FarM a BarN DaY ... a Lot, but not ToO Many.

First, I have to tell this amusing tidbit. On Monday T and I persuaded/coerced a teen from our church into watching our lil cherubs so we could work on the barn. It was steamy, sweaty, and HOT, and we didn't think the kids would appreciate it. Turns out, they wouldn't. They napped 90% of the time we were gone.

But I digress.

T and I pulled up to the property, and saw this:

Now if you haven't been following, this may not seem like a big deal to you. So what, it's an unfinished barn?

No, when we left it on Sunday, there was only 1 wall of siding. 1 wall. No front. What in the world?!

We both cleared our eyes, really, who would put up only 1 piece of siding? We though maybe we had been visited by some barn fairies, helping decrease the cost by anonymously completing some of the work. Every little bit helps.

Then we drove around the back, and saw this:

1 side of the roof was also on! It became apparent that Mr. Bill, wonder-constructor, must have made an appearance. And sure enough, Mr. Bill and his son thought that what could be better than work on a day when everyone else was relaxing? So they had come and put in some hours. Nice, but it made T and I think the blackberries at the property have special, hallucinogenic properties. Turns out, they don't.

So today, the barn looks like this:

WEEEEEHOOOOOOOOO!!!! All it needs is 1 door framed, and both doors with walls or siding or whatever they do applied. A couple of trim screws, a few roof screws, and it's DONE!

Well, Mr. Bill's part anyway. Then it's ready for T and I to do some damage! (well, me. T's already done quite a bit of very nice work on it. it looks fab.)

Let me take you on a tour.

The front:

The back: (plywood slats are the framed in door)

The back, looking in:

Peach's stall run-in/out door:

Inside, looking at Peach's stall-to-be:

Inside, looking at Cindy's stall-to-be and the tack/feed/storage area:

We are thankful now, looking at the barn, that we decided on a 12' height. It feels HUGE, because of the height, and we will stack storage (hay loft?!) to make the most of our room. It was little price to go up, an easy way to gain room!

PS. Anyone note how many stalls there will be? Quiz answer! Yes, I realize that *2* was not a chooseable answer. What can I say, except I no can count? Maybe, one day, we'll make it into 3. So 1 person got it right. We'll go with that.