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We have made some progress the last 2 weeks on the apartment.  I swear(!)it will be done soon.  Fingers crossed and many construction prayers offered over here.  We need to rip up the inside of the Milkbarn pronto. This is a stud finder. I mean, that joke just wrote itself. I digress. Okay! Moving on. The new septic tank was installed. Sullivan Septic  did the install. Honestly, the nicest guys to have around.  They all kept me company and made sure the kids were feeling better. Um, having no ability to flush a toilet when kids have a rotovirus? Miracle #39- noone needed the bathroom for most of that day!   Apartment bathroom in progress.  Had to do bead board! Clay and Audrey did the tiling.  Cool herringbone placement with just an in stock Lowes tile. Taped off and painting! My friend keeps telling me; paint is a good sign. True true!  After debating what the heck to do with the bedroom in the apartment (the prev

Easter Greetings from the Milkbarn! We had our 2nd annual Easter egg hunt.  This time we invited a few more friends!  I never know how many eggs to do but we did close to 200. And of course there was a golden egg. Lucy and her friend Ema were the perfect egg hiders and egg fillers. They did some fun stuff!  The group.  I didn't Martha up as you see target bags versus baskets for gathering. Oh well.  I kind of think easy entertaining is my style.  Quick, impromptu decorating with what I have on hand and easy fruit and veggie trays with lemonade.  Going through their spoil. The apple trees began to blossom right before Easter.  I cut this branch to hang over the apartment front door.  Love it. Egg coloring. We used some brown eggs this year that really gave us some fun, rich hues to look at. Right before dinner I had the idea to write down on each place setting what Christ like attribute the chi