Cement

Yesterday Mike had a cement truck deliver concrete to our place. We are doing some major repairs to the house and required cement to fix some of the issues. But we didn't need an entire truck load. But as it was, there was enough left over so we created a few forms in front of the barn door and the tack room. I'll love the step in front of the barn door! Every time I go in and out during the spring and fall, I get mud all over everything. It will be so nice not to have to heave water buckets up and over the door sill and step down into mud. I'm excited.

And the step in front of the tack room will be even better! It's about a foot up to get to the door. It's ok except when you are carrying a saddle. I'm anxious to try out the steps but I have to wait until they cure. We had a little bit of rain last night so hopefully the water didn't do too much damage. Mike had to go back out and fix some of the step in front of the barn because the water was leaving a dent in it where it was coming off the barn. 

I know it seems like a little improvement where it isnt' a big deal, but it will  make life so much easier. We havent' been able to do any home or acreage improvements in four years. It's exciting to finally see the place starting to improve. And for those that ask why we couldn't/wouldn't work on the place for four years, it's due to family issues, family health (our little family  unit and extended family), and having a baby (now toddler).

Now if only winter would hold off for another two months so we could get a few more projects done! I have the garage half way scrapped and primed. I'd love to get the hay barn scraped and painted as well but that'll only be a pipe dream unless we get some help (and there's talk of having a couple high school boys volunteer to help around the Sanctuary. If that's the case, a LOT can get done!) Anyone else want to volunteer?