A blog post in pictures...Not the greatest pic ever, but we have been camping for almost 2 weeks... :-PThe CrewLeveling the piers - we were really blessed with having a couple of contractors on hand!One of the 3 projects going on at the same time - building a large fire pit to burn the brush.One…
A big haul
Oh what a day!! It was a day of gathering, and gather we did!! It's amazing what people want to give away! Ended up with 15 2x20's from a wonderful little family with 4 children. He works construction and she is going to school. He is a project man with big ideas and no time…
Lazy Day
Yesterday was HUGE. Seriously HUGE!! DT came by again to help Mr. Man set the poles and concrete them in while the Mrs. and I were busy entertaining the children, roasting hot dogs and making smores. Yum!! The Mens sure made quick work of their job!! Only taking a few hours to complete. Now it…
In honor of May Day and “Occupy”
Today "Occupy" has decided to stage protests and marches. Apparently that's out of the ordinary for them... But whatever.We here at the Southern Belle Compound, have decided we are also "Occupying". Only we know what we are protesting - the need for a mortgage and municipal utilities! We, however, are going one step further -…
A big muddy mess
Today was a race to beat the rain. We lost. We are very blessed to be doing this adventure relatively close to friends and family, a 30 minute drive to the farthest point. We needed something at that point today. Since we were there anyway, we decided to wash some laundry and hair (4 girls…
Cost Breakdown
Since we have had a few people ask about costs, figured I would make it somewhat organized. Or maybe "organized" is another way to say "excuse to play with a spreadsheet cause I'm a geek like that". Remember - this is the basic shell goal first. Enough to get us in the dry, finishing will…
Driveway Cont…
How to describe today - productive, labor intensive, Praise God for little things that may not be the best thing. Let me 'splain.The Bobcat was supposed to be picked up at noon. Gravel delivered at 3:30. Sigh. Or so we thought. They didn't have us on the schedule for pick up, instead it would be later in…
Driveway
Not feeling much inspiration today, plenty of exhaustion though. Decided to use the large rocks and line the driveway. Free border and in theory will help keep the gravel in, which will be delivered tomorrow. So here's a video of the driveway - there is no music/dialog, just rattling and bumping the windshield 😉
Foundations
I love when God talks to you in unexpected ways!! After spending 3 hours discussing and researching building foundations, we decided to be done with it. We still have 2 days left with the bobcat, we can clear and level more and deal with the foundation Wednesday or Thursday after it goes back. Heading out to the…
Simplistic living
Much progress was made today. Thanks in great part to brother-in-laws. The beginning conversation was a bit interesting - in a pulling at your heart strings "we care about you guys and want to help you, cant we contribute to a monthly rent payment so you don't have to do this crazy thing" kind of way. Hard for a…
Together Simply 