Surviving Minnesota!

[CindyinSD]

Not hot here today. Thankfully. I'll be working on the roof again. It will be nice not to feel like I'm turning into roast human.

We have people for that (gente, as it turns out, quien no hablan Englís.) The insurance company is paying them and we’re not in a position to pick nits... nobody else would take the job or even offer up an estimate, and it’s definitely out of my league roofing-wise. I just hope we don’t get another hailstorm next week. The house is really noisy today. Luckily it’s not too hot—73* at 11:00 a.m.

I am headed to De Smet tomorrow to get my girls a bull. I know, I know, but I really want my little farmette to be sustainable and the lady (yes, yes, the nice lady who is selling whichever bull I pick—like I have a clue how to pick out a bull), says Highlands don’t get pregnant very reliably via AI.

Anyway, let’s just be honest here... I am willing to believe her because she’s giving me a good deal, I have a lot of grass, and mostly because I just want a bull. If I regret it later I will eat my words (and my bull). DH is not angry—but he’s not exactly happy, either. I’m hoping he falls in love with the bull as he has with the two nice girls. If my new buddy gets the mean-girl preggers, I will sell her. If he doesn’t, then I’ll send her to freezer camp... as soon as I get another freezer...

 

[holm25]

We have people for that (gente, as it turns out, quien no hablan Englís.) The insurance company is paying them and we’re not in a position to pick nits... nobody else would take the job or even offer up an estimate, and it’s definitely out of my league roofing-wise. I just hope we don’t get another hailstorm next week. The house is really noisy today. Luckily it’s not too hot—73* at 11:00 a.m.

I am headed to De Smet tomorrow to get my girls a bull. I know, I know, but I really want my little farmette to be sustainable and the lady (yes, yes, the nice lady who is selling whichever bull I pick—like I have a clue how to pick out a bull), says Highlands don’t get pregnant very reliably via AI.

Anyway, let’s just be honest here... I am willing to believe her because she’s giving me a good deal, I have a lot of grass, and mostly because I just want a bull. If I regret it later I will eat my words (and my bull). DH is not angry—but he’s not exactly happy, either. I’m hoping he falls in love with the bull as he has with the two nice girls. If my new buddy gets the mean-girl preggers, I will sell her. If he doesn’t, then I’ll send her to freezer camp... as soon as I get another freezer...

When it comes to bulls look for nuts guts and butts. Does she have any pictures of them for you?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

When it comes to bulls like for nuts guts and butts. Does she have any pictures of them for you?

 

[ketojenn]

We have people for that (gente, as it turns out, quien no hablan Englís.) The insurance company is paying them and we’re not in a position to pick nits... nobody else would take the job or even offer up an estimate, and it’s definitely out of my league roofing-wise. I just hope we don’t get another hailstorm next week. The house is really noisy today. Luckily it’s not too hot—73* at 11:00 a.m.

I am headed to De Smet tomorrow to get my girls a bull. I know, I know, but I really want my little farmette to be sustainable and the lady (yes, yes, the nice lady who is selling whichever bull I pick—like I have a clue how to pick out a bull), says Highlands don’t get pregnant very reliably via AI.

Anyway, let’s just be honest here... I am willing to believe her because she’s giving me a good deal, I have a lot of grass, and mostly because I just want a bull. If I regret it later I will eat my words (and my bull). DH is not angry—but he’s not exactly happy, either. I’m hoping he falls in love with the bull as he has with the two nice girls. If my new buddy gets the mean-girl preggers, I will sell her. If he doesn’t, then I’ll send her to freezer camp... as soon as I get another freezer...

I'm only doing our addition, not the main roof. Too steep, too high, no bueno. I'll hire that done.
This part HAD to be taken care of. I'm trying to prep the house to paint it and found major water damage, which led to finding issues with that roof. The owners before us had done a really terrible fix up there that caused this snowball effect. Dumb people.

 

[Cebarmlds]

The 5 cockerels gone and a hen, Bitsy decided to start crowing!!? Weird.

 

[ejb3810]

I hear you can . Never tried it .

Ralphie, it should still work but time is of the essence. If we get early frost it will not help.

 

[ejb3810]

Ralphie, Popple is the Finnish word for Quaking Aspen. Since you are not Finnish you should say Quaking Aspen, or if you move out West simply Quakies is ok.

 

[duluthralphie]

I must be Finnish... they have been popple trees my entire life.

 

[memphis]

Nuts, guts & butts! Holm...almost choked when I read that!!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Nuts, guts & butts! Holm...almost choked when I read that!!

Me too!