Under Construction!

  Well, would you look at this! Finally, something is being done. The septic tank is in the hole and we are now waiting for the inspector to come out and give the go ahead for step two. For some strange reason, we have to fill the septic tank with 1000 gallons of water so the inspector can see that it doesn't leak. Where in the world does he think the stuff in the septic tank goes? What's the difference if it leaks out the bottom or goes down the leach line? It all goes to the same place. Oh well, that's bureaucracy for you. The inspector has to earn his salary. He will have to come out twice more. The construction crew started clearing the land and are now waiting for gravel to be delivered. It was supposed to come yesterday but the gravel truck broke down! That's small town living for you. But the important thing is we are finally getting started.

The guys moved our water tank to where we wanted it to be which was a huge relief because there was no way we could do it on our own. They were going to move the semi trailer but the back hoe couldn't do it so they will do that for us when they bring their big truck out to haul their equipment home.
   Today it was 4 degrees at 8:00 this morning! A regular heat wave! It's hard to believe but it was 35 yesterday and with the sun out, we were all wandering around in long sleeve shirts. It felt a lot warmer.
   Lil Abner is slowly healing. He said one of the wire stitches holding his sternum together is sticking out of his skin which I think I mentioned before. I am going over today and grout the tiles I set in the guest bathroom. While we were house sitting , Pa made a big batch of swiss steak and here is a picture of some of  his helpers.

They must have an inkling of how yummy, Pa's swiss steak is! It looks like two of our dogs are missing in action but it was getting a little crowded. Pa is an excellent cook so I hope he wants to continue when we get our house set up. The kitchen in it is nice and big. I hate to cook for some reason, maybe all those years of cooking for the kids. I know part of it is because Pa is so darned picky about what he eats. I will have to say he has come a long way in the 15 years we've been married. He is eating a lot healthier now. He could live on bacon and candy and fried cholesterol if I let him. I'll never forget when he made fried apples using Crisco. All I could taste was the Crisco.....never again!
  Well, I'm off to grout!