Dirt Day 08-05-2010

Dip me in dirt and hello! Well, just a quick blog this am. Yesterday I managed to finish the fourth row above the stem wall on the other end of the greenhouse room. The rock I put in the wall is going to turn out a lot better than I had expected, so I will have to find more and do it in other areas, this is all for this week, and next week I may not work on the house because of other responsibilities that have come up. Just one more thing, I am hoping to plaster next week at the very least, as you can see I have a bag that has disintegrated. Until I blog again, I hope God blesses you. Ozarkmoma

Dirt Day 7-29-10

Dip me in dirt and hello~Had a great dirt day yesterday, 7-29-10. I managed to lay the first and second rows above the stem wall bags on the other end of the green house room. I used the normal gusseted bags for the first row, then I switched to a small bag, they are actually a 'sand bag' I thought they would be too small, but they are great, and there is a ledge to do cob on which will work out well for making built in shelves and stuff. I just want to say, I couldn't have done this without the help of God, I know that sounds a little far fetched to some of you, but just think about this, I am almost 53 now, and the temps are in the upper 90's , and the sun was beating down on me, but I got that much done anyway, because I asked God for help. The same thing at my real job, I run a big laser machine that cuts metal parts, this machine is really hard to keep running right, but I ask God to guide my hands that I may give the company a fair amount of work for the time they pay me for. They think I can run it by myself, but I have told several of them that I ask for help from God, and it isn't me running the machine, He is guiding my hands. So, that is all for this week, I hope you all have a wonderful, blessed weekend. Ozarkmoma

Dirt Day 7-28-10

Dip me in dirt and hello. I forgot that I had to build the forms for the door and windows before I started laying the bags on the other side of the greenhouse room, so that is what I have done the last two days, and then of course went to my part time job. Today, I may try to lay some bags, but most likely I will try to move stuff around and get it out of the way of the back hoe, not sure when I will get it, but at least I will be ready. I will try to post tomorrow late afternoon. Until then I hope God blesses you and you have a great day. Ozarkmoma

Dirt Day 7-20-10

Just a quick blog today, God gave me the strength to work on the house today, I promise you that, without Him, nothing would get done of course, but today I was just plum tuckered out. I managed to finish the fourth row and ran the weed eater around the outside a little bit, almost filled all of the buckets back up, but got too hot and had to stop, there just isn't any shade down there and that makes it really hard to work when the temps start rising. I did manage to mow a little bit again today, but I don't think I will ever get caught back up on the yard now unless we have a drought, and I would rather just keep mowing small sections, than that. Thank God for the rain we have had lately it is awesome. So, I am going to see my sister and mother tomorrow, I am hoping to work on the house Thursday, but have to work at my part time job tomorrow night and it will be really late before I get into bed, and I am already exceedingly tired, I know whine baby whine.!!! So, if I don't post again, let me just say, dip me in dirt and I hope that God gives you a blessed rest of the week.Ozarkmoma

Dirt Day 7-15-2010

Well, just dip me in dirt and hello. I know I said I would post a blog on Tuesday? but, I had to work at my part time job all day, I thought it was Wednesday that I was supposed to do that, DUH. Anyway, I managed and speaking of which, gotta get ready to go there now. So, I finished laying the third row and started the fourth, and finished that row between the two front windows, and between the left window and the door opening. Next week I will finish the fourth row between the dome and the south facing window and the corner and start the other side of the greenhouse room, but I think after the second row of that side I am going to a smaller bag, these big bags are really hard for me to handle on these straight walls, I am also planning on going to smaller bags once I reach the loft area. That will make it go faster I hope since I will be able to handle the smaller bags, and since I will be so high up that will be a good thing. So, until next week, God bless you all. Ozarkmoma