Here are some pictures of the view on the way to town from our old home,
the corner store (this is 1/2 way from us to town),
Store
Post Office and Hardware Storeand a sign that a neighbour made showing that Small Towns are good. He made this sign when the government was shutting down our little rural school.
Up Close and Personal With a Bear
When I got home I found out the Telephone Man had a problem and couldn't connect the phone and the Television Man had a heavy accent and he couldn't understand my instructions over the phone to him and therefore the TV was hooked up in the wrong place.
On top of all this I should mention that it was now Wednesday and we had been in the house since Monday - three days. And there was still no fridge and stove!!! We knew we moved in early and therefore it might not be finished being built (I didn't mention that our rental was a brand spanking new house), but the builder said it would be ready.
So we ordered pizza the first three nights and then hubby was tired of it. *I* on the other hand loved not having to cook. Mind you, ordering four large pizzas to feed our family gets a tad expensive three days in a row!! Thursday came and went and still no fridge and stove. Finally I called the builder on the Friday and left a message stating it was getting rather expensive feeding our family on pizza every night. By now we were running out of groceries and having to use the cooler to create a fridge. And what a pain!!!
Cleaning the Barbeque When We Had No Stove.
I made the suggestion that couldn't they buy a fridge and stove from within the store - cause apparently when I talked to the store they had ordered from, the stuff was on back order and would not come in for another week or two!!!! Later that day we got our fridge and stove. The fridge ended up having its door on backwards - the builder is having *this* repaired when the microwave hood fan comes in.
Speaking of microwaves. The builder's wife came by on the Thursday and told me the stuff would be arriving soon. I said I had the microwave so was surviving with the baby food etc. On the Friday when the fridge and stove arrived she said I would get the microwave when the back order came in - a couple weeks. Well, at that point I didn't want to tell her that on Thursday evening my microwave caught fire!!! *sick laugh* so I no longer had *that*!
On the Thursday the Telephone Man came back for the third attempt at getting our line installed and finally got it working.
Two Curious Little Boys
The other excitement we had was that on Thursday night I was having an icecream craving - not uncommon for me! I went to the basement. This was a good thing!!!
I heard a noise and thought, "What on earth!!??" I went to the furnace room and found a FLOOD!!! When I looked up I saw water coming from EVERYWHERE!!! It was not just one pipe leaking. I could not figure out where it came from, so I turned off the breakers and called the builder AGAIN!
He called me at 7:30 the next morning (Friday) and came over. We had a nice chat as we filled up the bathtub in our master bathroom. Then we checked the basement for leaks. Sure enough it was flooding again. We ran down to the floor directly below our bathroom and found the water running down the wall and we could hear the water sounding like it was *raining* into the 'box' on the ceiling. Boy, you should have see the builder drop his 'nice chat' attitude and start to panic and sweat!! We grabbed buckets and towels and he quickly cut open the ceiling and we found the problem. The bathtub had not been connected to the pipe and the water was flowing directly into the box and down the walls and electrical plugs and down into the floor two floors down. WOW!! He got hold of the plumber and the plumber arranged to come on the Saturday to repair it.
So now we had had: no fridge and stove for four days; a microwave that caught fire; a telephone that refused to hook up; a satelite hooked up in the wrong place; and a flood. What an exciting start!
That day (Friday) was the day we completed the deal on our land. Hubby went to the land and began clearing and I stayed home with the little ones and let them play. Now I have to tell you I had some really nice warm fuzzies that day! I had my fridge and stove coming, the leak was being dealt with, hubby was on the land, I was moved in, and my little ones were happily playing on the hillside outside the door. I should just mention the lot we are on is not a safe one for kids.
First we are on a hill and the house is above a busy road. Our children are used to the country. They are used to going out to play and not having to watch for traffic or worry about falling down a hill (very steep) into a road!
The first thing that happened were two children were throwing rocks and a car came along and 'ping'! And a woman in a car threw her hands up to her face in shock! Thankfully my mischievious little boys (who did not intend to hit a car!) came quickly to me and confessed! The woman kept driving and that was the end up that. But they *all* learned what would happen if they threw rocks at the road any more!
Then two little boys decided to rock climb - down the cliff face that leads onto the above mentioned busy road!! Ooops!!! NO! NO! *weak smile*
Shortly after another child was caught just as he was about to ride his new bike down the winding staircase - that leads directly to the steep incline to the road!
Nicely Landscaped But Dangerous Yard Where Little Boys Are Told - "Don't...."
Now this property was nicely landscaped just for us. How nice is that do you think??!! Well, *I* am the Queen of Plant Killers!!! What a responsibility he has given me!!! Then on top of that he has planted wee baby grass all over the place. So my children are presently hearing:
Don't walk on the grass; don't climb the cliffs over the road; don't ride your bike down the winding staircase; don't slide down the very steep embankment behind the house - almost a 100% incline!!!; etc etc. They quickly had to learn their boundaries. It is not really a kid friendly property. In a few weeks they can walk on the grass and in the meantime they are over on our land where there are trees to climb, brush piles to build forts in and tons of dirt to dig in!
Okay, so back to my warm fuzzies *smile* - I had two little guys out the door, within my eyeshot. They were digging on the hill.
Shortly later one came to me and said, "Mum, can I have a bag?" "Why?" "I want to catch an animal." Well, being a busy mother and I was doing the banking I just let it go and said no. Off they went again. A little while later the next one came to me and said, "Mum! That animal tried to KILL me!" So I asked him what this animal looked like. He got down on his stomach and craned his neck up in the air. *I* had no idea what animal this was. So off he went again.
A little later the boys come back and they have a stick and on this stick there is a CATERPILLAR!!! *laugh*
"The Animal" They Caught
They were so thrilled. "Look Mum, I caught the animal!' One little guy was quickly dispatched to go and get some twigs, "Go get some trees. I'm going to make him a playpen." Little Brother willing ran off to find some twigs. They rigged up a little tent looking playpen and of course the caterpillar could get out anywhere!!
Little Brother wouldn't have anything to do with it. He was scared stiff!! At one point BigLittle Brother needed consoling! I told him that the caterpillar would one day wrap himself up in a blanket and take a nap and then one day he would wake up and eat a hole in his blanket and come out a BUTTERFLY! He immediately went and got some clothes that were near by and created a 'bed'. "I make him a bed. Next him be a butterfly. Get him in bed."
Caterpillar Bed (Cocoon)
They continued to play with this caterpillar and at one point it was on the ground and Big Brother said, "Watch your boots. Don't step on him. Poor him will be dead."
All the boys are loving the deck. They race their ride on toys up and down.
Their Pedal Bikes
I also bought the little boys a new patio set. The little guy thinks it is just wonderful!
Enjoying the Sun
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