THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS IN ..WHAT A BLESSING !!

Over twenty men came to help install our sprinklers, 5 tractors, rototillers and rakes were out in full force. I can't begin to tell you how much of a weigh this has been lifted off of my shoulders. I can't believe its done. Grass in just afew more days will be seeded after we fine tune some things. What a blessing !

Tammi and Jenny our good friend next door grilled some hamburgers and hotdogs and we fed the entire crew for lunch I think there was close to 28 people when I last counted.

Twenty four men from the ward came out to help. It was some impressive and even the dog here watched to make sure things were going well.

On Friday night we had several men here to work on pulling the underground pipe. A total of 2300 feet of pipe was pulled to the correct locations with in 1 hour and 15 minutes. thanks to my good friend Scott with his huge pulling machine. Before he arrived no one thought we would get it done within the evening for the next crew coming in on saturday to install the heads. Scott proved everyone wrong and had it done.........it actually was what I thought the most exciting part of the entire process...everyone was impressed. We had two men pulling pipe and two men marking where the heads were to be installed via a map with had of the property and two men drilling holes where each head was to be. Thanks to these men we never could of had it ready for our Saturday crew.

This trailer served as our supply post. People worked here putting together valves and connecting pipe and flex pipe for the sprinklers.

Installing the turn off valve by the well for the entire sprinkler system. Jim C. And Tony M. working in the heat.

Scouts came to Spray Weeds

Here the scouts and leaders are filling tanks of chemical to kill weeds. This is the first phase of Operation "lawn". Even the dog got into the act!

Second phase of "Operation Lawn"

Thanks to the coordination of good friends of the Burley First Ward and the use of Kloepher's big semi-truck. Master driver Blair Bowers came rolling into my back yard with a 18 wheeler, with determination to haul off a debry pile from earlier in the year to begin the second phase of "Operation Lawn" Thanks Kloephers for the semi. And to all that helped out. Its amazing what you have to do after the county has implemented a "no burn " policy due to the dry conditions here in Idaho. WOW!!

Compacting tree branches to be loaded. Talk about team work and precision.

Just a sampling of Blair's handy work with a back hoe! Is there anything this guy can't drive?

Thanks to some great friends and my brother Tony work removing this pile was no problem at all.

Please Don't try this at home! If you look closely you can see the brave look on Mike Haynie's face as he trys to man handle a chain saw and hold on 12 feet in the air on the edge of a back hoe bucket....Blair Bowers is so confident in his abilty to drive with a guy that high on the edge of a bucket with a chain saw in his hand that even he, can do it with his elbow, while talking on the cell phone at the same time. This is what farmers call multi-tasking! Not a tough thing for a Idaho farmer to handle. My bet was that Blair was checking on a old friend somewhere, talking about good old days. Mike on the other hand was so busy looking to cut down any hanging branches that fear never was a real issue for this seasoned lumber jack.

The Puppies are coming to Life:

This little gal seems to like to tell everyone waht she thinks and really she does rule the roost.
They are coming to life so much adn its beginning to get to be alot of work because they take up so much attention. Don't worry though my kids really have enjoyed them. And you would never be able to tell as much as they hold them any ways!!!!

YOu couldn't ask for a cuter picture of loving each other!

These guys are having a lot of fun fighting with each other. While the Mom's away the kids will play. These guys are having just to much fun chewing on each other.