OK, I didn't finish making my box for the greenhouse. I knew what I wanted to do, but it was colder in there than I was expecting and it was a bit hard to do by myself. I got part of it done. I stopped at around 6:00. By that time, it was only about 40* in there!
First problem I had was I realized I forgot to bring home my staple gun. So, I had to find a stapler at home. I found 2 mini ones. Hopefully, if I forget to bring it home, they'll work.
I went to check the light in there. It didn't work. I didn't know if it was the light, or if the extension cord wasn't plug in. So, I plugged in the charger for my battery and got nothing. So I had to go and plug that in. That took a bit since there was stuff on top of the cord, but I got it done.
Next, when I went to untangle the Christmas lights I had found, they were a real mess! I was able to get them off the holder then were on, then started to untangle them. That's when I realized that what I had were the icicle lights. I didn't want to use them so I went in and grabbed another string of lights. They're not quite long enough, but I was hoping I could at least get some kind of idea.
Then I realized that I wasn't sure where there was a hammer. I searched in my truck, but didn't find the one I have in there. I knew where there was a smaller, light hammer, but didn't want to use it. But, since that was all I could find, I grabbed it.
I had no problem measuring and cutting the boards. That only took a few minutes. The problem came when I went to nail it together. I could have used some help on holding the boards in place. I finally found something I could prop the one board up on that was about the right height. So, I got the top and the bottom sections nailed together. But, I didn't get the sides nailed on. I'm hoping to do that tomorrow. Then I need to find some more lights.
I had some tomatoes I had thrown in the freezer over the summer. I was going to make sauce. I had some others that I had thawed out B4, but the sauce was so bitter I ended up tossing it. My thought had been that they sat in the fridge too long. This time around, they were still slightly frozen. I get all set up, try a handful and tasted it. It was bitter! So then I peeled one of the tomatoes and tried that thinking it was maybe the skin. It was still bitter. So, I tossed all the maters. I'm wondering if it's due to the type of tomatoes I had. I lost my plants last year when we got a very late frost, so I had to buy them. And, I accidentally got pear tomatoes instead of paste tomatoes. I have some more in the freezer that are a paste tomato, so I'll try them another day.
When I was in Wally World yesterday, they had some hollow, plastic eggs. It was $1.97 for a dozen pack. I've been trying to find some fake eggs for putting in w/my hens other than the ones you fill. My hens just kick them out. I got 6 ceramic ones in Hobby Lobby. But, they were expensive! They cost almost $2.00 per egg! So I decided I'd try these plastic ones. I threw a couple in the nesting box along w/the ceramic ones I already have in there. I had a hen lay in there after I did that, so I know they're OK so far as feel and size go. But, they're kind of light. So, I was able to put a hole in them, fill them w/water, then put some wax over the hole. They now weigh about the same as a regular egg! So I'm hoping this works and I'll have someone go broody soon. I'm not overly happy w/the little house in my broody pen, so if no one gets broody by Friday, I'm going to make a new house and take it out on Saturday. It may rain, but I figure I can work in my green house if need be. I plan on getting it all cleaned out on Friday, so that, along w/making a hay feeder for the goats will give me 2 outside projects I can do even if it does rain.
) I want to try the flower pot/candle method - have you read about that? I see it frequently for emergency heat in your house, so I think I'm going to gather the supplies to try out there. I'll move the wireless outdoor thermometer to the greenhouse, to monitor it while I test, so I can keep an eye on the temp without constantly opening the door. I also plan to start another bucket of poo tea - last year that percolating away in there raised the temps a little bit 
