- 1 -Look what we have! Who hoo! Two 350 gallon, 1 250 gallon and 2 55 gallon barrels! Over 1,000 gallons of rainwater storage - given to us free! What a blessing!! Perfect timing as well! Monday we order the metal roof, pick it up Friday and hopefully start the install next weekend. Oh…
Pipes and Wires – I got this
This running electric and plumbing is gonna be the thing that does me in, I’m here to tell ya. And with Mr. working 80+ hours a week (Thank you Lord!!), either I figure it out or I pay someone to do it. Knowing how much they charge per hour… yea, I’m going to figure it…
Power struggles
Power yall. Everyone keeps stressing about power. Grid electricity to be precise.Yup, it came up again.I understand their concern. I really, truly do.It would make life SOO much easier, no doubt!No generator needed. On demand lights, power for the phones, toaster oven. Not to mention drills and saws. And oh golly – heat and air!!! …
7 Quick Takes – 4/6/2013
- 1 -Apparently The Dog has decided that the denim insulationmakes for a great bed. Mighty expensive dog bedding but at least it’s safe to lay on I suppose.- 2 -We were recently told that coyotes are called Singing Dogs here in the south. Mr. Littlest has determined that coyotes say “arh arh arhhoooo bang…
7 Quick Takes – 3/31/2013
- 1 - I really thought it would be a crazy week being truckless and all. I’ll admit, the first couple of days were rough – it was rainy, windy and cold. But after that, it hasn’t been too bad. We figured out that as soon as temps are in the mid 40’s and the…
When… Then… Thinking
With all this thinking about what I want in the house and around the homestead and planning the how’s the last few weeks, I realized I have fallen back into “when… then…” thinking. You know “When this happens, then I can…” For some its “When I get a raise, then I can get a new…
Head to explode in 3… 2…
1...I understand why people don’t build their own homes. Why they hire a contractor. And why that contractor subcontracts everything out.It is enough to completely rattle your brain! Options, costs, how to’s, codes (federal, state and local – cause they all gotta have their hand in it). Not that it isn’t possible to be done. Obviously, thousands…
Happy 6th Birthday Missy!
Ok, so the solar lights don't light the house enough for pictures apparently... But thats ok - Nana's house had plenty of light for bright pics!Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!!
Rejoice in the Lord always
The truck broke down again… likely a leak with the EGR cooler… the engine had no coolant… and the Groundhog lied about an early spring it’s supposed to sleet/snow tomorrow, followed by a day (possibly 2) of cold rain… then the generator ran out of gas while I was making breakfast in the oven…Ain’t nobody…
A Typical Day
A typical day around here is chaotic from beginning to end. Shocked? No, it’s not for the reasons you are thinking. Ok, well maybe a little bit. It is said that the trials you are going through today, God uses to prepare you for later endeavors.I’m not sure it could be truer in our case.The day…
Together Simply 