{"id":58,"date":"2013-04-25T05:12:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T05:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/?p=58"},"modified":"2014-01-27T23:26:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T04:26:31","slug":"the-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April Fool&#8217;s Day 2013.<\/p>\n<p>After all we&#8217;d been through to break ground on Lee-Hall Farm, I was going to do more than &#8220;take names&#8221; if we didn&#8217;t get to break ground on our second attempt.\u00a0 April 1st is my little sister&#8217;s birthday.\u00a0 Peggy&#8217;s her name and throughout her young life we played jokes on her and the April Fool&#8217;s Birthday jokes we played on her were seldom nice.\u00a0 One year, when she was very young, we had her convinced she was not real, she was an April Fool&#8217;s joke and because she would not be here on April 2nd, she&#8217;d best enjoy the day to the hilts.\u00a0 She was the baby, not just the last born, but a cry baby to boot.\u00a0 We so deeply convinced her that she was an April Fool&#8217;s joke that she wailed so which drove us all to pleading with her hush up and our not following through with the joke.\u00a0 Miserably for us, it was harder to convince her that she being a joke was the joke.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I was worried all the April Fool&#8217;s jokes would catch up with me on dig day and ground would not <em>really<\/em> be broken.\u00a0 However, I stood in favor (or maybe it was John) and the first dirt was lifted from one place and set in another.\u00a0 Oh Happy Day!<\/p>\n<p>It was a very interesting experience.\u00a0 It had been explained to us that because the ground was still soft in areas giving access to the dig location, out of the ordinary equipment would be necessary for our foundation.\u00a0 And of course, the $7,000 driveway also had been necessary.\u00a0 The cement trucks&#8217; weight could not be withstood by all areas of the foundation hence a pump truck would be needed.<\/p>\n<p>It was educational and quite fun to watch the process and of course, it was <strong>exciting<\/strong> as all get out!\u00a0 We have been so fortunate throughout the process of having the best subs handling different aspects of the building process.\u00a0 John and Sharon have been taking pictures to share with others, especially with family and friends in other locations from us.\u00a0 John and Sharon have been particularly kind with our feminine audience by providing pictures to <del>drool over<\/del> enjoy of long, dark lush lashes, bulging biceps and 6-pack abs.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve all seemed quite satisfied and grateful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I love dirt!\u00a0 I especially love dirt being moved from one place to another so that our future home can get underway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">May God bless this home and my this home know how much it is wanted and is loved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101 aligncenter\" alt=\"foundation\" src=\"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation-300x199.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102 aligncenter\" alt=\"foundation2\" src=\"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation2-300x199.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-118 aligncenter\" alt=\"foundation3\" src=\"http:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/leehallfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/foundation3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April Fool&#8217;s Day 2013. 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