SageHill
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YAY!!! 
Buford x Ozel puppies!!!! LOVE THIS.
Zo says to tell Buford being a puppy Dad is fun and not to worry.
Buford x Ozel puppies!!!! LOVE THIS.Zo says to tell Buford being a puppy Dad is fun and not to worry.
Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along
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I started laughing at Bay's post and got into a coughing fit!!!! Very very funny!!!!!
Baymule
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Don't want you to have a coughing fit!
Baymule
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Buford is out there now, on the job. Barking non stop, howling with the coyotes and more barking. He works hard. He needs a little R&R, a pretty lady with matrimony on her mind would be nice. 
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Ridgetop
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Ozel has been going to the vet every couple days to get bloodwork done to tell when she will be fertile and accept the male. Poor girl crawls into the vet's office. You would not this is the same dog that will take on a coyote or 2 on her own! Luckily she will not associate the vet's office wth Buford. LOL
She has had her flea treatment, heartworm, and worm meds, and is in good health so . . . .
Today she tested 8.6 Progesterone level. Up 2. from yesterday so we will head down to Bay's tomorrow for her romantic tryst with Buford. The best time to breed is at 10.-12. level which she should reach either tomorrow evening or Thursday. Should I bring champagne or just wine? Naturally we will not share it with the 2 lovers. All they need is each other.
After wondering if this would happen I can not believe that DH caught her in season. She is a sneaky bitch and keeps herself completely clean so you can't tell. Out of the blue maybe puppies!
Today DH and I played partners at duplicate bridge. Duplicate is where all the tables play the same predealt hands and you compare scores to see who bid and made the best points. DH and l won! We can't take all the credit though because we had great cards. We bid and made and several small slams. I wanted to keep the boards and play them again next week but our opponents refused to let me. LOL We each won $2.
Our new well is acting up. It was drilled last March and it has been cloudy off and on for months. They kept telling us to let it run out on the field to clear the water and we did but finally we tried putting a filter on it, Nope, still cloudy so used a bigger filter. I has remained occasionaly cloudy and sometimes nice and clear, The well guy said it sometimes took several months to run really clear. Friday it was so dirty that I called the well driller. I don't want to let it go so long that the warranty is void. It is a 4 generation family owned business started by the great-grandfather. The grandfather had drilled our old well and 2 on the property next door. We talked to the grandfather (generation 2) before drilling. His grandson (gen 3) did the estimate, situated the equipment, and drilled. We finally met the son (gen 2) who came out to check the water. It had run clear, then cloudy then dirty then clear again over the weekend. Yesterday when he first looked at it the water ran fairy clear. Then we went to each of the other spigots to look at it. He filled a clear cup wth wter to check the color. While filling the sheep water it was clear then suddenly discolored. DS1 dumped and rinsed out the troughs and I started filling the again. Todd went to check the pump with DS1. While they were checking that out all of a sudden the water I was running into the sheep troughs turned into dark muddy water out of the hose! I took a container to show him and he said they had seen the same thing at the other spigot and it suddenly cleared then spewed dark water again. He thinks it hit a large lup of mud clogging the pipe and it finally broke loose. Apparently that can happen in a new well. He told us to keep the hoses running and he would come back the next day. This morning he came and the water was running clear again. He said that if it happens again they will come back and install something to help clear any clogs in the pipes. He said they would make it right. The water was running clear this morning when he came back so hopefully the lines have cleared out. If it happens again, he will come back and they will install some sort of timer and drain to help clear the lines. We are using the water for the livestock but I need it for a secondary water source for the house. Todd said that the water would eventually clear and be good water.
Sunday we got the ram vaxed, wormed and harnessed with his crayon. He went in with the ewes who swarmed him, sniffing him all over and rubbing on him. Hussies! 3 were already marked yesterday. No lambs yet from the first group, andFriday is the last day for any lambs from the black head Dorper ram. He was either shooting blanks or identified as a ewe! LOL
Our new cradle feeder is working well. A lot less waste, but one problem is that our bales are slightly too large to sit down inside properly. The sheep ate the entire bottom half of the bale and DH and DS1 had to go use the tractor to roll the top half over int the bottom of the feeder. Not a big deal since it keeps the hay off the ground. This winter having the hay bale off the ground will save a lot of hay from getting waterlogged, muddy, and wasted when fed on the ground. DH likes the feeder and had me order several more for the other pastures. This feeder is in the pasture with the pregnant ewes. They have a smaller pasture and need hay already. Our grass has pretty much stopped growing. The secnd cutting from out field is really nice. No brushy thorny stuff in it and the hay is shorter so the sheep seem to like it better. I am going to buy all my hay for this winter from that batch. I wish we had a hay barn so I could store more under cover. But as my Gammy used to say "If wishes were horses, beggars could ride".
She has had her flea treatment, heartworm, and worm meds, and is in good health so . . . .
Today she tested 8.6 Progesterone level. Up 2. from yesterday so we will head down to Bay's tomorrow for her romantic tryst with Buford. The best time to breed is at 10.-12. level which she should reach either tomorrow evening or Thursday. Should I bring champagne or just wine? Naturally we will not share it with the 2 lovers. All they need is each other.
After wondering if this would happen I can not believe that DH caught her in season. She is a sneaky bitch and keeps herself completely clean so you can't tell. Out of the blue maybe puppies!
Today DH and I played partners at duplicate bridge. Duplicate is where all the tables play the same predealt hands and you compare scores to see who bid and made the best points. DH and l won! We can't take all the credit though because we had great cards. We bid and made and several small slams. I wanted to keep the boards and play them again next week but our opponents refused to let me. LOL We each won $2.
Our new well is acting up. It was drilled last March and it has been cloudy off and on for months. They kept telling us to let it run out on the field to clear the water and we did but finally we tried putting a filter on it, Nope, still cloudy so used a bigger filter. I has remained occasionaly cloudy and sometimes nice and clear, The well guy said it sometimes took several months to run really clear. Friday it was so dirty that I called the well driller. I don't want to let it go so long that the warranty is void. It is a 4 generation family owned business started by the great-grandfather. The grandfather had drilled our old well and 2 on the property next door. We talked to the grandfather (generation 2) before drilling. His grandson (gen 3) did the estimate, situated the equipment, and drilled. We finally met the son (gen 2) who came out to check the water. It had run clear, then cloudy then dirty then clear again over the weekend. Yesterday when he first looked at it the water ran fairy clear. Then we went to each of the other spigots to look at it. He filled a clear cup wth wter to check the color. While filling the sheep water it was clear then suddenly discolored. DS1 dumped and rinsed out the troughs and I started filling the again. Todd went to check the pump with DS1. While they were checking that out all of a sudden the water I was running into the sheep troughs turned into dark muddy water out of the hose! I took a container to show him and he said they had seen the same thing at the other spigot and it suddenly cleared then spewed dark water again. He thinks it hit a large lup of mud clogging the pipe and it finally broke loose. Apparently that can happen in a new well. He told us to keep the hoses running and he would come back the next day. This morning he came and the water was running clear again. He said that if it happens again they will come back and install something to help clear any clogs in the pipes. He said they would make it right. The water was running clear this morning when he came back so hopefully the lines have cleared out. If it happens again, he will come back and they will install some sort of timer and drain to help clear the lines. We are using the water for the livestock but I need it for a secondary water source for the house. Todd said that the water would eventually clear and be good water.
Sunday we got the ram vaxed, wormed and harnessed with his crayon. He went in with the ewes who swarmed him, sniffing him all over and rubbing on him. Hussies! 3 were already marked yesterday. No lambs yet from the first group, andFriday is the last day for any lambs from the black head Dorper ram. He was either shooting blanks or identified as a ewe! LOL
Our new cradle feeder is working well. A lot less waste, but one problem is that our bales are slightly too large to sit down inside properly. The sheep ate the entire bottom half of the bale and DH and DS1 had to go use the tractor to roll the top half over int the bottom of the feeder. Not a big deal since it keeps the hay off the ground. This winter having the hay bale off the ground will save a lot of hay from getting waterlogged, muddy, and wasted when fed on the ground. DH likes the feeder and had me order several more for the other pastures. This feeder is in the pasture with the pregnant ewes. They have a smaller pasture and need hay already. Our grass has pretty much stopped growing. The secnd cutting from out field is really nice. No brushy thorny stuff in it and the hay is shorter so the sheep seem to like it better. I am going to buy all my hay for this winter from that batch. I wish we had a hay barn so I could store more under cover. But as my Gammy used to say "If wishes were horses, beggars could ride".
Glad they figured out the well problem!
Baymule
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Always something going on at the farm! Hope the water clears up and stays clear.
I'm gonna get ready for Ozel. Her "Honeymoon Suite" is red, has a roof over it, wood plank floor, vented sides, transportable, rests on air cushioned tires and a discrete side door. It will be parked in a holding pen where she and Buford can flirt all night and hopefully be hot and heavy tomorrow morning. Heck, maybe even tonight!
I'm gonna get ready for Ozel. Her "Honeymoon Suite" is red, has a roof over it, wood plank floor, vented sides, transportable, rests on air cushioned tires and a discrete side door. It will be parked in a holding pen where she and Buford can flirt all night and hopefully be hot and heavy tomorrow morning. Heck, maybe even tonight!
Baymule
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They didn’t like each other at first meeting. LOL
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Ridgetop
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Back from the disappointing dog breeding fiasco at Baymule's.
That says it all. Best part was seeing Bay and drinking 2 bottles of wine. For the next attempt I will bring a case. LOL DH and Bay bonded over Hallmark Christmas movies which they both enjoy.
On our return DH went to work in the pastures. He picked up a bunch of trash wood from the front field where the burn pile had not burned everything. He brought it back to a new burn pile location. Then he picked up more junk including some brush with barbed wire in it. I fished out the wire and put it in the garbage pile.
Our cradle feeders had arrived at the Co-op so DS1 and DH picked them up. They arrived set up at the Co-op, but they didn;t want to hook up the trailer. DS1 took them apart (4 bolts each) and brought all of them home in the pickup. Then DH moved them with the tractor and DS1 and I set up one in the pen with the breeding ewes and ram. DH brought up 2 bales. They put one in the new feeder.
The old cradle feeder in with the almost ready-to-lamb group was about empty so DS1 moved it to a better spot in the pasture. DH and DS1 put the second bale in that feeder abd left both flocks gobbling the fresh hay. DS1 had picked up 2 sheep protein tubs and put them out for both pastures. I noticed that my oldest ewe, 7088, looked like she was getting bottle jaw so we wormed her. She will be one of the first to lamb. Hopefully, she will recover. She is a great ewe, breeds consistently with 3 lambings in 2 years and produces lovely lambs. I have kept most of her ewe lambs.
I moved 3 grain feeders over to the sides of the fence in the barn for the pregnant ewes and we poured some grain in each one. I may have to reposition them, but it gives enough space for all the ewes to eat. One of them is a hanging feeder which is actually a bit too high. I may have to replace it with one of th hay/grain feeders that is a stand-alone. The ewes are close to lambing now and need additional protein. I moved 5' panels into the jugs I set up before we left for Bay's so we have 4 jugs ready for ewes and lambs. I will set up more jugs on the other side of the barn. The ewes will lamb between now and the end of January.
As usual, my timing sucks since we have to go back to California over December/January for another load of stuff. .
The one good thing about Ozel not getting pregnant is that she would have been whelping during that time! I would have had to take her (heavily pregnant) to California, whelp her there, then bring her and a litter of 3-4 week old pups back to Texas!
DS2 decided to pull his offer on the house they had found. They really loved it but the inspection showed that all the upgrades and renos had been done without permits! The pool plaster was cracked and had been repaired multiple times so needed minimum $31,000 (estimate by pool man without permits) in repairs. Possibly more once all the orginal plaster was off. The house slab was cracked under the vinyl plank flooring. Those 2 problems alone were probably from the Northridge quake. The utilities were laid in the slab so who knows what else might have been damaged under there. The termite inspection showed termite and dry rot damage on the fascia boards and at the roof line. The roof was old and had to be replaced. The row of shingles along the front were cupping. Since that was where some of the dry rotted fascia boards were, DH and I figured there would be some rotted timber under the roof - there always is. There were 2 layers of roofing so the entire roof would have to be completely stripped off and reroofed. That estimate was over $21,000 without permits and did not include any estimate for repairs (if needed) to the structure. So there would be more costs once the roof was stripped off. The city is also known for requiring hazardous waste inspections and additional charges for permits and "safe disposal". That would be $$$. There were issues with the electrical and plumbing, as well as water stains showing flooding and water damage in the garage. No access to attic meant only inspecting from the ceiling crawl hole. There was no required (by code) 3" drop from the doorsills to the patio, meaning that water runoff from the concrete hillside wall behind the house would run across the patio and into the house. There was a sump pump but it was clogged with debris and not working. The installation of a sump pump showed tht there had been drainage issues in the past. All in all, the repairs we could estimate on the "completely renovated" home at the top of their price range came to about $150,000+. If they loved the house we told them to go ahead with the purchase but ask for $200,000 off the $1,100,000 price. When they said they would pull out of the escrow the selling realtor begged them not to and said he could get them $40,000 off the price. He said the sellers were difficult and he did not like working with them.
DS1 and DDIL2 decided they didn't like the house enough to go thrugh all that so they cancelled their offer.
Anyway they went looking again last Sunday and sent me several more homes they were looking at. They fell in love with one which seems to be a winner. About the same size house and lot as the one they pulled out of. Completely renovated 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, garage, pool, in Sylmar against the hills on a cul de sac. This house is a divorce sale. Young couple with 2 small children bought it 2 years ago for $1,070,000. They put $130,000 into it in renovations for their forever home. Then they decided to get a divorce. Big loss of $$$ for them. Sucks for them but good for DS2 and DDIL2 since everything was updated and is all permitted. New roof, new hot water heater, new kitchen with all new appliances and granite countertops, new electric, mostly new plumbing, new HVAC, new full length driveway, good pool with spa, new filter equipment, and pool vac, covered large patio with wrought iron fencing around pool safe for children, and even fruit trees down one side of house. One of the bedrooms is set up as an office with built in desks and cabinets down one entire side. He said they would use it as an office and his game room for now. It doesn't have a closet but one could be easily added without making the room too small if they need a 4th bedroom. The 3 boys will probably share a bedroom for several years anyway, and the office can also double as a playroom. Plenty of storage in it. The lot is .43 acres and mostly uphill in back, but has a drainage channel at the top of the property. Steps already in place to the top allows cleaning of drainage ditch, and the area is planted with water lines. Fence at back of hill looks like around 4'. DS2 can eventually put in a couple retaining walls and terrace the slope for patio, play, and veggie garden area. We have lots of retaining wall blocks stacked at the Maude house that he can take to use for those retaining walls. Owners have stated that there is one sewer issue that they have an estimate of $9,000 for. The said they wll leave $9,000 in escrow for that repair. I told DS2 to ask for $10,000 to be left in escrow. Like DS1 said, these sellers did everything right because they planned to live here for years with their children. He felt good about the renos they did and they had all the signed off permits and paperwork from the work available. They offered a bit higher than asking which the selling agent said that the sellers would accept since they want a quick sale due to the divorce.
Main drawback to this house is the fire area, and coyote danger. House next door has 8-10' fence around it. Sellers said they have not seen any coyotes (LOL) but since their kids are very young they are probably not out alone. DS2 has decided to put in high fencing around the property. Said he'll talk to that neighbor about who fenced his property and use him. (Doesn't want to lose his small Boxer bitch to coyotes.) (Or his small children LOL) Sounds like this house is practically a new build after the renos. Schools are not great but in California no schools are that great. DS2 may decide to send the kids to Catholic school where there is no nonsense about trans diversity, etc.
The sellers were planning to live here with their family for years. They put a lot of $$$ into it and are taking a loss due to the divorce. Sad for them but hopefully lucky for DS2 and DDIL2. The hot tub will be nice for DS2 after climbing poles all day. They entertain so the covered patio will be nice for them with family. DS2 wants to build a viewing platform on the slope in back to watch the fireworks over the valley on July 4th. The sellers accepted their offer so hopefully the inspection comes back clean since they love the house and location. They probably won't close until after Christmas. When DS2 told their agent that DDIL2 wanted to bring her parents to look at the property, he said "Let's keep the parents out of this sale", but DS1 said "No, they gave us a lot of good advice about the one we pulled out of."
I think the agent was afraid we would queer this sale too. At least one of our children realizes we know stuff about buying homes and renovations costs.
I have a list of stuff to bring back when we go to CA. We will bring a lot of our empty moving boxes to CA with us for Kathleen. I will use some of them to pack anything else we want to salvage from the CA place. This trip we will be bringing back 5 sheets of new plywood, several partial sheets, some oak boards which we wil need when redoing our kitchen here, moldings, base shoe, kennel panels, boxes of other stuff on the list, the 4 stall mats laid across the driveway into the empty lot (horses stood there pawing at supper time and dug a hole), the 12' metal farm gate into the field, the rest of the custom fence panels that we had on top of the retaining walls behind the barn. We can use them wth butterfly clamps here as portable fence panels. And boxes of smaller items that we will pack up. I might also take some of the cabinets I installed in the tool shed for our tool shed here or if DS2 wants them for his garage I might let him have them. The reason I want them is that they have pullout shelves which are handy for putting tools on. DS1 says he prefers open shelves, but those darned mud daubers make their nests everywhere on open shelves. DS1 says they get inside boxes and cabinets too but at least it may slow them down. We will also take the 1" plywood top from the cabinets which will make a tool bench for DS1.
DS! and DH are going to move the 3 year old hay bales onto the field and roll them out to deteriorate over the soil. We have probably lost our opportunity to reseed/overseed ths year. Cody said I can have all the hay bales he took off ur 30 acres for $40 each. They are the 5' rounds and don't have any of the weeds and thorny brush in them our first cutting hay had. The sheep like it and with the cradle feeder we are not getting much waste.
The old Martindale feed premises that closed up last year has reopened as a different feed store - 903 feed. DS1 checked in for feed prices and they have a 15% protein sheep pellet mix that is sightly cheaper than the Atwood's all stock pellet we were using. It is labelled for breeding ewes. He will pick some up to put the ready-to-lamb ewe on. He called back and said they have a 20% sheep pellet with less copper that we can order for the same price. I had him order some bags of that. They also have alfalfa for $20/bale.
Hazine's infected paw has healed. She and Angel have been working hard without Ozel.
That says it all. Best part was seeing Bay and drinking 2 bottles of wine. For the next attempt I will bring a case. LOL DH and Bay bonded over Hallmark Christmas movies which they both enjoy. On our return DH went to work in the pastures. He picked up a bunch of trash wood from the front field where the burn pile had not burned everything. He brought it back to a new burn pile location. Then he picked up more junk including some brush with barbed wire in it. I fished out the wire and put it in the garbage pile.
Our cradle feeders had arrived at the Co-op so DS1 and DH picked them up. They arrived set up at the Co-op, but they didn;t want to hook up the trailer. DS1 took them apart (4 bolts each) and brought all of them home in the pickup. Then DH moved them with the tractor and DS1 and I set up one in the pen with the breeding ewes and ram. DH brought up 2 bales. They put one in the new feeder.
The old cradle feeder in with the almost ready-to-lamb group was about empty so DS1 moved it to a better spot in the pasture. DH and DS1 put the second bale in that feeder abd left both flocks gobbling the fresh hay. DS1 had picked up 2 sheep protein tubs and put them out for both pastures. I noticed that my oldest ewe, 7088, looked like she was getting bottle jaw so we wormed her. She will be one of the first to lamb. Hopefully, she will recover. She is a great ewe, breeds consistently with 3 lambings in 2 years and produces lovely lambs. I have kept most of her ewe lambs.
I moved 3 grain feeders over to the sides of the fence in the barn for the pregnant ewes and we poured some grain in each one. I may have to reposition them, but it gives enough space for all the ewes to eat. One of them is a hanging feeder which is actually a bit too high. I may have to replace it with one of th hay/grain feeders that is a stand-alone. The ewes are close to lambing now and need additional protein. I moved 5' panels into the jugs I set up before we left for Bay's so we have 4 jugs ready for ewes and lambs. I will set up more jugs on the other side of the barn. The ewes will lamb between now and the end of January.
As usual, my timing sucks since we have to go back to California over December/January for another load of stuff. .
The one good thing about Ozel not getting pregnant is that she would have been whelping during that time! I would have had to take her (heavily pregnant) to California, whelp her there, then bring her and a litter of 3-4 week old pups back to Texas!
DS2 decided to pull his offer on the house they had found. They really loved it but the inspection showed that all the upgrades and renos had been done without permits! The pool plaster was cracked and had been repaired multiple times so needed minimum $31,000 (estimate by pool man without permits) in repairs. Possibly more once all the orginal plaster was off. The house slab was cracked under the vinyl plank flooring. Those 2 problems alone were probably from the Northridge quake. The utilities were laid in the slab so who knows what else might have been damaged under there. The termite inspection showed termite and dry rot damage on the fascia boards and at the roof line. The roof was old and had to be replaced. The row of shingles along the front were cupping. Since that was where some of the dry rotted fascia boards were, DH and I figured there would be some rotted timber under the roof - there always is. There were 2 layers of roofing so the entire roof would have to be completely stripped off and reroofed. That estimate was over $21,000 without permits and did not include any estimate for repairs (if needed) to the structure. So there would be more costs once the roof was stripped off. The city is also known for requiring hazardous waste inspections and additional charges for permits and "safe disposal". That would be $$$. There were issues with the electrical and plumbing, as well as water stains showing flooding and water damage in the garage. No access to attic meant only inspecting from the ceiling crawl hole. There was no required (by code) 3" drop from the doorsills to the patio, meaning that water runoff from the concrete hillside wall behind the house would run across the patio and into the house. There was a sump pump but it was clogged with debris and not working. The installation of a sump pump showed tht there had been drainage issues in the past. All in all, the repairs we could estimate on the "completely renovated" home at the top of their price range came to about $150,000+. If they loved the house we told them to go ahead with the purchase but ask for $200,000 off the $1,100,000 price. When they said they would pull out of the escrow the selling realtor begged them not to and said he could get them $40,000 off the price. He said the sellers were difficult and he did not like working with them.
DS1 and DDIL2 decided they didn't like the house enough to go thrugh all that so they cancelled their offer.Anyway they went looking again last Sunday and sent me several more homes they were looking at. They fell in love with one which seems to be a winner. About the same size house and lot as the one they pulled out of. Completely renovated 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, garage, pool, in Sylmar against the hills on a cul de sac. This house is a divorce sale. Young couple with 2 small children bought it 2 years ago for $1,070,000. They put $130,000 into it in renovations for their forever home. Then they decided to get a divorce.
Big loss of $$$ for them. Sucks for them but good for DS2 and DDIL2 since everything was updated and is all permitted. New roof, new hot water heater, new kitchen with all new appliances and granite countertops, new electric, mostly new plumbing, new HVAC, new full length driveway, good pool with spa, new filter equipment, and pool vac, covered large patio with wrought iron fencing around pool safe for children, and even fruit trees down one side of house. One of the bedrooms is set up as an office with built in desks and cabinets down one entire side. He said they would use it as an office and his game room for now. It doesn't have a closet but one could be easily added without making the room too small if they need a 4th bedroom. The 3 boys will probably share a bedroom for several years anyway, and the office can also double as a playroom. Plenty of storage in it. The lot is .43 acres and mostly uphill in back, but has a drainage channel at the top of the property. Steps already in place to the top allows cleaning of drainage ditch, and the area is planted with water lines. Fence at back of hill looks like around 4'. DS2 can eventually put in a couple retaining walls and terrace the slope for patio, play, and veggie garden area. We have lots of retaining wall blocks stacked at the Maude house that he can take to use for those retaining walls. Owners have stated that there is one sewer issue that they have an estimate of $9,000 for. The said they wll leave $9,000 in escrow for that repair. I told DS2 to ask for $10,000 to be left in escrow. Like DS1 said, these sellers did everything right because they planned to live here for years with their children. He felt good about the renos they did and they had all the signed off permits and paperwork from the work available. They offered a bit higher than asking which the selling agent said that the sellers would accept since they want a quick sale due to the divorce. Main drawback to this house is the fire area, and coyote danger. House next door has 8-10' fence around it. Sellers said they have not seen any coyotes (LOL) but since their kids are very young they are probably not out alone. DS2 has decided to put in high fencing around the property. Said he'll talk to that neighbor about who fenced his property and use him. (Doesn't want to lose his small Boxer bitch to coyotes.) (Or his small children LOL) Sounds like this house is practically a new build after the renos.
Schools are not great but in California no schools are that great. DS2 may decide to send the kids to Catholic school where there is no nonsense about trans diversity, etc. The sellers were planning to live here with their family for years. They put a lot of $$$ into it and are taking a loss due to the divorce. Sad for them but hopefully lucky for DS2 and DDIL2. The hot tub will be nice for DS2 after climbing poles all day. They entertain so the covered patio will be nice for them with family. DS2 wants to build a viewing platform on the slope in back to watch the fireworks over the valley on July 4th. The sellers accepted their offer so hopefully the inspection comes back clean since they love the house and location.
They probably won't close until after Christmas. When DS2 told their agent that DDIL2 wanted to bring her parents to look at the property, he said "Let's keep the parents out of this sale", but DS1 said "No, they gave us a lot of good advice about the one we pulled out of." I think the agent was afraid we would queer this sale too. At least one of our children realizes we know stuff about buying homes and renovations costs. I have a list of stuff to bring back when we go to CA. We will bring a lot of our empty moving boxes to CA with us for Kathleen. I will use some of them to pack anything else we want to salvage from the CA place. This trip we will be bringing back 5 sheets of new plywood, several partial sheets, some oak boards which we wil need when redoing our kitchen here, moldings, base shoe, kennel panels, boxes of other stuff on the list, the 4 stall mats laid across the driveway into the empty lot (horses stood there pawing at supper time and dug a hole), the 12' metal farm gate into the field, the rest of the custom fence panels that we had on top of the retaining walls behind the barn. We can use them wth butterfly clamps here as portable fence panels. And boxes of smaller items that we will pack up. I might also take some of the cabinets I installed in the tool shed for our tool shed here or if DS2 wants them for his garage I might let him have them. The reason I want them is that they have pullout shelves which are handy for putting tools on. DS1 says he prefers open shelves, but those darned mud daubers make their nests everywhere on open shelves.
DS1 says they get inside boxes and cabinets too but at least it may slow them down. We will also take the 1" plywood top from the cabinets which will make a tool bench for DS1.DS! and DH are going to move the 3 year old hay bales onto the field and roll them out to deteriorate over the soil. We have probably lost our opportunity to reseed/overseed ths year. Cody said I can have all the hay bales he took off ur 30 acres for $40 each. They are the 5' rounds and don't have any of the weeds and thorny brush in them our first cutting hay had. The sheep like it and with the cradle feeder we are not getting much waste.
The old Martindale feed premises that closed up last year has reopened as a different feed store - 903 feed. DS1 checked in for feed prices and they have a 15% protein sheep pellet mix that is sightly cheaper than the Atwood's all stock pellet we were using. It is labelled for breeding ewes. He will pick some up to put the ready-to-lamb ewe on. He called back and said they have a 20% sheep pellet with less copper that we can order for the same price. I had him order some bags of that. They also have alfalfa for $20/bale.
Hazine's infected paw has healed. She and Angel have been working hard without Ozel.
