Rebeccas journal-it ran!!!!!!

[Denim Deb]

Do you have a Petsmart near you? If so, they have it. For that matter, probably any pet store that sells fish would have it. If not, here's a link to it.

http://www.petsmart.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=sealant&origkw=aquarium+sealer&sr=1

 

[rebecca100]

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for!

 

[rebecca100]

This morning the car wouldnt start. I had driven it the day before and it was fine. I still had 40 miles to empty according to it. And all it will do is turn over. So here I am imagining some expensive part has gone out and I'm going to have to borrow a vehicle until I get the money to have it fixed, but I checked the oil just in case and it was low. So I WALKED to the store in the drizzling rain after giving the kids strict instructions about staying inside until I'm back and I get some oil. The store is only a little over a quarter mile, maybe half a mile, so I can make it there and back in literally 15 minutes walking or in this case jogging. So I got the oil. Still wont start. Didn't really figure it would but I wanted to make sure. While I have the key on I see the miles to empty displayed and the number dropping. It went from 40 to 38 then 35... The one thing I just knew was it was NOT out of gas. At least I thought. So anyway I gave the kids strict instructions again and grab a gas can and start back out. I am so not patient. At the store I found an old neighbor who gave me a ride back and helped me with the car. It was out of gas. We put a gallon in it and it started right up. Then of course I felt really stupid and had missed church. The only thing I can figure is that the gas gauge had stuck and since I was parked on a hill it couldnt get the little bit of gas that was left. So I learned two things-keep a better eye on the oil and dont let the gas drop below 1/4 of a tank! LOL Anyway I got my buck and he is great! He is only about 8 months old I think and already really big and built great. He is not the one I went to see. It ended up being a wether that was tiny too. Not at all what I was looking for and he wanted $90 for him. The one I got was from a registered boer farm where they also have a few nubians. This buck is half nubian and half boer. The grandfather on the nubian side was there and he was a massive beautiful spotted buck and his momma was a pretty large nubian doe that gave around a gallon a day. The father was a nice boer. He GAVE me the buckling and DELIVERED him! He has a crooked leg and he had planned on just butchering him. Anyway he said the little buck would only bring around $30 at an auction with the bad leg so I gave him $40 since he delivered him. It just didn't feel right taking him for free when I dont plan on keeping him forever. Maybe it's just me, thats how I am. Yesterday the kids and I got the rafters set on the greenhouse. I was already sore from that and them jogging to the store and TWICE in the rain. My rear is dragging right now. I'm sore and tired. But the little buck was an answer to a prayer. I just cant believe that I got a better quality buck for less than half the price that I had planned on paying!!!

 

[Denim Deb]

God always cares for His own-even in ways that we don't expect.

 

[Wannabefree]

Sweet deal Rebecca! Both on the car and the buck God is watching out for you for sure I missed church today too, and got in a really GREAT hour and a half bible study and a short nap before DH and DD got back Soemtimes He knows we need a break

 

[Bettacreek]

If you're not totally against Walmart, they have the aquarium sealant. OR, you could hit the home improvement section (or a store for it) and just buy a caulking gun and a tube of silicone. If I remember correctly, the caulking gun/tube of silicone is the same price as the tiny little tube of the same stuff in the pet section.

 

[BarredBuff]

Sorry you couldnt get to church but sweet, sweet deal on the goatie!

 

[rebecca100]

I tried both WalMart and the hardware store and neither have it. I read that you can use regular type 1 silicone that doesn't have the antimildew stuff in it since it will have very little actual water contact.

 

[rebecca100]

So today we secured the greenhouse poly that we put on yesterday. I just quickly screwed on some scrap 2x4 boards to secure it since it is supposed to storm the next few days. I will eventually replace those with some painted 1x4s. I used the poly off the old greenhouse. It has a couple of tears in it but nothing bad that can't be fixed with some tape. It was muddy from all the rain the other day and really heavy too. It was everything we could do to get it over the frame. There is an oil well with work going on right across from where we were building it at and I could just imagine them laughing watching a crazy woman and 3 kids trying to figure out how to get a muddy piece of plastic over it. Honestly though considering I have never really built anything on my own before I think it looks really good. It is made out of 10 4x4 spaced 6 ft apart with 5 on each side and PVC arches for the rafters. I had planned on heating and bending the PVC into the right curve, but I couldn't find my little propane torch and wasn't going to spend the money on a new one. So instead we just secured them into the right curve with another piece of PVC across the bottom. Basically big sideways Ds. Then we secured those to the posts and to each other to keep them from wobbling. After we got the plastic on I realized one of the posts was crooked, but I wasn't about to take the whole thing apart to fix it. I know it's going to drive me crazy though that one being out of line. It is 24" long and 12" wide and about 9" tall. The amazing thing about it is that it actually looks like a greenhouse! We also fixed two little ridges along the edge to catch the rainwater and direct it down to barrels at the ends. The sides are be made where they will roll up in the summer. That was a major issue with the old one. It needed more ventilation in the summer. So far we have built it for the price of some zip ties(that didn't work) and a pound of nails! Of course that will go up when I get the plastic sheeting for the ends and the 1x4s.

 

[CheerioLounge]

So today we secured the greenhouse poly that we put on yesterday. I just quickly screwed on some scrap 2x4 boards to secure it since it is supposed to storm the next few days. I will eventually replace those with some painted 1x4s. I used the poly off the old greenhouse. It has a couple of tears in it but nothing bad that can't be fixed with some tape. It was muddy from all the rain the other day and really heavy too. It was everything we could do to get it over the frame. There is an oil well with work going on right across from where we were building it at and I could just imagine them laughing watching a crazy woman and 3 kids trying to figure out how to get a muddy piece of plastic over it. Honestly though considering I have never really built anything on my own before I think it looks really good. It is made out of 10 4x4 spaced 6 ft apart with 5 on each side and PVC arches for the rafters. I had planned on heating and bending the PVC into the right curve, but I couldn't find my little propane torch and wasn't going to spend the money on a new one. So instead we just secured them into the right curve with another piece of PVC across the bottom. Basically big sideways Ds. Then we secured those to the posts and to each other to keep them from wobbling. After we got the plastic on I realized one of the posts was crooked, but I wasn't about to take the whole thing apart to fix it. I know it's going to drive me crazy though that one being out of line. It is 24" long and 12" wide and about 9" tall. The amazing thing about it is that it actually looks like a greenhouse! We also fixed two little ridges along the edge to catch the rainwater and direct it down to barrels at the ends. The sides are be made where they will roll up in the summer. That was a major issue with the old one. It needed more ventilation in the summer. So far we have built it for the price of some zip ties(that didn't work) and a pound of nails! Of course that will go up when I get the plastic sheeting for the ends and the 1x4s.

Is this a garden gnome greenhouse?