopped by the bank and added money to an old savings account. Its not much but its a start!

Day #2 April 18, 2014

Today we focused more on inside of the barn. It has years worth of accumulation and it took us several hours to even put a small dent in the massive amount of junk inside.

This is the only area of the Woolf Barn that we were able to completely clean up. We made several loads to the dump.

It didn't take us long to discover a MASSIVE rat. It was almost the size of a squirrel. So Billy brought out his rat killing gun.

Josh wanted no part of it so he ran and jumped on a hay bale.

All in all it was a very good day. We got to spend quality time as a family and we got a lot done.

Day #1 April 12, 2014

Our first day to cleaning up at the farm was pretty productive despite a small setback.

We had to leave our trailer at home which meant leaving our lawnmower. On our way to the farm we passed a friend who asked if we needed help and he said he would come mow. Then Josh (our youngest son) loaded up our lawnmower into his truck. Problem solved!

It is starting to look like we have an actual driveway now. Each step brings up closer to the finish line.

We spent about 4 hours cleaning the land. It was a very tiring day but the smile on my husband's face was well worth it!

Woolf Barn

When my husband was a teenager him and his dad built a barn. We have decided to undertake the HUGE task of turning the barn into a house. I am so excited about this and feel that the Lord has led us to this. On the day we got the go ahead to start the process there were many signs from God showing us that we had made the right decision. I know with God on our side anything is possible.