The Rasps come to get things started!

Three weekends ago, Josh and Micca came to help us out on the house!

We had three goals:

1. Move out everything that we want to keep. The rest can stay in the house for the auction.

2. Try and pump out the nasty water in the cellar.

3. Start to break through the jungle that is on the front of the house.

And we did ALL three!

They the truck for hauling, the pump for pumping and the dogs for playing.

Cali playing with the only other 2 dogs in the world she doesn't try and kill...Cash and Hank. Wait, I think she tried to kill Hank at first...

She actually submitted to him!

























Josh surveying the landscaping. The boys wanted so badly to skip goals #1 and 2 and just jump right in with their chainsaws. This is their dream to get to go in and cut everything out like a mad man. But I was adamant. We HAD to get the other two done first. Micca and I may or may not have had to go out and get them one or two or 300 times.

























The back of the house. Josh thinking, "Man. I could be chainsawing for the rest of my life if I lived here."

Micca about to walk in. She was so excited to see it...

That is, until she actually saw it. "Crap. What did I get myself into?"

Yeah, right. They both jumped in with both feet. They are the hardest workers we know. And the best friends we could ever have.

The boys carried out boxes as we packed them and didn't complain TOO much about the heavy furniture I had decided to keep. But it wasn't too much stuff. Mainly Uncle Ronnie's writings, Grandma's scrapbooks, and a few collectables. They moved it all to the dairy barn where it will await the renovation. 

It was Hank and Cash's first time to the farm, and I seriously doubt it will be their last! Meet Hank the Tank. He's still a puppy and is bigger than me. He's adorable!

We worked until the sun went down and then capped the night off with some delivery pizzas and beer. Funny story, we called Pizza Hut and they couldn't deliver because their delivery man's car was broken! They only have one! So, Mazzio's it was.

It was SUCH a fun and productive day!