Day 35 - more floor

Day 35 was more floor joists and sheeting put up by Rob

 Zoe hoping to climb a ladder

 Our evening task was to jack up the crushed water roof

 success

 laying out power to the horse waterer

just another great sunset at the ranch!

Day 34 - floor going up & new pony

Day 34 had Rob out starting on the floor joists

 inspectors from Medicine Hat and as far as Vancouver :-)

 few mossies out after the rain

Asher thinks all looks good.

 Earlier in the day, Sheldon, Britt and I traveled to Lacombe to Alberta Downs to pick up a new herd member. while there we got to ride in the starting vehicle with this view above

 this was one of the racers

and here is our newest member Bandit on the Run, he is a standard bred with quite a track record. He actually flipped his heart in a recent race and the owners did not want it to happen again so he is retired from pacing at the tender age of four.

Day 33 - sunshine!

Day 33 the rain finally ebbed and started to dry. We had over 2 1/2 inches at the ranch!

 just a few puddles

 trying to pop up roof of the 2nd tank cratered by dirt

 Britt demonstrating her bridless Stacy Westfall ride

the crazy delivery guys dropped the roof trusses at the gate.. is it anywhere near the site?? NOT!

 and this sunny day was also Strathmore Grad where Shaina was an escort for her friend Yanni

Day 28-30 and probably 31 and 32... RAIN!!

well I guess it is on a downside that the rain has hit harder Monday, Tuesday and today Wednesday and is forecast to rain tomorrow and Friday but on the upside the hay needed rain...:-)

 And Kaylin comes home for a visit Friday!! So let it rain, make her feel like she is still in Vancouver weather wise!

 my pretty girls all together again :-)

Day 27 - (May 22) rain water system installed

Day 27 we spent the day installing the rain water system

 the day started rainy, this is view from inside the skid steer thru wiper, who knew we could fit two in the cab!

 picking up barrel #1

 rinsed out and moving to location

 here it goes

and in place

 picture to mark the power, water gas on east side of house

 while Sheldon back filled, i made a temp day pen for the ponies

 they thought they were free to the 80 acres

but found the hot fence and the berm (extreme trench on far right of photo)

Baby still insisted she explore and check roots etc. Pepper once gates open ran straight to the molasses mineral tub. finally after an hour he came to see the new food patch.

 while back filling "someone" backed into the first tank so had to go in and push out the dent!

 We rinsed out tank #2 and brought it to location but as it bounced all over, "someone" put a hole in the bottom!

 it is now sitting on the side in order to patch. In the meantime I loaded old hay, raked etc

 so was in need of a beverage break. The power cable spool makes a wonderful table

 Britt, Shaina and friend Cassidy work the horses

dirt today went from this

to this :-)

Day 26 - back fill and wood

Day 26 - was more of the pony wall was built and windows framed by our one man show framer Rob

 after yesterdays breakdown Sheldon repaired the skidsteer

 and got back to backfilling

I got a "promotion" from gopher to raker.. hmmm pays the same..LOL

 spare bedroom, media room, rumpus room & stairs

 Kaylin's room, bathroom & Shaina's room

 rumpus room windows

 ponies from afar enjoying the green grass of spring

 garage yet to be filled, tamped etc

 the lovely dirt I was in charge of raking

bedding plants and perennials of home