Month: May 2006
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Saturday at the National Polka Festival in Ennis Texas 2006
Jak se mas? or How are you? This is the phrase I learned this year at the festival. You can see other cool phrases and tons of other interesting Czech stuff by clicking here. Saturday’s activities started early. We made it to Ennis by 9am so we could get a parking spot for the downtown…
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National Polka Festival in Ennis Texas 2006
Since there has been no progress on the house building lately I thought I would share what we did for this Memorial Day weekend. It was the 40th Annual National Polka Festival in Ennis Texas. This weekend was a special one for me because it was the first time I was able to attend the…
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My Grandson is a Cool Kid!!
William filling his dad’s shoes. William and Eyore William can’t walk yet, but his dad has him climbing trees.
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Rooms with a View Now with Windows
The house has windows and doors as of last week. We also have electrical power now so the well is running too. I can’t even say how long it seems to have take to get to this point but having electricity now running to the house is a big deal, but it is nice to…
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Filling the Pond During a Drought Takes a Well
This weekend Scott, Christopher, and Larry rented a trencher and did lots of work at the farm. One of the projects they tackled was constructing a fountain and pulling it into the middle of the pond so that it could be gradually filled by our new well. Here is the pond prior to filling. They…
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Alabama Power Has Finally Delivered Electricity, to the Pole
Normally I wouldn’t consider a power pole to be an exciting item. However, in this case, it really is! The power company came out yesterday and placed all the poles down our driveway and today they were supposed to run the lines. Isn’t she lovely? YIPEE!!
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Construction on the Frame Continues with Second Floor
The top floor is framed, wrapped and now has a roof. Here are some photos of what has been done in the past week and a half. Front of the house, screened patio is on the right side. Back of the house, screened patio is on the left side. Front of the house again with…
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