we hadn't gotten a call about fostering for a long time, so we decided to launch into a major project that was desperately needed...replacing our old timber retaining wall
we scheduled a neighbor's excavation company to come remove the old wall and stairs and dig a trench for the new foundation, wall and back fill...we ordered 200 new concrete blocks to replace the old rotten wood...and hubby took a week off work to do the job (with help from me and the kids)
then we got a call about a family of three children that may need a home
yikes!
unfortunately we felt we had to say no to the family, but later found out they did not need to be placed at this point...please pray for the little 7, 4 and 2 year old kids whose names we don't know
so...we launched into our excavation project with full force...
above you see the old steps and part of the wall that was falling apart
the excavator and dump truck that hauled away the old timbers
the lovely new channel, just waiting to be leveled and tamped down
below: the delivery of 6 pallets with new concrete block--that was very cool to watch!
After that we got another delivery of about 8 tonnes of CA6 (gravel)...we spent most of Saturday and Sunday afternoon (there was a cow in the well) working with a small scoop tractor to move gravel and a power compactor to compact it.
tomorrow we are expecting a much larger load of 1 1/2 inch rock (for filling the cavity in the block and behind for drainage)
well, that's it for now!
