These are a few pictures of what our yard looked like before the fence.
This is what I looked like before I started working on the fence.
I forgot my snap straps when I went to Lowe's to get the fencing materials. I improvised by using the dog's leash to keep the gate on top of the car.
Praise the Lord for dog leashes!!!
150' of fencing, 25 6' poles, 1 4' gate, 2 8' gate posts, a bunch of zip ties, 1 post hammery thing, string to keep the fence square and we're ready to work!
Here are the first few I put up before my sister got here. All of you professional fence people are forbidden from laughing.
Olivia, my sister, arrived to help. She started off by helping to take pictures for the blog.
I got advice to put up the corner posts first, then tie string around them to keep the fence square and at the same height.
Olivia's puppy, Beau, checking out the future control device, also known as a gate.
Well, we got all of the corner posts up, tied them off for guidance and we forth in our post planting. Stay tuned to see how it went.
Do you see how crooked my posts are!?!?!?! I did exactly what I was told, it still was a mess.
The posts are all different heights, leaning, some are on one side of the string, some on the other. Thankfully, God gives grace to the patient.
After about 2 hours, I needed a break. Olivia was so good to take a picture of my red face for ya'll
After laying in the yard all morning, Suvik moved to the back of the car. It's a hard job, but someone has to lay around all the time.
Back to work. I decided to put up the gate posts next. They were much taller then the other posts, so I used the bumper of my car to height. 
Pretty creative, huh?
After that, it was lunch time. Crackers, spicy hummus, brie cheese and fruit!!! The lunch fence builders.
After lunch, when it was working time again, God answered my prayers! He sent my Uncle Jimmy to help us. Yea, Uncle Jimmy!
Simon came out the give us a hand. (Or get under foot, however you want to look at it.)
We chased down the measuring tape all afternoon, but he certainly provided as much help as a
After lunch, when it was working time again, God answered my prayers! He sent my Uncle Jimmy to help us. Yea, Uncle Jimmy!
Simon came out the give us a hand. (Or get under foot, however you want to look at it.)We chased down the measuring tape all afternoon, but he certainly provided as much help as a
3 year old can.
Uncle Jimmy was laughing at my fence posts. Yes, I said laughing!
He started pulling up the posts. He made us take all the crooked, short or off line posts up and do it again.
He then put them in the ground correctly. Praise God for men who know what they're doing.
A couple of posts were really good and stuck. I got the jack for my car and we literally jacked them out of the ground. (BTW, that was Uncle Jimmy's idea, BRILLIANT!)
Little Simon's face was so dirty! My tub was black from filth when I gave the boys a bath that night.
Well, we've progressed. We have all the posts lined up correctly and we're ready to put up the fencing, right?
We're so close.
Here's the pretty gate up and working.
Here's the first bit of fencing being unrolled. Hallelujah!
Uncle Jimmy got out his Come-Along.
The little do-hickey is a miracle worker for tightening up a fence line.
Simon lead Suvik over the second part of the fencing before we put it up.
"Where's the next zip tie?"
Some how, I got stuck holding the pole that was attached to the Come-Along.
Uncle Jimmy was laughing at my fence posts. Yes, I said laughing!
He started pulling up the posts. He made us take all the crooked, short or off line posts up and do it again.
He then put them in the ground correctly. Praise God for men who know what they're doing.
A couple of posts were really good and stuck. I got the jack for my car and we literally jacked them out of the ground. (BTW, that was Uncle Jimmy's idea, BRILLIANT!)
Little Simon's face was so dirty! My tub was black from filth when I gave the boys a bath that night.
Well, we've progressed. We have all the posts lined up correctly and we're ready to put up the fencing, right?
We're so close.
Here's the pretty gate up and working.
Here's the first bit of fencing being unrolled. Hallelujah!
Uncle Jimmy got out his Come-Along.
The little do-hickey is a miracle worker for tightening up a fence line.
Simon lead Suvik over the second part of the fencing before we put it up.
"Where's the next zip tie?"
Some how, I got stuck holding the pole that was attached to the Come-Along. All by myself.
And now, thanks to my Uncle Jimmy, my sister Olivia (she declined to have her picture posted online), my Granny (she kept Elijah), we have a secure place for kids and dogs to play outside.
And now, thanks to my Uncle Jimmy, my sister Olivia (she declined to have her picture posted online), my Granny (she kept Elijah), we have a secure place for kids and dogs to play outside.
God is so good. As I sit here and post this, I can see through window 2 of the dogs playing chase in the fence. This afternoon, my boys will be out there playing dirt bomber, sword fight and all sorts of other outside activities. I am so grateful for the money, advice and skill that the Lord provided us in the putting up of the fence.
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