PunkinGirl 6 months old!! Where is the time going? She likes sitting, prefers standing/jumping (if your holding her, the bouncers last for a few minutes at best). Honestly, she always wants to be held. By anyone. All the time. Which of course, I usually happily oblige. She goes from laughing happily to crying mad in…
This one’s for all you OCD’ers or PP’s out there
And Lord help you if you are both like I am. Or married to one. Love you Mr.! {Smooch} Now we all know that OCD is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Well, I’m not sure PP is an actual disorder, but it’s a term I often use to describe myself as well. It’s a Procrastinating Perfectionist. What?! How…
Reflecting on the First Year
A whole year yall! What a milestone – what a journey! I added a brief One Year Update overview on the "About Us" page. This is probably part one of a more reflective look at the last year.I, for one, am amazed we have made it this far given the rollercoasterness (yea, I just totally made…
Happy House-aversary!!
One year ago today we bought the land and started this wild adventure!! From this:To this:Thank you for joining along!It has been a such wild and blessed ride! Don't worry, a rambling, reflective post is coming. You didn't think I could leave it at this did ya??
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…
Happy 60th Anniversary!
Mr.'s grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this week. They wanted it to pass without any fan fair. Sister-in-law and I decided that's just not right! *60* YEARS yall! That doesn't happen all the time!!We surprised them with a cake, food and almost all of their decedents (we were missing 2 cousins). For a wonderful…
Together Simply 