So last weekend, two of my
incredible bridesmaids and their men, came over to help us clear out the bottom
of the barn for the wedding! The barn
has a ton of flat space. It used to
house animals…pigs, horses, etc. It was
very choppy with the barn stalls. The
previous inhabitants had piled a ton of discarded trash into these gated
areas. It was almost as tall as me in
some areas! Well, we popped on our
Pandora (Train Mix) and went to work. We
were sweating like crazy! Kate and Eric
got the first stall done. Then Becca and
Eric came over and provided the exact energy we needed to tackle the second
stall. They were AWESOME! Eric H. even took down the stall walls with our
limited tool supply (how do we have a limited tool supply around
here?!?!). He was so patient with me as
I’m saying, “Watch the beams! Watch the
beams!” He patiently explained that they
were not support beams and that they were floating. Roger got there and totally agreed with
him. Oh well, I’m learning!!!! We sorted all of the wood…junk and
usable. I think we did an awesome
job. Roger and Rocky were totally
impressed with our work ethic! There
were so many rotted small pieces from the upstairs awning down in those
stalls. PLUS tons of old cobs (as in
corn on the cobs) from the pigs left under all of it. (See the next blog I will post on the other
things we found down there :/)
Nolan came over too! He was amazing as he completely entertained
himself for a good portion of the day in the house. He is such a great kid! After the bulk of the work, we took him down
to the waterfall and played in the water.
He also had fun playing with the hose and running around the yard. Thanks for being so patient, Nols! We owe you one!
Seriously, the before and after pictures
show the incredible progress. I can’t
thank you all enough for coming over, getting dirty, sweaty, and working their
rear ends off!!!!
Love you guys!
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