WOW–we are making progress–finally!!! The well guy lives within sight of our house and his drilling rig has been there for a few days. I was getting impatient and the Cowboy said, “if the drilling rig leaves to go somewhere else, then get impatient.” Tuesday morning early we made a run to the dump with a huge truck load including a water heater I tried to sell with no luck! On our way back from the dump I said/yelled to the Cowboy, “the drilling rig is gone!!!!” but then my vision caught our house and this is what I saw–
YES!!!!–all is not perfect as of yet, Brian has run into a few problems but at least he is here!!
There is a sand and gravel place here in Pearce but they didn’t return our phone call so guess what, we went somewhere else–we called Willcox Rock and Sand–by Tuesday afternoon we had one dump truck load and today this huge truck dumped a bunch of gravel in our yard–
And the Cowboy has been hard at work in his backhoe/toy spreading all that lovely gravel over most of that nasty dust!
That poor lone tree is our only live one (we think it is alive) and while watering it I saw a couple of pecans on the ground–so, maybe it’s a pecan tree!!
So, do you know what a scupper is???
That galvanized steel thing is a scupper–it drains water from a flat/slightly sloped roof–the UPS man delivered a huge box of these scuppers last night at 7:30pm–I would say he had had a hard day!!
So, we are making progress–finally! It’s a good feeling!
Restoration Cowboy Style 
Hallelujah! Know you must be happy to see things progressing.
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It feels really good to lessen the dust!
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Being an old Navy guy I had a good idea what a skupper was. Boats and ships have them (openings) to drain water off their decks. Looks like your making good progress.
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I learned something today–didn’t know boats had scuppers too–thanks Al!
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I am so enjoying watching your progress. You two must just drop in bed at night. You are such hard workers. Great job!
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Yep, Pam–we are most definitely early to bed each day!
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Loving your progress — as we say here in the South “That Cowboy is handier than a pocket on a shirt” He is doing a mighty fine job
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I am so blessed to have such a handy husband and I tell him that often!
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One summer in Jacksonville FL I hauled 4 or 5 dump truck loads of dirt from front driveway to fenced back yard and spread it out over grass that grows itself out of the dirt periodically. I had shovel and wheelbarrow. Husband was deployed, 2 kids in elementary school and one 9-month-old that took a couple naps every day. The naps is when I could do it. Wish I’d had that equipment, but then I would not have lost the baby weight. Cowboy would have been nice too…. (s/Terry)
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Moving dirt/gravel with a shovel and wheelbarrow is hard work–kuddos to you!! Glad we waited for the backhoe!
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No way could I do what you are doing. My hat is off to you. You absolutely MUST keep up the blogging. It’s so very interesting.
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Readers like you Vera keep me going!
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I am sure glad that the well guy has arrived. I hope that you will have water VERY soon.
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So do I Laurel, I’m really tired of Navy showers in the motorhome!
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