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One way to arrange your furniture is to take measurements, then make a paper pattern that size. Then arrange the patterns to see what will fit and where. We used to have a furniture store. When people were undecided if a sofa plus loveseat, plus recliners or coffee tables, etc. would fit their space, I measured the pieces they picked out, wrote it down and sent them home to make paper patterns. They came back, happy that they weren't over or under buying, knowing what fit and what they needed. It's a great way to arrange an empty room.
 

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@Baymule , I did take measurements as to the couch and a few other things. I just am trying to envision the stuff in here. I do not do a very good job of imagining the things in there. Like some people can look at blueprints and "see the building".....NOT ME. So I go in and try to see the room in my mind. There is enough actual physical space for things... but I am trying to decide on the most "workable" space if that makes sense. I think you mentioned once awhile back about taking measurements.... at least I am pretty sure that is where I got the idea of doing it.
So anyway, I am still in the "do I want the corner hutch in this corner or that corner" ...

Started out with a little sun earlier but is all clouds now. Upper 30's, no wind, but getting a damp feel to it. Supposed to get a front that will be bringing rain and now they are saying Monday into Tues morning....cold, 30's but not supposed to see any snow. BUT a front coming out of the west is supposed to bring a little colder temps with snow for Thursday.... debating about going up Wed eve and finding a motel for the dr appt on Thursday. I don't have to be there until 1 on thursday.... supposed to be 3 1/2 hours according to map quest ... if I leave by 7 that gives me 6 hours. No sense in worrying about it until it gets closer.
Texted DS about getting the tool box back on my 2wd truck. I got all the coolers and chicken crates off. He said he ought to be up at the barn later this afternoon. Told him to let me know. Gotta have 2 guys to lift it and put it on the truck.... I cannot get it high enough over the side if I am on one side of it.

Going in to get something to eat and get up on the bench thing to get stuff in the cabinet.
 

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Once you use the paper layout and think you know where you want everything to go, you can layout the dimensions on the floors using painters tape. Use "Green Frog(?)"painters tape (it comes off walls easier without any marks than the blue painters tape) and tape the furniture dimensions on the floor and walls where sofas, cabinets, shelves, etc. will go. That will give you an idea of the walkability of the room with the furniture in it without pushing stuff around. Easier than moving stuff and it can give you a visible idea of where the furniture will stick out into the room.
 

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Late Sunday afternoon. I went and we put the tool box back on my 2wd. Got the bolts and all put in so it won't slide. Then I went down the hill and got the cedar chest and it is now in the new house. Need to get the liguid gold and clean it/polish it and then will get the clothes and stuff back in it. Packed a couple more boxes but didn't have the hand cart so didn't try to carry them all through the house from the kitchen to the truck. Will take the hand truck back down with me to use for the next load.
Decided to take a few minutes to give the knees a break.

It is flurrying.... and the ground is cold enough and it is sticking on the dirt road. DS said that they might have to go in tonight now (VDOT) road crew.

So, I am going to get back to doing some more little stuff here.
 

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Monday early eve. Rain, cold nasty rain. Temps in the 30's. Had some flurries last night; DS wound up working a 12 hr shift which was pretty useless... Got a call that he has to go back in tonight at 8 pm. We are in the elevation that is supposed to get some ice, freezing rain, possible light snow.

Dropped the packed samples off to go out UPS then went to meet DS at the barn to get truck and trailer.
We went to the sale this afternoon and he picked up a couple 7 wt steers for a guy that buys some of these mediocre ones. DS tries to buy them for under $.80 /lb.... and can get a flat $1.00 /lb from this other buyer. The good thing is they are usually always already weaned, and if they go right on the silage, they seldom lose much if any weight, then will put it back on and gain more pretty easily. If he took them directly from the sale today, to the guy, he would make about $300....minus fuel... so even at $200/profit not bad for an afternoon. Of course, sometimes you don't get any, but sometimes he can pick up more than the 2 he did today. The guy buys them at 550-850 lbs...Wants to get 6-10 at a time if possible.....usually DS delivers them once a month...Not alot of money, but sometimes it has been a good deal. This particular sale seems to have a few every week, that will work for this, at a fairly cheap price. He figures that if he makes 4-800 a month extra, it is a good deal.
No good steers for the "doc" today.....
Got a chance to talk about a little of everything and it was a good afternoon. He is getting a load of diesel this week; finally realized that I was not crazy, because a couple of other guys have told him the same in the last 2 days. My oil will be here by the end of the week also.

DS finally got the measurements of my stove... and I am going to move the one cabinet over about 2-3 inches, and put it where I have the fridge instead of the other side of the kitchen. This will make it easier to run the propane line to it, and it will make the kitchen more open. It is going next to the cabinet that we took the "breakfast bar" that was sticking out into the kitchen, off of.... where the new butcher block top is on and where the new drawer is going in. So the butcher block top will butt right up against it. There is only one spot it is nailed to the wall, and the couple of inches moved over will not be seen because the stove will cover it and cover the floor where that tall narrow roll out cabinet was. I am really enthusiastic about changing the kitchen appliance placements.... Fridge will go across the room, where the electric stove was.... at the end of the cabinets/counter top....

So, tomorrow I am going to call about seeing when they can come and get the propane line run, get the little "propane fireplace" hooked up in the LR.... then we can get the stove moved into the kitchen....and I can hopefully get them to bring me a big propane tank for outside, and I can take advantage of a little better price with bulk delivery prices.

Feel like I am getting somewhere today.

Then the next thing is the boxwoods and saplings gone.... and look at things to decide where the future wood furnace will go.
And get done moving in the next couple of weeks and the other house cleaned....

Got the cedar chest in, cleaned/dusted and all the stuff back in it. Have several things that I need to sell/give away... sweaters that I have never worn that my grandmother used to buy for me....stuff that I will never wear. And once I get the bed in here, I will used some of the afghans that are in there for the bed. She knitted one that is black with a red rose and greenery in it... really really pretty. Have a quilt that she made for me as a child.... she put a new binding all around the edge 10-15 years ago and I have had it in the cedar chest since then....another one that is totally hand quilted that is getting worn.... more sentimental value than anything. They will be easy to get to here with the cedar chest easy to get to .

Didn't bring anything up due to the rain. Need to box more stuff out of the kitchen cabinets to come up here. I didn't take the meters out of the car yet because I thought I might be testing Tuesday night... but I haven't heard from the farm so if I don't hear by the time I get out of PT in the morning, then I am going to take them out and load more boxes in the car to come up. Not going to bend over for these farmers.
DS found an acquaintance that has a commercial meat grinder and other stuff... so is going to kill the crippled steer this weekend and they are going to work it up. He didn't want to take it to the processing place and use the "slot" next month since he has another one to kill and half if it sold.
Then my jersey goes in March.... he will be at the barn on silage for at least a month as they are coming home from pasture in about 10 days. Plus the steers there need to come off those cows and they need to get preg checked. I have been pushing it as they are getting close and need the break from the big calves on them.
Things just don't get done in the timely matter that I think they need to be done.....:barnie:barnie:he:he:he

So, I am going into the other room... have dishes that need to be washed and put into the cabinets... and I am thinking about eating something.... Ate a chicken salad sandwich at the sale, it was good, but I will need something more for this evening....

Just checked and got the deposit from the retirement account, so I can go ahead with getting this stuff done now. Big load off my mind.

Going in to do some stuff.... PT @ 8a.m. so I need to go down the hill and get some sleep earlier than I have been.

One forecast says that there will be 3-6" of snow Wed night/Thurs morn.... the other station says a trace to 1":idunno:idunno:th:th:th:smack:barnie. Going to call tomorrow and see what their policy is and what their forecast is.... I sure want to go and do the initial consultation appt. :fl:fl:fl
 

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I see things happening for you. :yesss: 😁

We have been getting rain last 24 hrs. Was supposed to be gone this morning but, apparently liked us -- it's still here and steady, cold. Not as cold as there but, close. So instead of half inch as they thought before arrival it brought 2 inches! Now, the stuff you are told will be there Wed/Thu is set for here Thur....yeah, white stuff. It's flexing from dusting to 2 inches. With all the wet it won't hold much -- unless it gets really cold! Don't want any of it!!!!!

I'm sure hoping you still get to the knee doctor! After all the wait, would hate for this to get snowed out. :thwishing things work out well. :fl:fl
 

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Tues morning. It was right at 32 this morning at the stone house as I got up and got ready for PT @ 8 a.m.. Got half way up the hill and there was a coating of ice on everything.... except the road, thank goodness. That real pretty shiny glittery ice on every little twig and branch. Still out there at 10 but it is starting to warm up and has been so foggy you can barely see 200 ft away. CRAZY. Temps supposed to get into the UPPER 50's today, and the clouds should burn away with some sun later. Then some sun tomorrow with clouds and rain to start....changing over to possible snow during the night. Still saying anywhere from a coating to 6 inches but looking like they are leaning more towards less than 2 " mostly.
Talked to the dr office and their forecast is for sun so it will stay south of them, going mostly east across Va. So all looks good for the dr appt. I will naturally get up and leave earlier to allow for less than perfect driving conditions and allow lots of time.
Called about the propane and they are supposed to call me back later when the guy who does the line installations comes back in the office. He will come out, see where/what I want, then make the appt. Probably be 2 weeks or so before they can get here but that will work. Explained that I am thinking a whole house generator in the future so they can put in a bigger tank.
Fuel oil is on the schedule... said they would get here this week... for both places. Fill this and 100 gal down at the other house.
Utilized some of the money to get things paid off so no accumulating interest charges, will pay for the oil and all. They will work me up a price for the propane.
Left message for the guy to do the boxwoods/saplings etc.

Farm did not call back about testing so not worrying about it for this evening. I will work here for awhile today and then go down and pack some more. See what the weather does as to whether I take the truck or the car since I don't need/want the boxes to get wet in the truck. Going to take all the meters and hoses out of the car for the next few days.
I haven't looked at the rain gauge yet which I did put out... but I am thinking we had 1/2 to 1 inch with the ice.

Going in to get something to drink, and then work in the LR for a bit.... hadn't gotten the desk drawers moved in there so will do that and then go in the kitchen. I got the nails out that were in the cabinet to hold it against the wall. Have to take the 1/4 round off the floor around the base so that I can slide the cabinet over a couple of inches. I am really excited to put the stove over there. I will have to get a heavy duty short extension cord for the fridge because the other side where the stove used to be only has the big plug for the electric stove, and the other electric outlet is further away than the fridge cord reaches. I am going to move the fridge as soon as I get the cord.
I feel more motivated today. Thank goodness, I needed a kick in the a$$ the last couple of days with the knees aching so.

Have a nice day.
 

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Taking a break. Been up on the bench putting the glassware in the china cabinet. Got several boxes emptied. Got all the desk drawers in the LR out of the way in the hallway. Looked at the room some more..... Emptied a box of stuff in the bedroom. getting a little more organized with each empty box.
Going to make something to eat and do a little more. I want to get the last of the stuff in the china cabinet and then move the bench thing into the kitchen; to start getting the stuff in the upper shelves in there. Got alot of 2 and 5 gallon sized glass jars to wash and then put some things like flour and stuff into them. And the other vacuum canisters that just need to be washed and all that.

Stayed cloudy and damp all day. Never got real warm like they said... upper 40's I think. The ice all melted off the trees and bushes. It is real foggy again, never totally cleared off but it is getting like pea soup again. Maybe this will put off the other front for a little bit so that it won't come in on Wed/Thurs..... maybe won't get as cold.... not as concerned about it as I was.
Maybe I ought to start forecasting the weather.....

Oil was delivered this afternoon.... the friend that works at the co-op when I called about the propane, said that prices were going up a little at a time, some weeks down a little, but that it is increasing..... and it might be going up a fair bit in the next couple of weeks.... he said there is no guarantee but it is not looking promising.....At least it is in the tank here. Oil is 2.13, so down a little from the end of Dec (2.18).... Propane is high though.... 2.41 I think he said it was running. That stinks....oh well.... Electric bill was right at $300 with the space heaters running.... but at a normal electric bill of $150.... and if the fuel would cost another $150 a month for heat in the cold, the total electric was not too out of line. Will get through this year.... and see what happens going forward.
 

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