Yall the day finally arrived! What a beautiful site right! So much excitement (yay drywall!) Mixed with a bit of dread (ugh I stink royally at mudding!). But no pain, no gain right? And that pain would be quick to follow. The next day we set to work. Moving all of this: So we could…
Writing on the walls, er, studs
Today's project was writing Bible verses on the upstairs studs. Wow what a project that was. Imagine writing sideways on rafters that are sloping towards you. Ha! Someone told me years ago they did it and I filled it away in the Remember for Future Use file. So glad I did! This house has been…
Generator-ator
Here's a riddle for you. What does a generator, diet coke, cast iron skillets and electrical wires have in common. It's not what you think. Let me tell you. Another big ole huge leap recently has been a new generator! Wha wha! Yea, it kinda feels like winning the lottery. Or at least what I…
2014 Goal List
My focus for the year is to get the house finished and the homestead up and running. I had thought about making debt payoff the focus. While that is certainly a valid choice, I think this year would be best spent getting the sufficiency aspect rolling, making the debt payoff easier later in the year/in…
7 Quick Takes – 10-25-2013
Up this week: Girly’s church weekend encounter, a Gift’s epiphany, finalizing bed”rooms”, non-pantry coming together, costumes and offgrid slacker moms, fall festivals and BabyGirl's new trick.1Girly had a great time at her weekend church camp getaway. So great in fact that we heard every detail, sometimes twice, for days after. Yet not one single picture. …
Insulation!!
This has been the day we have been dreaming about, it seems like forever. We finally scrounged up the cash to get it done. Sprayfoam is not the cheapest insulation available, but it is the best and the only way to go for a hot roof design. Being off grid, every dollar we spend now…
A Tiny House needs…
A Tiny Shed!! This is what has been taking all of our time the last few weeks. Building and filling this beauty up. Not bad for free materials we had laying around and a few days labor! Pallet wood for the framing, 24" on center, siding we were given, windows that were supposed to go…
Plumbing: Take 3… or 4…
You know that point when something has to be done – it’s well past time – and you simply don’t care how it gets done, or even if it done right, just so long as it is done and checked off the list. Yea, that. That’s where I am with this plumbing and electrical stuff. …
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…
Oh Insulation
FINALLY YALL!!! We have finally reached this stage! Kinda (I’ll explain). The plan for insulation has evolved quite a bit during the planning and building process. We knew we absolutely did not was traditional fiberglass – it just doesn’t work real well compared to the other options. it stinks at stopping/slowing air exchange, 15 minute fire…
Together Simply 