Hello, from The Ranch.
Sorry it has been awhile, the past few months have been a whirlwind of experiences. This is definitely a different kind of life.
Regardless of what I tell you...please understand, we still love it here. The challenges are extreme, and there are times when we scratch our heads and say...REALLY? This is what we signed up for? In our inexperience (and naivite) of country living, we thought we would have tons of peace & quiet; a content and soothing live full of sunsets, flowers, birds and butterflies. hahahaha
Two weeks ago, our tankless water heater caught on fire.
Rodents have been chewing the wires on my car resulting in hundreds of dollars in damage.
Andy's car has had 2 tranmission replacements, and 2 weeks ago, it went out AGAIN.
Our doggie has been having seizures since October, and regardless of her meds they were coming more frequently and violently. We had to put her down :(
To add to our rodent issues, we now also have gophers.
On the upside...
Our flower gardens around the house are thriving. I am ready to go buy some Verbena...the lady down the street has many colors of it, I can't wait!
We now have a regular water heater. Andy was able to install it himself.
Andy is building shelves in his workshop in the garage...really pretty. He is SUCH a talented handyman!
The owls are thriving, they just had fledglings, and now there are TONS of them on the property.
We have also had sightings of bald eagles...AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL!
So...life goes on. We painted a wall, built a coffeetable/bookshelf, we weed and fix and plant. We learn so much along the way. It is exhausting, but in the end...it is worth it.
I'd love to sit and write more...but I hear Andy revving up the tractor mower...so that means I gotta get to work.
