Update

I thought I post a few pictures of our progress at the farm. I am amazed at how much we have gotten done. So ready to start the renovations in the barn. 

The first picture is from April before we got started and the second picture is how it looks now. 

Cool July Day

We took advantage of it being in the low 70's here and did some cleaning at the farm. I thought it would be a few more months before the temps would be low enough to do any work but the Lord blessed us with mild weather. We didn't get much done but we did accomplish burning some of the switch cane. I loathe that stuff. Billy said every time we heard one pop from being burned it was one step closer to us accomplishing our dream. You can finally see the barn from the road now. We are hoping to have water and electricity by September. I think once we sttart laying the floor down I will feel that we are well on our way. I think I need to pray for more patience. 

Back at it

Its been awhile since we have done any real work in the farm. A friend of ours let us borrow his Bobcat so we are doing some major cleaning today. Its a beautiful day and surprisingly cool for mid June in East Texas. I cannot wait until we live over here. Its so peaceful. 

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!