Relocating the Container

So now that we have a garage and have moved all the stuff out of the container, it was time to do some cleanup.  After looking at the yard and where the container was sitting (if you remember it was a big deal to get it delivered and set where it was - http://tntacres.blogspot.com/2009/10/container-delivery.html and was actually my 2nd blog post on this blog!)

It was never where we really wanted it.  So Rod decided to see if the backhoe could move it (Him and his big toys).  Dad came over to help and Mom and I watched :-)  In the end it was fairly easy and we now have it right where we want it!  It is officially the "feed storage container" now.

Table Saw

Oh another Garage post - I almost forgot about this until I was looking through the pictures again.  I was just so excited to get the motorcycles out of the house that I forgot that we FINALLY got the table saw off the PORCH.... This thing has been on the porch since before we moved into the house!  Charles was nice enough to come help Rod move it off the porch and into its new home.

GARAGE!

We FINALLY have a GARAGE!!!!  This means the motorcycles are GONE from the house!

If you knew us when we had the old house, you know that there was a point in time when Rod had a 2 car garage with workshop and a 2 car garage in the basement.  That is a lot of square footage for his junk. When building the house we just couldn't swing the cost of the garage.  Last year we were going to build it and the day that we were given the quote... as soon as the guy left.... that is when Rod started working on replacing the culvert in the driveway.  We all know how that turned out (if you don't, read the culvert blog posts and you can see the damage).  So obviously last year our money saved for the garage went elsewhere - mostly down stream.

One year later we have saved up enough again and they are building the garage.  We bought a metal style building with a concrete floor.  It is 30X40 with two garage bays and one people door for the workshop area.  The installation was from the Mennonites.  It was really amazing watching them work.  The used minimal machinery and did all the really hard, heavy lifting with manpower alone.  It was crazy watching them put the roof on without any harnesses and climbing all up the trusses.

To say Rod is excited is an understatement!  I am so glad he finally has some space of his own again. What a nice anniversary present since the day the finished we celebrated 18 years of marriage