This week has been busy to say the least! Monday we didn't do anything because of it being Memorial Day.
Tuesday I ran into Cody to run errands and get a cart FULL of bottled water, bottled green tea, cans of V8 juice, and several tubs of Gatorade! We are taking our hydration very serious. Scott told me that the electric guys came and by the time I was headed home (~noon), he said they were finished!! I don't have a picture yet, but basically they put a transformer on the pole and set up a meter box with master shut off. All we have to do now is dig the channel and attach the wiring that will go to our house. All this we can do ourselves. So far, the electric (via the electric company) has cost right around $2,500. Now that doesn't include the wire from the meter box to the house, but we should be able to do that within the next 3 weeks.
Wednesday I stayed back at the trailer and did chores while Scott went into Red Lodge to get our first load of materials to get the foundation formed up this weekend. I'll post a picture of that along with details of what we are doing with the foundation too - I don't have a picture of it this time though. The materials were just over $1,500 (not including the concrete itself). We still need to get the rebar chairs. So far we've checked 3 stores here in Powell and haven't found anything, so looks like we (or maybe just Scott) will have to make a trip up to Home Depot of Lowes in Billings.
We had a wonderful surprise on Wednesday too! The guy that came out to do our estimate for the electric, Marty, he stopped by to see us!! He is such a nice guy and it was such a nice surprise to see him.
Wednesday night we were on 'poop' patrol with Tiger. We weren't sure if he had pooped the day before and every time we tried to see if his butt was clear of hair (we were afraid the same thing that happened to Tuffy would happen to him too because Tiger also has long hair). Well, we woke up today, Thursday, and sure enough, Tiger was trying to poop and couldn't. So we rushed him to the vet this morning and they are going to take care of him too. Plus the vet said while he was under sedation, they would shave him all the way!! I'll get a picture to share with you after he's shaved:) Our wonderful neighbor Lori offered to help us shave him too, but since he's going to the vet we figured we might as well kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
We are in town for part of today because Scott has a doctor's appointment. I'm not sure what all is going to come out of this appointment, but I'll keep you all posted!!
I will tell you a funny story!!
Yesterday on Scott's way to Red Lodge, as he was driving down our gravel road, he saw what he thought was a tie strap in the road all stretched out. So he strattled it and drove over it. When he looked back in his mirror, it had coiled up and was a SNAKE!! So last night, for fun, we drove down to see if we had any mail, and drove really slow. My version of hunting!! Driving slow with the air conditioner on:) I'm pretty sure I saw a snake track - Lori told me what to look for and I'm pretty sure I found one, but we didn't see any snakes.
We also discovered yesterday that the UPS truck will deliver packages directly to our house, or rather cargo trailer! We ordered 6 #10 cans of Mountain House foods - 4 cans of eggs with bacon, 1 can of chicken noodle, and 1 can of sweet and sour pork. We are trying to eat really healthy but having a hard time getting a good breakfast. Scott had a 7 day survival kit and we love the eggs! Not exactly like homemade, but really good!
This weekend:
We are breaking ground on our house either Friday or Saturday. We will be forming up the foundation this weekend then having the concrete poured next week! I'll have lots more pictures to share soon!
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Busy week!! But lots will be accomplished
This week is going to be our busiest yet! Scott just texted me this morning while I was on may way into Cody to run some errand (particularly get about 6+ cases of water!) that our electric guys was there!! He came much sooner than we expected. We aren't sure if we will be able to plug directly into it, but we are hoping that we can so it will be easy to run the power tools and we won't have to use the generator.
Also this week, our septic guy is coming to put in our septic tank, we are ordering all our materials to be delivered to form up the foundation to our house, we are getting 3 loads of gravel - some to use for the foundation, the rest to use for our new driveway, and Scott has 2 follow-up VA appointments where we hope to get him in the system for more tests. The doctor at the hospital recommended lots of tests on his lungs (especially since they gave out on him causing him to quit breathing), on his kidneys (because of his acute kidney failure), and on his heart (kidney failure can lead to heart problems and they want to check him thoroughly to be sure there was not damage).
It's going to be a busy week! But hopefully in a week or so when I get back online, I'll have lots more pictures and updates to share with you all!
Also this week, our septic guy is coming to put in our septic tank, we are ordering all our materials to be delivered to form up the foundation to our house, we are getting 3 loads of gravel - some to use for the foundation, the rest to use for our new driveway, and Scott has 2 follow-up VA appointments where we hope to get him in the system for more tests. The doctor at the hospital recommended lots of tests on his lungs (especially since they gave out on him causing him to quit breathing), on his kidneys (because of his acute kidney failure), and on his heart (kidney failure can lead to heart problems and they want to check him thoroughly to be sure there was not damage).
It's going to be a busy week! But hopefully in a week or so when I get back online, I'll have lots more pictures and updates to share with you all!
Chief Joseph Highway then Beartooth Pass into Red Lodge, MT
5-24-14
This was one of the coolest drives we have ever been on!! We drove from our property to the Chief Joseph Highway. This takes you up into the mountains and into Shoshone National Forest.
It was stunning!! I can't wait to drive it again, maybe on the scooters next time:)
Here are pictures from Chief Joseph Highway (we bumped into someone who called it Chief Joe for short):
The valley in the picture above and below, looks back toward where our land is!! It's so incredibly beautiful out here.
SNOW!!! Just a bit, but wait for the Beartooth pictures!!
I spy with my little eye.....
There are 1or 2 chipmunks in each of these pictures. We haven't seen any squirrels out here yet, but we got all excited about the chipmunks playing on the rocks at one of the 'lookout' stops we made.
The Chief Joseph Highway comes to a dead end - you can turn left and go toward Cooke City, MT (the northern entrance into Yellowstone), or you can go right and head to Red Lodge, MT. We went toward Red Lodge. I believe this was the opening weekend for the Beartooth Pass, and when you see these pictures you will know why!!
It is a snowmobilers paradise out here!! One of these days we hope to be one of the crazy people that snowmobile in June up in Beartooth!!
This person was with a group and they would trek up the mountain, then ski down it!!
When we got to the top, it started thundering. Shortly after, it began snowing and sleeting!
This is one of the spots where the 'snow tunnel' was so tall on either side that we believe it was 20-30 feet high!! It was crazy, but so fun.
I can't wait to drive the Beartooth Pass again! We want to go later this summer and again in the fall. I'd love to see what it looks like after all the snow is melted too. We were told there are some beautiful lakes and waterfalls too.
This was one of the coolest drives we have ever been on!! We drove from our property to the Chief Joseph Highway. This takes you up into the mountains and into Shoshone National Forest.
It was stunning!! I can't wait to drive it again, maybe on the scooters next time:)
Here are pictures from Chief Joseph Highway (we bumped into someone who called it Chief Joe for short):
The valley in the picture above and below, looks back toward where our land is!! It's so incredibly beautiful out here.
I believe this tree is the state tree of WY, but I'm not 100% sure.... It looks like a picture we saw, but I didn't have the picture with me to compare exactly.
SNOW!!! Just a bit, but wait for the Beartooth pictures!!
I spy with my little eye.....
There are 1or 2 chipmunks in each of these pictures. We haven't seen any squirrels out here yet, but we got all excited about the chipmunks playing on the rocks at one of the 'lookout' stops we made.
The Chief Joseph Highway comes to a dead end - you can turn left and go toward Cooke City, MT (the northern entrance into Yellowstone), or you can go right and head to Red Lodge, MT. We went toward Red Lodge. I believe this was the opening weekend for the Beartooth Pass, and when you see these pictures you will know why!!
It is a snowmobilers paradise out here!! One of these days we hope to be one of the crazy people that snowmobile in June up in Beartooth!!
This person was with a group and they would trek up the mountain, then ski down it!!
When we got to the top, it started thundering. Shortly after, it began snowing and sleeting!
This is one of the spots where the 'snow tunnel' was so tall on either side that we believe it was 20-30 feet high!! It was crazy, but so fun.
I can't wait to drive the Beartooth Pass again! We want to go later this summer and again in the fall. I'd love to see what it looks like after all the snow is melted too. We were told there are some beautiful lakes and waterfalls too.
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