Thoughts on The Land

We rode out to the land this past weekend.  Spent most of the day out there just checking things out.  Have you ever been somewhere and just knew it "felt right"?  I'm happy to say that it feels like a good fit. There is much work that will need to be done but hey... what else have I got to do?  It fills me with joy to think that we can do just about anything that we want. And most of the things I've wanted to do for years are now going to be possible.  No worrying what the landlord will think or having to get permission to do something. Or doing something and having to leave it behind when you move.  The possibilities are endless.   And boy oh boy do I have some plans!  List's upon list's of plans! 
     The first thing we have to do is to get everything lined up so we can move the RV out there and start getting settled in. Which means that getting the utilities up and running are the first priority.  The only problem is having to wait for my backpay check to arrive.  I keep having to tell myself "Patience, Grasshopper".   It won't be much longer though, at the most another 6 weeks or so. 
      We rode out there again this weekend and took care of a couple of things.  We had checked out the well and the well depth while we were there before. The water's good.   It will need a well pump and pressure tank and all the stuff that is involved with that.  No worries though, Mars is extremely handy and knows just what to do and what it will take. 
     As a matter of fact we made the very first purchase of what is sure to many more.  I won a bid on Ebay for a well pump!  Got a great deal on it too. Saved over half of what they usually run for this one.   So I've already saved money that we have earmarked for the well!  Now if I can just keep that trend up we will be doing good.  The more we can save on getting  the lights on and the water running the more of it we can use for other things.
    I made some calls and got found out what it is going to take to get the electricity hooked up. We need to find a breaker box for the pole.  I keep hoping that we will run across a "deal"on one but no matter what it's something we are going to have to have.  All in all though it looks like what I had figured it was going to take to get all the utilities working was wayyyy off base.  But in a good way!
     One thing I'm noticing about Oklahoma is that the hoops you have to jump through to get things done aren't nearly as hard as doing the same things in Texas.  Which is fine by me.  There's plenty of other things I want to do out there.  The goal is to eventually be as self-sufficient as we can.  Heck, I would like to one day be able to not have to leave the place for a month or two at a time unless I just wanted to.
     I sent a soil sample off to the county extension agency a couple of weeks ago and we got the results back this weekend. The soil tested pretty good.  The ph level is good and it just needs a little love.  It isn't going to take much at all to whip it into shape. Some good compost should do the trick. 
     Of course it will take a little time but hey.... that is something I'm blessed with these days.  I refuse to look at this disability stuff with a negative attitude.  What good does that kind of thinking do for a person anyway? 
             ~~~ Hey ... I'm Just Sayin' ... ~~~