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Milkbarn Maintenance

Our well
(yes! we have a water well) 
is housed in this very very old, falling apart, miniature golf styled, haunted hut right in front of the Milkbarn.
(one of a number of eyesores on the property)

 The Milkbarn exterior needs quite a bit of work.
Understatement of the year.
  We will fix that soon enough come spring...or summer...
heaven willing!

Clay and I woke up early a couple of weeks ago. 
It was his first business trip for his new job(our new normal now) so I wanted to actually send him off awake!
Of course, we woke up to no water.
Talk about stress!
After checking on the well, Clay diagnosed the problem.
 The pump had burned up and the plumbing rattled loose.
We had no water.
Again.
(our normal) 

Here is the still life of the broken parts. 
Clay headed to Lowes and purchased a new water tank, pump and everything else needed at 6am.
He got on a later flight which was, in my mind, a tender mercy.
We are trying to figure out how we can make our family work with him traveling during the week. Somehow this forced us to see how nice it would be to have him home for breakfast with all of us each Monday morning, giving him a good start to the week.
Who knew a broken well pump could be a blessing?
And my water is no longer brown from a rusty tank.
woo hoo! 


Allowable weaknesses

For the interior, we started tackling our closets in the master bedroom.



Not too much is getting done at the moment but we really hope to get our room finished by spring break.
Our deadlines, I realize, are just suggestions at this point.
Flexibility is a virtue that goes under appreciated.
That's what I tell myself anyway. 


The state of affairs in our master suite.

When I saw this on facebook I laughed. 

Agreed.


I took a weekend to see my sister in her new home outside of Portland, Oregon. 
These food cart pods are amazing. 
I would've eaten everything if I was able too!



When we came upon these trees at Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach, I died. 
I forgot how much I loved Redwoods and have missed seeing them.


I love sea level.

My sister Marcie with Danny and Ella.

When I got back I chaperoned a middle school band/orchestra 
field trip. 
This is how they reacted to me on the bus.
I took 3 Tylenol when I got home.
Henry actually liked it though.

Chester discovered Henry's skateboard when the snow melted off.



I discovered my daughter Lucy had put all these inspirational quotes up in her closet when I was putting something away in her room.
I am constantly rewarded as I can see her chart a course for good.

It's almost the weekend! 
We have birthday parties, homework, basketball games and some  Milkbarn work to do.
And sweet Audrey will turn 10.




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