How daily plans can change.

What a day. Seems evertime I make a plan, something out of my own control seems to change things for me. First I had this big plan in my head that I was going to move the old camper, that is going to be in my way when I start to build. It has been sitting there for awhile. So I thought I would put it on an old blue ford that I have sitting around out there doing absolutely nothing.

First I had to scrounge of a battery. I was'nt sure what I had kicking around that was any good. The one in old blue had a lose positive post. I could almost pull it right out of the battery. I found a battery in the back of another pickup. I did,nt think it would be any good, so I tested it. It read a little more than 12 volts. When I think about it, I remember this battery. A guy at work threw it away sometime last year, because it was no good. Well is sat outside all winter with no charging, and still has 12, so it can't be all that bad. I put it in old blue. She fired up, then quit. I tried again, and away she goes. I made her my new ranch truck, just then. I was so proud. I cleaned out the back of the truck, is was pretty much full of wood, metal, junk, etc. I even swept it out with an old broom that was in there. I never sweep the box of truck. lol. The old truck ran good to every different location, and when I went to start it up to go to the camper, it totally refused to start. I don't have time to diagnose this old truck. So, I thought I would grab old red.

Old red also needed a battery, so I took the one out of old blue and put in there. Old red also needed to be cleaned out as she to, was full of junk, wood, and metal items. So I did my rounds, metal pile, good wood pile, junk pile. As I was approaching old red from a distance and from behind, I noticed a nest on the back bumper. I lifted the tailgate a bit and had a little look. There were four litte robin eggs in there. I think they were robin eggs. So this plan changed again. I kinda thought the mother bird must be kinda wondering whats to become of her eggs. So I immediately took the truck back to where I found it. I walked a way from it and watched, as not to long after, a robin, swoops down and under the tailgate of the truck. My plans changed again temporarily. I was'nt sure what I should have done. I think, I might finish cleaning the truck out, where it sits, and get the camper all prepared to put on. Then I might have to steal it from the robin temporarily and quickly put the camper on. I could just move it with one my good pickups I guess, but I would like to leave things stacked for now. I've got too much junk laying around.

In other news, I am still waiting on my building permit to approve. It should'nt be too long, they tell me. A few days yet. I am still doing a bunch of prep work, and cleaning up junk out there. I finally got my backhoe out there from my brothers place. I did a 7 hour job cleaning out his corrals for him before I took it away. There was a alot of cow manure flying around for awhile there. I've been getting a bunch of othere little jobs out of the way as well. It sure seems that the long days I put in, sure do go by fast. And alot of the time, little seems to get accomplished.

The developement permit was $100.00. The building permit and private sewage permit combind was $800.00 plus. I asked her how much for a normal sized house. The building permit on a normal house would range from around $2500-$5000. Already, I feel as though keeping it small has paid off. Taxes will be alot less also.

I hav'nt read any other blogs yet, for a couple of days, it's now almost 2 am, so gotta go.