Road Complete

Man, are these guys fast.  Simpson Construction Company, located in Dublin, VA finished this road in three days. The post from the previous day showed several piles of dirt at the entrance of the new road.

Well I can announce that the road is complete.  It is a little long to pave so it will be gravel for several years.  Paving will be done in stages.

 

I will need to take the farm tractor and ride over the entrance area to pack that section down.  This was the area that had to have the fill dirt.  Once we start building, the trucks driving to the work site will also compact the dirt and gravel. 

Next step, nail down the cost of the house.

Road to the Top of the Hill

Yesterday was the first step in what will be a multiple of steps to get a house built.  After spending about thirty minutes with the contractor as where to place the road on the property, the equipment showed up an hour later to move dirt.

They scratched out the outline of the road and installed a culvert in the low spot for water drainage from rain runoff. 

It rained during the night so I figured today would be a day without construction.  WRONG!  At 7:30 a.m. the equipment roared to life and now moving dirt started in earnest. 

Fill dirt to help elevate the roadbed

If you look close at the photo you will notice a single tree at the top of the hill to the right of the road.  The house will be located behind that tree. 

At this pace the road will be in by the end of the week.  This is the easy part.  Now to work out details with a housing contractor.  So much to do and so little time.

Definetly for the male gender

This past weekend I spent time with one of my son-in-laws.  This son-in-law is into games and computers. 

He had to show me one of his neat toys. 

It came with the computer game Call of Duty.  They don't make these anymore so this should have a good dollar value.

I tried to fly it first but my control was not the best.  I gave it up because I did not want to break it and then I would be MUD!

A Thankful Day!

Thanksgiving Day was celebrated with my wife, daughter, and son-in-law.  It was a day to reflect on the blessings that life has bestowed upon us.

Thankful that we made it to our daughter's house and that we had a smart phone to help us navigate after taking a wrong turn.

Thankful that it was a day from work.

Thankful that it was a pleasantly warm day of sunshine.

Thankful that my new grandson is healthy and has a fantastic mother and father.

Thankful that we ate ham and not turkey.

Thankful that the first batch of yeast dinner rolls I have ever made turned out just fine.

But most of all I am very thankful to be born and raised in this magnificient country where we enjoy freedom and liberty.  This is truly a great country and by the grace of god I must give all the THANKS!!

Nice little napster

While visiting our oldest and husband this past weekend, my wife was giddy with joy to again see our grandchild.  It had been at least six weeks and she was having major withdrawal.

He is growing and beginning to smile when spoken to 

This is so much better than crying when hungry or his diaper was wet.

Then the inevitable happened.

 

Grammaroo and grandson both fell asleep in the chair. 

 

Two tales of One Tree

It is that time of year when the morning air has a chill to it and the leaves of trees start to change color.  This is a picture of one small maple outside the window at work.

The crimson color is so vibrant.  It seemed to enjoy the nice sunshine but it was not to last.

The colder days moved in and even thought the sunshine was still present, the tree could not hold onto its leaves. 

Now it sits naked to the cold and the wind, although sunshine still baths it with light, it will have to wait until May until the leaves start to reappear.
But one nice things about this cycle is we know to expect more leaves in the spring.

Great View at Lunchtime

Prior to our move, a friend and I stopped for lunch at the local golf course and the restaurant called "Bull and Bones".  It is a micro brew restaurant located on the New River overlooking the river and the Pete Dye Golf Course.

As you can see the leaves are changing colors and falling from the trees.  It was a little cool this day but still offered a wonderful and good food.

The 18 hole golf course is designed to follow the river for all holes.  One heck of a water hazard.  This is the course that the golf team from Virginia Tech uses as their home course.  It is a highly rated course.  Oh, by the way the public can use this course, so if in the area drop in and play a round of golf.