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…
Camp setup
A quick post on our camp setup. Its been almost 3 weeks, and we finally have figured out a decent, working setup for us. From the door of the "kitchen canopy". Yes, there are many times we squeeze 7 chairs in here... very cozy! Excuse the dirt on the floor - literally! We are camping and have no grass…
Camp setup
A quick post on our camp setup. Its been almost 3 weeks, and we finally have figured out a decent, working setup for us. https://web.archive.org/web/20160711041855im_/http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XYSLQa5MC1o/T7WZO_Yd59I/AAAAAAAAAdM/S-IkQdq2Yxc/s640/IMAG1205 From the door of the “kitchen canopy”. Yes, there are many times we squeeze 7 chairs in here… very cozy! Excuse the dirt on the floor – literally! We are…
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…
Drastic slowdown
And this is where progress slams to a crawl. We are into our second week of May and Mr. Man just started working Tuesday. We were really hoping he would have started back by the first (if not before). But that didn't happen. And everyone knows what the first of the month brings. So we…
Amazing Day – Work Day
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 -…
Together Simply 