We recently purchased a home on Table Rock Lake in Southwest Missouri. We are outside of Kimberling City, MO. It's about 30 minutes to Branson. We're going to use this to chronicle our move down here, and share it with others. Hopefully, we'll be able to look back 20 years from now and enjoy!
Since I'm starting this a little late.... I will start with "real time" and fill in history later.
The plants arrived in Libertyville, so off we went to Missouri. Didn't matter that Scott had a stomach bug. Barb shoved a bottle of Immodium at him and off we went! About 2 hours into the trip, the 40 MPH cross winds kept ripping off the cover of the truck bed. We stopped and got duck tape, which of course did not work. We finally found a Walmart where we bought some ratchet straps to hold down the cover. Arrived late Saturday night and the weather was bad Sunday and Monday. Even though it rained Monday, the Electricians showed up to start working on installing the 20KW backup generator. Tuesday was a better day, and they finished their part of the job. Propane guys came and did their part and the electrician (Doug) returned and finished up. Everything worked great! We even used the winch on the MULE To remove the old generator!
Barb and I spent the week moving dirt and rocks to complete the terraces/planting beds; amending the soil, planting and putting up fencing. All in all, a whole lot of work but we got everything planted!
The lake level had receded from 935 feet to 930 feet. That is still 10 feet above "normal" levels and 15 feet higher than when we we left there a few weeks ago! Compare this to the photos/video in the April 19th posting, and you'll see how much the water has risen..
Still have 2 truckloads of gravel to move. That will be used to repair the path around the house and the paths to the lake.
Here's an interesting critter that showed up one night. Absolutely no idea what it is...!
And last (But Not Least!)... we offically christened "Jim Bald Road"!
