I got a flushing toilet for my birthday this year, which is probably the very best present I have ever gotten. It’s not a new toilet in a new bathroom, just our old setup temporarily hooked back up to new pipes. Morgan thinks we can probably do this until one of the new toilets is installed, which will make this winter a whole lot more pleasant.

We did a little winterizing this weekend, throwing straw down over the mountain of mud that will be under our shop extension deck and putting the canopy back over our outdoor laundry setup.

We need a load of wood chips to cover some of the other mud we end up walking on a bunch, and maybe a bit more gravel in certain spots.

This week Buphalo and Morgan are going to make some tarp roofs to deal with this action:

We did have a dirt wall collapse on one side of the house. We were afraid this would happen, and it’s a real inconvenience but luckily no real damage was done.

Plumbing drains continue to be built, and hopefully will be completed and inspected this week, clearing the way for electrical work to begin.

Meanwhile, I will be using my sweet sweet toilet inside the house, and feeling like a queen.