All Around Good Place

 The sky has been cloudy, rainy and grey, except for the few times the sun shone all day(!)

The pool keeps filling, up up and up, last time I checked, It was more than one cup. (3 ft now;)

The garden looks beautiful, with all shades of green, soon we'll dig potatoes, of which we're all keen!

Our new clematis is alive, which is great news, Its predecessors have died, although I tried and tried. 

The apples and peaches are growing big, and we can't wait to pick, it's too bad we will have to wait till its time to slurp and lick. 

Cameron and dad have been working hard, on a homemade cattle shute, all the  neighbors are quite impressed, and I am too! 

Cole and Aubrey got their 4-H calves, who's names are Tuck and Ty, it's a good experience for both of them, Dear God, please don't let them die! 

We weaned the young goats yesterday, and they really miss their mommas, we hope they close their mouths up soon, cause right now we feel like shipping them to the Bahamas. 

This shall end my tale of fun, our lives are busy now, until we meet again I have one wish-more sun 

sweet sixteen

I guess that for my birthday post, I’ll just tell you all a little bit of what has been going on in my life lately!

Aubrey and I got bunk beds for our birthdays! Dad built them and I sanded and  painted them. Let me tell you that I have been immensely enjoying my own space! Mine is the top and Aubrey's is the bottom.

This Easter our church had its first SONrise service. It was cool and crisp, but very beautiful!

I’ve started working at Grimm's Gardens for the summer, a few days a week. My primary focuses are finishing up school  and working! I am the clerk and I manage the Sale Shed. On slow days, I work in the green house. I’ve even brought home the extra tomato plants for mom:)

As summer approaches, Snapshots By Haylie is getting much busier! Head over to my blog to see whose photos I’ve been taking lately! (my first wedding, YAY!!) Have a nice spring everybody!

House Project: Mission Workers

A few years ago several couples decided to join and become the Mission Workers. I wish that I could remember the whole mission statement and every thing, but what this group has been doing is buying old and dumpy houses in the Sabetha area, (so far the two they have done are in the middle of town) and arranging days that people from the Sabetha and Bern AC Congregations can get together and work. When finished, the house will be occupied by someone in need. One thing that goes along with living here will be that the person has to agree to be mentored. Mission Workers try to find someone who wants to make their life better. 

The house that we worked on last weekend, (Friday, Saturday, and Monday) was truly a complete dump. The roof had to be completely redone. The inside was painted many different colors including peach and teal. But not the cute shades of either of those colors! It took a lot of work those three days and of course it isn’t at all finished yet! I was the designated photographer for this project…and I was pleased as punch:)

Two of Aubrey’s friends were in charge of priming this tiny little closet. By the time they were done, they had more oil based primer on themselves than the closet!

The ladies worked on the inside, and the men on the roof. I enjoy painting, so this was right up my alley! first we took out the bazillion staples and screws and nails that were in the wall, then we unbarred the windows and tried to get the in working order! The man who previously lived in the house was a schizophrenic, and the house was literally a cave. We patched all the walls, sanded, primed and painted all of it, including the trim. I couldn’t tell you what exactly the men were doing, but maybe some of you can tell by the photos:) I’m excited to see the finished project of this house, and see who they have move in!