I am so so glad this is finally over! This was supposed to be an easy tear it down and put it back up. Insert big belly laugh. The goal was to simply add a step or two at the top to turn the stairs toward the front of the house instead of continuing straight.…
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…
A Window Story
Do you see that?! God is good yall! Not like you didn’t already know that, but let me tell you the amazingness He pulled off today! We decided to take some money from the insulation fund to order the last window – it takes two weeks to get it and Thursday the lows are forecasted…
7 Quick Takes – 10-18-2013
Up this week: the last window, insulation good and bad, the Not Yard Sale, weekend church camp, a surprise from BabyGirl and going all old school.-1-I had intended on telling The Story of the New Window Because We Serve Such an Awesome God, but once it hit a full page I decided to publish it…
7 Quick Takes – 8/23/13
Up this week: Total randomness! Back to blogging, busy week, we are the Ingalls (kinda), relationship building, a letter to loved ones, Pinterest and Happy Anniversary to us!- 1 -Blog, oh blog, how have I missed thee. It has been 12 looooong days since I have had the ability to write. I have concluded that…
7 Quick Takes – 8/2/2013
Up this week: Teething Baby, Baltic Amber Necklaces, Summer Showers, Mysterious Rashes, Dead Batteries, New Batteries, Photo Shoot and Pioneer Hippies! - 1 - I’m in love! Not just with the baby. Although I am quite smitten with her! Her big blue eyes, big squishy cheeks, how she scrunches her nose when she laughs, how she knows who…
The Metal Roof Goes Up!
Can I just say how incredibly blessed we feel? I know we shouldn't be, but we are both just so amazed at the people the Lord sets around us and how we come together. Here is another example. Not one, but two couples!, from church get why we are doing what we are doing. Course…
Windows
Oh what a busy couple of days! We are certainly back to "camp blogging"! I blog on the phone, save it locally and then it is all updated next time there is internet. I keep my same routine... but it floods the blog a couple of times a week. Advanced apologies!After spending another night in…
“Let’s build a house” she said.
"It's just a box, it will be easy" she said. Bwahahahaa!! Ahem. Famous last words huh?? Wow, how this "easy box house" build has evolved! A 12x16 box with basic roof... no maybe a 16x20 is better... with a half loft... oh that means a ladder... and half walls upstairs for more headroom... ok, what…
Roof decking!!
Big day!! The roof decking is going up!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!! To make it even better, it is the first * absolutely beautiful* weekend we have had since May - low humidity and temps in the upper 80's! LOVE multiple cold fronts in 2 days time :-DIts official - Camp is shut down. Bittersweet. I actually got…
Together Simply 