Use, reuse and keep using until it is totally dead and blessings

We strive to use, reuse, re-do, re-make and then salvage all usable parts for a new project.
This wheelbarrow is proof of that, it's approx. 15+ yrs old, purchased new and has been used from hauling odds and ends, to manure, to firewood, to cement mixing, and many, many other jobs. It finally began showing it's age a few years back and Mike used his know-how and welder and fixed a few rusted out spots. Well, once the rusting began it was a vicious cycle and Mike ended up adding more patches and some steel for added support. As you can see in the picture below, the corner has now rusted out and instead of being a manure hauler, we use it for hauling firewood and odds and ends jobs that don't need a solid wheelbarrow. We've since gotten a nice wheelbarrow, that dumps, making getting the loads up on the manure pile easier, especially in the snow! Once we decide this old barrow is past it's working prime, we'll disassemble and salvage what parts are still usable and the metal will go to the recycling pile. :o)

You can see where it rusted and Mike added a steel plate, even that is rusting. It's still good enough for hauling buckets of weeds, firewood, odds and ends and whatnot.
Here is the door and window I purchased from Habitat for Humanity's ReStore. The cost of each was $20, for a total of $40, then I got 15% off due to their anniversary opening, so the cost was $36. I'm NOT good with imagining sizes, but Mike assures me we could have two more windows in the other end and this door and window in the end closest to the house, so.... I'll be heading back sometime this week for two more windows*wink*
Okay, since we've been so busy I didn't tell about our wringer washer leaking oil and water , almost quicker than a bucket could catch it with each load! Mike tore it apart( you can see some of it in the background) to find it needed the agitator shaft to be rebuilt and new seals, all are doable but we would be out a washer for several weeks.*sigh* So we contacted the friend we'd originally purchased this washer from, knowing he'd had another when we bought this one. Thankfully he still had the other washer and was willing to loan it to us, we asked if he wouldn't sell it and he said he would, that is how we got our second Maytag wringer washer! It's a bit nicer and the tub is larger than our round one. The round one will be repaired and then we'll have two for summer usage and store one in the garage in winter. Laundry twice as fast, YEAH!!!!!

Our April Fools day is toying with us, it's snowing a bit, then stops, then snows a bit and where is the sunshine*sigh* Good thing I have bread to make and a house to clean, so being inside isn't such a chore as when it's nice and sunshiny out.

We fell into a blessing last weekend. Mike's Uncle had to make a quick trip to WY to shut down an operation and in doing so had to remove several pieces of equipment, and several buildings, some small sheds and another all metal building that is 28x30 ft. The smaller sheds are to be sold, but he wasn't sure about the shop building. He offered it to us, if we disassembled it and haul it ourselves. Problem is he was on a tight timeline and Mike's first available days off are this weekend. There was a crew working on loading and hauling these items, they had to disassemble one side of the building to remove a HUGE compressor. It was decided that they would disassemble the remainder and Mike's Mom's fiance', Leroy hauled it to us in two separate loads. We do have some longer pieces to retrieve in Powell, WY as Leroy just didn't have the room or the clearance for them on the last load. Mike is going to contact the warehouse where the rest of the equipment is being stored to make arrangements to pick up these pieces. Now to get it reassembled, it's going to be like piecing a puzzle together, the metal siding got marked, but not the framework. Leroy got pictures for us and will be sending them, this should help. The plan is to use this building for storage of our two tractors and the baler, out behind the barn. It's in very nice shape and will be a blessed addition to our homestead!