Going back to go forward

I am heading back in time to our last days in Ontario so you can 'move with us' to the prairie land of Manitoba.

April 26 saw the huge transport truck from Oneida Movers pull into our Gadshill driveway before Kierra and Dayna got on the bus in the morning.  We have moved several times 'on our own' with lots of volunteer muscle power but I would not say I am sorry to have experienced this move with an established moving company.  These guys were great!  They loaded our home in the morning and moved over to Dave and Kristin's house and they were gone before 5.  Wow.  Everything was carried and packed with great care.  So amazing for someone who hasn't had the privilege of moving this way before!

We spent a night on the floor in our empty house and rose bright and early - 4:45 and got moving.  At 5:15 our travelling companions, Mark and Laura arrived and we had the U-haul packed and our dog, Coal settled into the back of our truck.  Off we go to Manitoba!!

Our first day of driving was long with stops for food, bathroom breaks and dog-walking!  But we drove and drove and made it right to Nipigon - about 1 hour east of ThunderBay!  It was great to stop and rest for a number of hours. 

The second day was simple and we pulled into the Days Inn in Steinbach, MB at about 3:30pm and it wasn't long before we piled into our rooms and then the pool.  We enjoyed several wonderful days at this place before we headed to the farm on May 1st.  

You can tell that we enjoyed that time immensely!  We loved the chance to 'take a break' before the beginning of a new life filled with farm work.  Dave and Kristin came and joined us on Sunday afternoon - a full day earlier than they had expected.  And they enjoyed the pool and hot tub too!

The post started with the movers pulling into our lane in Gadshill - here they are again in Dave and Kristin's driveway in Grunthal.

And one last photo for today - the placement of the big, HEAVY but beautiful piano hauled across Ontario and right into the farm house in Grunthal, Manitoba.  Well, with lots of figuring how to get it through a narrow hall and around a corner.  But they did it!

We thank God for the safety of the trip, the move and for amazing people like Cory who owns and runs Oneida Movers.

Rehoboth Farms - a new beginning - again!

We are on day 9 here at Rehoboth Farms and you may see some tired farmers walking around here but they are happy ones!  We are slowly getting the hang of this new venture along with all the equipment, quirks and quarks.  As Dave said this afternoon to a salesman who dropped in 'we are kind of lurching along,' starting one thing and getting somewhere but being distracted and doing something else before we finish the first thing.  It is quite the process.  But we have over 1/4 of the corn in already and all the hay is seeded that needed to be planted.  Another 280 acres or so to go!  That's huge for these farmers who have never had to farm this much land and when they did farm they had custom operators come in and do the field work for them.  Here we go on a huge learning curve with BIG green equipment.





The entry to our driveway from Road 30 North near Grunthal, Manitoba.  The sign says Holme Holsteins but we do hope that one day it will read REHOBOTH FARMS!

The view of the roadside - the driveway is just ahead.  Dave and Kristin's driveway is beyond that a bit.  Our house is just to the right - behind these majestic spruce trees.

I turned around and snapped another shot - the front of the farm with more beautiful evergreens.  They are very effective in stopping some of the dust from the ever present wind.

Keep driving up the drive, swing right and keep right and you will see our house!  This is the new abode we call home.  You are looking at our back entrance but I call this our front yard...more on that another time!  Behind me is the dairy barn.

A view of our house from the northwest.  The window is in the dining room where we gather for meals on occasion.  These days we seem to be eating out in the field or on the run to some location or another!


That's it for today's post.  There will be updates and lots of photos for us to share with you.  Kierra and Dayna are doing well on the computer too so I may get them to do a post on occasion as well.  It's a grand journey we are on and so far we are loving it!

We're moving!

In case you haven't been told, this Stam Family is moving to Manitoba!  Stay tuned for more details!