IVC Carriage

I have to leave for work in 35 minutes and there is a package from IVC Carriage being delivered sometime in the next 2 hours.  I'll have to hope they actually bring it HERE and toss it over the fence or that Lan can come home and bring it inside and stoke the fire at the same time.

The box has cart and harness parts and next week I should be getting another one, or 2.

This is the dirty cart. When it was given to me it was supposed to fit a 16.2hh appaloosa, she had actually used it with him for 4-H, but this is for a 14hh horse.

Theres a little wear on the wood, some from weather, some from rubbing on her horses.

A couple of the bolts are missing.

I sanded them lightly to get the old shine off,

then I applied Polyclylic.

One coat of this did not make it shiny but many coats will BUT the gray on the wood is still showing up. Oh well, since this wont work for me I'll be selling it anyway.

All the money I get will go toward another cart and I seriously hoping Teresa and Will have one to sell.

 

 

Vacation Prepping

We'll be leaving home to go to Pioche in about 10 days and I couldn't be more excited.

I've been gathering necessary supplies and stacking them in the living room, I have 5 old kitty litter plastic containers that I'll use to transport our stuff, those containers and uniform size and shape, have sturdy handles and are waterproof.  I've got items ready to put into the containers but am waiting to see just how much stuff I'll have all together before I start stuffing. I already have one with food in it and I'll have at least one more.  I need to freeze a gallon jug of water to use in the cooler to keep things cold. So much to plan for! 

Lan has already begun working on some plumbing things; a distribution panel from hot water to different areas of the house. This consists of red and blue PEX pipe with valves and fittings mounted on a 2x4 piece of plywood; each one will be able to be shut off individually from the rest in case we need to shut off water just to the bathroom or kitchen.  There will be hot water to utility room, kitchen sink, bathroom sink and cold to same areas plus the back yard.

Thats one of the things Lan will be working on, I need to find SOMETHING I can work on while down there. If we had insulation rolls I'd be cutting it and stapling it into the walls but thats not going to happen yet. I do have cross stitch but I'm not going to use that 'work' and work.

In horse news: 

Amble comes home next Saturday. I'm going to have her harness there and ask Wil or Teresa to help fit it to her properly. I'm also going to borrow a saddle from Terry and see if it fits her. God, I'll need a saddle  more than anything.

I suppose I should start my Christmas Wish List, on it I'll need a nice buggy whip.

This coming Friday, the day before Amble comes home, we are having a yard sale, what I always advertise as the BIG ASS BARN SALE. We have a bunch of stuff already inside the garage, need to get it set up better.  Theres stuff all around the walls not for sale and we either need to move it all or cover it.  I have a ton of crap inside the house that I'll take out Thursday night and set out. I need tables and they need to be clean.  There are 2 picnic tables here, a round patio table and a tiny cafe table. I should sell both those last ones, or take the cafe table and its 2 chairs down to Pioche since we only have a couple camping chairs there now.