September 2, 2006

am so mad at myself. I had been out of bed a few times earlier.. phone rang.. bathroom ect and then the final time I go to get up for the day, I went to roll over and I pulled the muscle down the side of my neck and back of the shoulder. I could not move my head.. I could not roll over.. MAN did it hurt.. it still hurts an hour and a half later. But today is the big push to get the last 12 logs up and start on the roof of the root cellar.. and two of us have the same type of muscle issue, only the "Teenager's" was from football/log lifting. I have no such excuse unless my muscles knotted up overnight from me peeling all by myself yesterday. We are going to be worthless!!
I could not put my hair up into its normal workday ponytail and so I made just over the shoulder ponytail as I walked up to the woodshed to check to see if we had any baby bunnies.. NOTHING! Oh well.. maybe tonight. I did test her and toss her in with the buck for a moment and she was snorting and whining.. so maybe she is bred. Hopefully tonight.

We are getting low on meat, but I want to use it almost completely up before we order/butcher more to fill the freezers with. So I am starting to use cuts of meat that A.) do not work overly well for our family, B.) No one actually knows what to do with these particular cuts.. so I am going to have to get inventive. Front shoulder pork roasts.. we need about 4 packages for one meal here.

It is a bright and sunny day.. a total contrast to yesterdays weather. It is still a wee bit chilly this morning an I have a sweater and socks on. Even "Kid" who distains shoes and socks most of the summer is now wearing both shoes and socks as of the last 2 mornings. Must be Fall...

 

Evening Update

ot 12 more logs cut and brought out from the back 40 to lay next to the root cellar. Tomorrow is the big push to get the walls all up and the roof done. I found a vent for the roof with a cap and need to scrounge for a inlet pipe. Told the guys of my plan for a roofline, handforged door with wooden planks from our trees. I have my coal already in wait. I have been wanting to fire up my forge for a couple months now.

Going to utilize alot of that tongue and groove wood which was given to us for kindling.. but it is so usable.. Going to use that for the eves of the root cellar (you'll see)..

Got the back of my "Eggs for Sale" sign sanded free of stain from when it was a former bed.. NASTY STUFF that stain.. it penetrated pretty deep and it was a pain to get off. If I am in the mood for painting I will paint the side I just sanded as the other side I already painted. (No sanding paper and I was in the mood for painting one night). I will utilize more of the tongue and groove for the farmgate station for selling eggs and flowers and stuff... We are having "Ocean Chicken" tonight.. my bf's signature dinner dish.. he is in a tizzy in the kitchen and I am just staying out of his way.. it is OK if he comes into "MY" kitchen, but it is totally different if I go into "HIS" *L* . It is OK though.. we love each other regardless..