Some things I never thought I’d search for: How to use a burn barrel, will a bull break through a barbed wire fence, are primates legal to own in Missouri (because they sell primate food at the feed store!!! What???), how to use a pellet stove, coal heaters in Missouri.
So, yeah, I am buying a burn barrel today. Apparently, trash pick-up is kind of a thing here, but nobody really knows how to get it to your house, and when you chase down the trash man, he doesn’t even know what company he works for. It’s different. People take recyclables to the recycling center, burn most trash, put food into the chicken coop or the compost, and the little bit of non-recyclable/non-burnable stuff you put into a trash can and they come pick up. And, yes, we finally figured out who the trash man works for.
To avoid writing a novel, I will sum it up by saying that people here are spectacular. People show up at your door and give you help. The former owner of this house showed up and gave us the manual for the pellet stove because she realized we may not know how to work it (she was right) and she had forgotten to leave it (who would even remember to leave it?). Then her mother-in-law, who lives 3 doors down, came by with her trash bill so we would finally know what to do with trash. She knows all things trash, as she pays the bill for several houses on the street where her family lives. She knows about burn barrels, where to get them, where to take recycling, what not to burn (If it makes black smoke, don’t burn it), and she even had the answer about the bull. It turns out it’s a friendly bull, and quite chatty, as we have discovered. No need to worry about it trying to get through the fence. It’s her bull, after all. To say that I am overjoyed by her as a neighbor is an understatement.
We have some normal back in our lives! Sunshine’s bedroom is almost complete, and adorable. It just needs new paint.
Obviously, the cats are settling in just fine. They are taking their job as home décor quite seriously.
We finally found the right part to connect the stove, and last night, we had a legit, home-cooked meal. We have survived on Instapot food. I’m not complaining. It beats spending $50-$100/meal eating out, but I am not sure how much more soup we could handle.
See that trash behind Sunshine? Yep. That’s going into the burn barrel that I am buying today.
In all the hustle and chaos of unpacking, Brandon and I managed a Home Depot run alone, and a shady meet-up to buy a bookshelf and some chairs in a parking lot in the rain. I mean, if that’s not a romantic date, I don’t know what is! We did find a good hamburger and custard place, though, which we shared in the parking lot.
It has been so sunny and beautiful here! Every day has been cheery and bright. Yesterday, we took a break from sun for a little rain and snow! It was lovely, blowy snow that barely coated the back field. The doggies hated it. We couldn’t stop staring at it!
I hope to have a burn barrel adventure tomorrow! We have accumulated so much trash that I think a trip to the dump may be in order! Moving is messy!
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