New weeds & a Shoulder Saver

Went to the Country as usual on Friday night with a trailer & truck load full of stuff. Greg wanted some of his garage back.

We got up Saturday morning & unloaded it all. First up was the shelving units. There was a World Market near our city house that was closing. After the merchandise was sold they started breaking down the shelves to sell. I was able to get 10. The shelves themselves are made with 3/4 solid wood & are 36" wide & 19 inches deep. Perfect for my future pantry. ($15 each) I also had one of the wire shelves I got from work that we took as well. It will definitely get some use. (free)

Greg had bought two used lateral filing cabinets from a discount/used office supply store. Will be used for storage of some type. ($20 each)

I had purchased a big rug & long hall runner at an estate sale a while back. (I think the rug was $35 & the runner $15)

We had a ceiling to put up in the garden shed so we headed to Lowe's to buy sheets of strand board. Greg had bought this device a few weeks ago beccause we knew we had ceilings of dry wall & this strand board to hang as well as eventually doing the walls. He used his ever present Northern Tool coupons to buy at a discount.($100)

If anyone has hung sheet rock or plywood on a ceiling you know how hard it can be. I used to hold the dead man but Greg would just about tear his shoulders holding his end up & the screwing it to the studs. With this tool, you just lay the board of top & roll it into place then raise the to meet the roof & screw into place. Truly a shoulder saver. It breaks down & stores nicely too. It can be used on vertical walls as well.

I took this pic of the storage shed a couple of weeks ago. I like the sun shining on it. That stick  in the whole you see in front, was where one of our oak trees used to be before it (& the other 2) up & died on us.

We put a shed roof & a mini deck on the back of the shed. I didn't match the roofing material so it looks a little red neck but it will be a cool space to get in the shade during the heat of the summer, while working in the raised beds.

Putting insulation on the spigots - yes we have water!

Speaking of the raised beds I noticed the weeds have already started coming in (they don't kow it's winter). There are some new ones that I haven't noticed before & are actually quite pretty. If anyone knows what they are, please leave me a comment as I have no idea about weeds except for the dreaded Bermuda Grass that hasn't shown it's ugly head yet.

This one is almost like a succulent & seems to only be in the blocks.

We've had this before but I don't know what it is.

Only 1 of these on outside of one bed, it has purple flowers.

This one is inside 2 or 3  of the beds.

Many have asked about my Mom & she's doing great. She is getting her sugar under control & the Endocrinologist was pleased. Our long term goals & to get her of injected insulins & back to 1 pill a day. We have the follow-up cardiologist next week & hope we can evenually lesson some of those meds as well. Thank you for all your thoughts & prayers. Her new house should be delivered next week so expect next weekend to be very busy. My sister & I have been buying all new stuff for her since almost everything she had was completely worn out. Of course, many of the items I have purchased have been from Estate Sales. 

Oh well, going to heat up leftovers for dinner & have the stupid game on but we never sit down to watch. Like many, we listen for the commercials then go back to doing something else. Hope everyone has a great week.