# It's been almost a year since I announced here on Steemit our plans for <a href="https://steemit.com/life/@lesliestarrohara/we-have-our-work-cut-out-for-us-big-plans-for-this-mountain-property">fixing up our mountain property</a> and moving my parents out here to be closer to us. #

A lot can happen in a year. We've lost my dad to *yon twelve winded sky*. My husband has quit his stressful job and is now striking out on his own path with a new audio consulting business. Our daughter recently became a teenager. In all the comings and goings of the year, we've not gotten as much done as we expected on our original plan. And some facets of the plan have changed. 

I <a href="https://steemit.com/life/@lesliestarrohara/progress-on-our-property">updated</a> you all about seven months ago after we had torn down our barn and graded the small field in which it sat in order to create a place for my mom to put in her singlewide home. As a reminder, here are before and after pictures of that two-week job:

# Before #
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# And After: #
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There is some small progress to report on the same field. We seeded the spot with rye grass in the early spring and waited for it to go to seed before cutting it. A few months ago, we moved a new shed onto it to store all of my mom's things that she used to keep in a rented storage unit. And just last week, we went out and purchased a used riding lawnmower, so that now the cutting of the grass doesn't have to take three days! (It's not just this spot that needs to be cut--we've got a hilly two-and-a-half acres or so that could use regular mowing and weedeating, but with just a push mower it was out of the question, and so we let it go wild. Now we don't have to!)

Check out our sweet little John Deere!

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And here is a progress pic, after the first mowing:

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So it's getting closer to the time when my mom will actually be able to move out here. First we just have to get a septic permit, have a septic tank put in, find a mover to transport the singlewide, apply for a building permit...and a few other bureaucratic boondoggles.

And once that's done, we can focus on changing our own living accommodations. There are a few ideas floating around, but we haven't decided on one yet.

I'll keep you updated on the slow and gradual progress as it happens!

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