Forrest and Family Arrive for a Visit!

 Here I was thinking I did not have a lot to post about this week. Then I looked at the photos on my phone. I generally let my photos remind me and guide me on my posts as often I forget what we did in a given week. 

Like helping Kevin put the decking on the ceiling for his covered porch. It seems like weeks ago, but it was within the past week. 

Or putting the steel corners on the house. Now that the porch ceiling is done on our house, I can finally put the steel corners on. There were actually 4 corner sections; two above the porch and two below the porch. Here are before and after picture of two of them. Small differences, but significant to us. 

This step as literally been 6 years in the making since we purchased this property in April of '17. Two more major steps and I think we can call the house done! We are so close I am even starting a blog post detailing our build from start to finish. I doubt that we can post this until later this summer when the stone is finally done but at least we are close enough that I can think about it!

One day, Barb and I went shed hunting as it seems all the elk and deer have finally shed their antlers. We found two nice elk sheds! 

When we came home, we noticed something at the front door under the porch. Upon closer inspection, we noticed it was a deer... standing at our front door! As I walked up the side of the house, it walked off but did not run away. I scooped up some food and it came right up to me! 

She hung out for a bit and wandered off. We have not seen her since. 

The big news of the week is that our son Forrest, his wife Somer and daughter Lily (and two dogs and a cat) arrived for a visit! As you may recall, they sold their house in January and have been full timing ever since! Somer took a 13-week travel job at a hospital in Grants Pass and this trip to our house was their first big adventure!

Chloe has gotten very big since we saw her just over a year ago. She is now a whooping 7lbs! Jack, now 9 is his normal chill self, seems to have taken over Zoey's bed. 

 They arrived Thursday and brought the cold weather with them. Since they have arrived, I don't think it has gotten over 35 degrees. But we are managing to have fun regardless. On our first full day here, Forrest and I went shed hunting. We found two whitetail sheds and some old cars buried deep in the forest. One has to wonder how they got there. Someone must have lived there sometime in the past. 

The next day we took Lily to the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs. Since she is homeschooled, we have to incorporate schooling into our daily schedule. Besides her regular school work, there are so many educational things in this area to expose her to. 

Forrest also has a 3D printer we have been playing with. The first thing he made when he got here was replacement closet brackets for their rig. Every one of their rod holders had broken on the way here. These ones are not only much stronger, only cost pennies to make!

And so it begins, fun with family. We, nor they, know how long they are staying but our plans are to have fun every day until I have to head to the farm, or they carry on down the road.