Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo and getting stuff off the property...

Cowboys getting ready for the saddle broncing..

Person on the left of the trailer, our neighbor Matt and trailer loading

The mountain on highway 95 on the way to our property
It is beautiful....just too far away from the gkids!

Our neighbor Matt...

Thought these boys were just too cute with their ropes!
Growing up right and getting started early!

Friday the 28th we left home and headed for Winnemucca.  We got here just in time to have lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant in town and then headed on out.  It was cold but a nice day.  Ken did some work out back of the property and our neighbor, Steve came over and visited with him for a bit.  

Yesterday morning we got up and headed out to town for the 25th annual Ranch Hand Rodeo.  We went last year and loved it so figured we best do it again!  It was over about 1500 hours so we came home, loaded it some more stuff in the pickup and headed for the dump..Had a nice quiet evening.

This morning we set the clock for 0500 so we could get to the fairgrounds at 0800 for their Cowboy Church.  We went last year and the same people were doing it this year, so glad we went.  The pastor Bo Lowe and his wife are great speakers.  She has an awesome singing voice and sings with such passion we love hearing her.  He is just so "down home" explains the scriptures so simply you can't help but feel it!  

The rodeo started at 1000 and we left about 1500 after our neighbors did their last event.  We were feeling pretty stiff and sore after two days in the hard seats.  Next year we need a cushion.  We love this event!  U see how the "real" cowboys work with the animals.. 

Tomorrow we've got some business in town and a lunch date with our neighbor Deanna at our favorite Mexican Restaurant in town.  We'll head home on Tuesday but we'll be back next week so we can paint the well house and then get it ON the market!  

Got the baseboards done...tomorrow trip to Fernley to get a few things...

The baseboard really ties it together...but in  person u wud like it even better!

Today we got the baseboard painted and most of it up...near the front door didn't happen as we have to have the door trim..which we'll go get tomorrow in Fernley...we'll probably head for Winnemucca on Friday..want to get the rest of stuff from the property and this is the weekend of the Ranch Hand Rodeo...we went last year and it was so much fun thinking we're gonna go again this year! ...

Ken finished the flooring!! Baseboards today!

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Awesome!

Love this floor ...Ken did an incredible job!

I went to Gardnerville to buy a Nextbook Tablet..and Ken stayed home to finish the floor.  Does it not look beautiful??!!   I can't believe the work he can do!!

The other day we were at Best Buy to check and see if Verizon had a better plan for the computer as far as the service we take w us when we travel and use at home.  We didn't want a permanent service in the house so we opted for a MIFi..it has 10 g per month which double what we had and it is portable.  Love it!  So much faster than what we had!  

So that's why I decided to get the little tablet and see if I can figure out how it works, without having to power up the computer a couple of times a day if we're looking for something.  So far so good...

Today we'll work on the baseboard for the floor and tomorrow we'll head to the city and get our door trim for the front door...one day soon we'll bring in the new couch! Yeeeehawww!! 

Loving our life here in Yerington!

Ken started the floor today!

The old floor..this section was where they had the fireplace..
floor wasn't too bad...just too modern for our tastes..

The subfloor...obviously the people b4 us had pets...yukkk...

By the front door we're figuring this is water damage...probably
before they resided the front..

The new floor going in...doesn't really do it justice...yet!

Where we put the cowboy praying pics...love it!

Again, time flies but here we are...went to Reno the other day to look for flooring...didn't want to buy the first one we liked..well walked into Lumber Liquidators and I walked up to one and said "I really like this one"...Natural Acacia..exactly what we picked at Lowe's just a different manufacturer and better...12mm vs 7mm at Lowe's ...well as luck would have it we had the Mazda so we had to go back the next day and pick it up...

So yesterday Ken did some catch up around here..rotated my tires, washed my car, vacuumed it and did some maintenance on his.  

So this am Ken got up and decided to work on the floor..he had to pull up the old one which took awhile.  Then got started this afternoon after lunch on putting in the new floor..It looks awesome!! Tomorrow he should have most of it done!  We'll still have to get the baseboard painted and then get trim for the front door but it's getting there...love it!! 

Congratulations to Don and Dana!  Their house in Ca closed today so that's one less tie to CA...Looks like they may become land barons soon in TN! 

Played hooky and took a ride to Hawthorne, NV

Today we took the day off and headed for Hawthorne, NV about 50 miles south of here.  We wanted to visit the little Ordnance Museum in town.  Really cool place, run by volunteers.  A 87 year old vet in a wheelchair greeted us and was full of information...never would have believed he was 87!  This place has so much stuff you could spend lots of time there...and we probably will this summer when the grandkids visit.  And it's FREE, they run on donations.  

Hawthorne hosts an Army Depot there now since 1978.  The Navy had it in the early 30's to make bombs after an explosion in New Jersey killed 50 people they decided to move the bomb making operation to a place with a lessor population so Hawthorne NV (pop 200) was chosen.  

Ken offered to take me to the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah for the night, but I took a raincheck as I wasn't feeling that great.  But I will take him up on that soon!! 

Tomorrow we'll probably go to Carson City and look for our new floor for the livingroom. We think we know what we want but will look a bit just so we don't pick the first one we see..

Nice surprise this afternoon...with Grandma's Christmas money I ordered this
canvas print!  Love it!

Different uniforms...

Showing the inside of a cluster bomb 1960s

Guns and more guns...Grandkids would love this

Bombs

Where we were

Alongside Walker Lake on the way...Beautiful deep blue today!

Our greeters...

Bombs.....

Walls Are Done!! On to the new floor next!

Even though Ken has been sick the last 2 weeks everyday he's worked on the walls of the living room...and believe me there was alot of work involved!  Some of the walls he had to rewire electric, move boxes and he framed out for a new door down the road.  He has done such an awesome job on this project!  It turned out exactly how we wanted only better!  

We have a new fireplace and walls...love it! 

Next project...our new floors..then I'll let Ken bring in the couch..

How the walls looked before we got the fireplace in..

Another view when he first started

Before...

Where it appears their old fireplace was and Ken removed that..

The front door area before...

Our little pass through area to the kitchen...before..

After! 

The fireplace and new walls....awesome!

All done!

The maine living room area...rocking chair is where the old fireplace area was..

After!

Time sure flies...even when you're sick...:((

The center wall after the panelling...not finished yet as we need the trim..

The front door area...He roughed it out so we can put a 36" door later if we choose
Then above the door he put little chunks of wood so the ceiling won't fall...

The corner is finished except for the trim..and those curtains have got to go! 

This is how the center wall looked w the panelling...

Just showing the difference between what it was and what it looks like now!

The week has certainly gone by quickly...Ken is still sick and I am too!  Really was hoping I wouldn't get it but it hit a couple of days ago..We were supposed to have Adam, Mia (if she didn't have other plans)..Seth and Mason for the long weekend...but I just didn't feel up to driving over the hill...hate it when that happens...

We did take a few hours one day this week and drive to Fernley Lowes and got a few things we needed and a quick trip to Walmart for groceries...back home and been here since.  The weather has been incredible!  60's everyday...

Ken has slowly worked on the livingroom when he's feeling better during the daytime..It is looking so awesome...can't wait to get the new floor and then we'll start bringing in furniture..

Yesterday he got to the front door opening..pulled the sheetrock off and ruffed in the door area for a 36" door if sometime down the road we decide to do that..I really like our front door we have so we'll wait a bit to do that. 

There is so much work that goes into a remodel I'm very blessed that Ken has the expertise to get this done!  

Yesterday and last night was one awesome wind storm!  Still a little wind this morning but beautiful blue sky!  I've got to drive into town and get a few things and that'll do it for me...