Commmmcreeep....101

March ... March winds... NO DOUBT!  We have not been able to put siding on with these winds up to 20 MPH and gusting about every day.  Therefore we have been working on the other FUN tangibles we have left like ditches and comcreep (concrete) and electrical wiring.  Progress is being made slowly but the appearance isn't changing much with no sides or ends or doors! 

Here is where we are as of March 21st. 

The concrete was put in last Saturday.  It took 9 yards to cover it and had just enough left to fill in the posts that needed concrete... so no bags to mix!  The far end is the wash bay and tilts out the back wall... the balance is level and will be crossties in 24' of it and a feed and tack room in the end 12'.  So 12x48 concrete... something we have NOT had in the old barn.  Gravel and rubber mats... and a mess to keep drained.  We look forward to using this area hopefully in a few weeks!

We decided to start with framing up 4 stalls on one end and leaving the other end open for now (hay storage) as we know we won't be working over 3 horses for shows and by winter we can finish up the other stalls... plus my budget is dangling by a thread with just enough left to get some sawmill planks to get the long walls covered inside and do the stalls on one end. 

Overall we are moving along pretty well.  The wiring is about done, the ditch witch work is done and ready to set water faucets and we should have water and power by the end of March and hopefully be enclosed.  We hope to start using the barn no later than May but we shall see.... I don't have enough vacation days to use and get a lot done and these Saturdays are NOT long enough!  Daylight savings is helping a lot though... that 2-3 hours in the evenings will start to payoff BUT we have horses to work in that time as well so.... there you have it.

More to come as we wind this thing down and finish... thanks for following along with us on the journey!