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Monday--tilled veggie garden w/Laura and Aden's tiller and had to leave to take kids to choir. Strawberries doing okay. Picking off blooms.

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Last night, Bard and I went to see Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains, Left Behind) speak at B****n High School. The worship, with Jeff Deyo of Sonic Flood, was very good. It made me miss being in church. I've felt for so long that, because we had a good worship foundation when the kids were little, they'd absorb that. But last night, Bard said she barely remembers attending SFChurch. It makes me sad because I felt like we put a lot of work into SFC for the sake of our kids and now they don't even remember it. While Bard and I were there, I looked into church services at BCF and think we may visit there.

Yesterday:
*worked around cabin
*planted strawberry bed
*Bo mowed lawn
*went to an auction
*got three kitties (pussywillow, chloe and tasha)
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Today:
*Cleaned cupboards
*Cleaned windows
*Hung birdfeeders
*Bo moved tent to the barn
*Bo fixed the grill
*Ate hamburgers for dinner
*Watched the sunset

Ideas:
Guestbook
Bucket for dirty silverware
Bring down wardrobe (for clothes and fridge)
Make a little sign for the outhouse (instructions for use)
Make a checklist for cabin
Corkboard for inside cupboards
Chalkboard
Get Ken to move dirt, grind stumps
Pole barn for cars/workshop/freezer/washer
Cupboard around water heater and next to cupboards with bin for trash
Clean/stain cabin
Support beam
Shower w/3/4 wall on corner of cabin
S'mores basket
Eucalyptus wreath in outhouse

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It's about 6:30 AM. I checked the outdoor thermometer at about 6:15 and it was 40F. Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. Wanita spent the night last night and has to be back by 8:00 AM this morning. The neighbors down the street are having an auction at 10:00 AM, so we'll go down for that. The ladies from Laura's church are having a lunch stand.

Ken, or his helper, put an outlet box on our pole for us. Bo ran extension cords to the cabin and we're now using the small refrigerator my dad bought years ago but has never used. It was bittersweet bringing it here, because we are now officially "on the grid." I kind of feel like I've been defeated, or at least assimilated. I guess, somewhere in my idealistic mind, I was hoping to find a way around electricity. Maybe that as a tactile way of showing my independence.

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I had a dream last night that J asked us when we were moving in. In my dream, I felt like it was a trap. I felt like he wanted me to stay in Akron but was issuing a challenge, like basically saying, "You said you'd move in when your lane was done and when you had a fridge. So, when are ya movin' in? Huh? Huh?" I was looking right at his face and his head was huge. I didn't know what to say. My answer, now that I think about it, should ahve been, "Every day. Little by little."

It's funny how I compartmentalize (is that a word? We need a dictionary here!) things. I have a fridge now. But it's not "big enough." It should be big enough to hold all the things that "should" go in fridges: milk, yogurt, butter, jelly, mustard, eggs, meat, fruits and veggies, on and on. But here, for 7 months, I've struggled with... (rest of paragraph destroyed by water damage).

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Jerren, Colin and Maggie were Saturday. Went to Inventure Place and came to cabin. New beds are in the cabin. Love the Mission bed!

Bo's mom came Sunday morning, left Sunday afternoon. Planted 9 fruit trees Sunday, April 22nd. Sprayed some of the existing apple trees with copper, left 2 1/2 unsprayed (maybe 3 1/2?).

Planted Red Sails and Grand Rapids lettuce with radishes in second deep bed. Soil tested "neutral."

Lane is almost done. It's been graded and now needs gravel.

Dad was here yesterday and today. Richard loaned us John Deere tractor with option to buy.

Replaced thermocouple in water heater. Having hamburgers for dinner.

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It looks clear and birds are singing. Temp was 40F @ 7:00 AM. Forecast called for high in the 30s with snow flurries. Planted peas, white onions, and radishes on Sunday, April 8th. Planted blueberries, asparagus and rhubarb on April 14th. Got a lot of rain on 15th. Trying to plant lettuce but ran out of gas for Mantis then it rained. Will try to plant tomorrow (Tuesday).

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Kids worked at Richard and Penny's. It was beautiful! Became cooler towards noon with the wind picking up a bit.

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Beautiful day! Sunny and fairly warm. Long pants, long sleeves, no coats. Nighttime temp: 42F @ midnight, 45F @ 9:00 AM on the 5th. Lilacs are budding.