Framing Contd. Days 3-5

Barn Build-Out Continued...

Installing the green trim.

Finishing shower bottom in preparation for setting tile.

Hanging and mudding the green board in the cooler room.

Tile floor set in shower.

Cooler room green board re-mudded, sanded and ready for paint!

Installing the last few pieces of green trim on cooler door.

Framing Days 1 & 2.

More Progress on Barn Build-Out

First run at the one wall of base cabinets... just setting them in place to make sure they are the right dimensions...

Hubby's painting skills on the trim pieces.

Shower pan/bottom installed.

Insulation installer spraying the foam insulation in the cooler room!

More paint work by Hubby on the stairs.

Showing off the completed insulation job!

Digging the cooler room!

More coats of paint on the kitchen cabinets.

Can lights are on!

Starting Milestone II

Now that the first milestone is complete on the house, guess what is gearing up to start tomorrow??!!

WooWee.... Looking Cold!

-5 degree wind chill for Tuesday morning????!! OUCH. Poor chickens!

Gearing for Winter Blast.

Well it looks like we are in for a huge blast of Winter starting tomorrow, so we spent this weekend gearing up for the cold. Trip to a local feed store yesterday got us one heat lamp bulb for the chicken coop and a large bag of scratch. Trip to LaGrange this morning got us another heat bulb, two heat lamp set ups, stuff to winterize pipes and spigots, and groceries just in case. We have been taking water over to the farm for the chickens in old 2-liter bottles since Hubby turned the well off due to the low temps earlier this week. Stapled plastic sheeting over and around raised bed covers and around penthouse windows in the coop to keep harsh winds off the interiors. Filled the feeders and water jug in the coop again today. Added more straw to the intermediate level and nesting boxes.
We saw a whole lot of this during our Saturday morning walk around the farm in 20 degree temps.

So yesterday on our walk Hubby checked on the honey bees... everything seemed fine. Fingers crossed!

Huge pot of deer chili simmering on the stove. I think we are ready... for just about anything.

Base Paint Coat on the Build-Out.

Update on the barn build-out. PAINT!

Cabinets are being built off site, paint color picked and purchased and formica on order!

Happy Healthy Bountiful & Prosperous New Year!

We have come a long way on the farm in 2013. So many changes to the landscape this year while building our dream and pushing toward our goals we set back in 2007. 2013 was a great year for us. We have learned so much throughout the year and will build upon that foundation of knowledge for 2014 and beyond. But, most of all we were truly blessed in 2013 with our successful harvests, the means to add honey bees and chickens to the farm, and gaining a solid group of growing followers that support us and what we are trying to achieve! We will continue to use our facebook page as our way of communicating what we are doing and when we will have items available to our supporters. Oh, and we do hope to have a "farm day" later in the year for all of our friends, family and followers to come out and see what we are all about! So with all that being said, we wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy, bountiful and prosperous new year in 2014!