Oh be still my heart!Last one!Sorry I didn't do more photos, I was to nervous for them to think about photos. Notice I said "I". They were not nervous in the least.
2nd Floor!!
Today was the big day! Sadly, the wood prices had gone up almost $5 per board in the last 10 days. Our 18 2x12x16 ended up being almost $26 each! Needless to say that ate through mama's contribution pretty quick. She decided we needed the OSB subfloor regardless. Needless to say I tried to talk…
Another leap forward and deck progress
Oh my!! The Lord is working in amazing ways!!!! My mom called last night - said she really wants to help more get us in a solid shelter and decided she can postpone her big purchase (shingles for her shed roof that has been shingle-less for a year!) and help us purchase more lumber - doubling…
Roof lines
Admittidly, the roof line issue has been a big deal for me. Really it may seem like a silly thing to stress over, but it has really bothered me. Especially with a metal roof! I do not want to drive up to my house and think "Oh home sweet... barn". Imagine if we try to…
Front porch
The one and only time I will ever say the words "Just go play ball in the house!" LOLOSB for the front wall. Gift of 7 sheets from my mom 🙂 Bou is spending the weekend with my mom and sis, so he is missing all this fun in 103 heat!Deck frame adjustment - decided…
First floor framed
Blue and Mini came out today to help. I am so grateful for everyone who gives some of their time and labor to help us. Even just a few hours makes such a huge difference! In 2 days we were able to get 3 walls erected and rip about 25 2x6's.I am however, beginning to question our choice of 5…
WE HAVE WALLS!!!
Of course we will never turn down someone offering assistance!! Mr. Man's brothers came out and they got two more walls put up!! Oh glory glory!!! It just got way to stinking hot. So we called it a day. By the last wall I was getting pretty good at marking them out. 15 1/4 first stud,…
Next phase is purchased!!
Oh I am soo excited!!! Doesn't look like much wood, does it?After accepting the disappointment from the 2x6's and the fact that ripping them isn't going to work, we went back to the original plan and purchased more studs and wall plates today. I will start laying out the top/bottom plates tomorrow to make Saturday and Sunday's building hopefully…
Re-enforcement
We now have 106 2x6x8 and 46 4x4x5! Whoo hoo!!Another part of the driveway, this is becoming parking... We have come to the conclusion we are rock farmers!! Every time it rains, more rocks spring up. Sigh. Never ending. Then again, we are not running out of things to do with them (yet...)
Provisions
Today is a rainy day. It has been raining since last night = big, nasty, muddy, wet, cold mess!! Puts a whole new spin on "what to do with children on a rainy day". So off to the city we go for real showers and some supply parts. I have realized how incredibly blessed we…
Together Simply 