Since we are asked all the time how we do things, I decided to go ahead and do a more detailed mini-series to explain some of them. If there’s something you’re curious about, leave a comment! It’s become so life now that I don’t think about how it’s perhaps “not exactly normal”. We do run…
Happy 1st Birthday BabyGirl
It is so hard to believe it’s been a year! If you ever question if things will change, just have another baby, it will become overwhelmingly apparent how much change happens in a year! We are so blessed! This first cake is always bitter sweet for me. Up until this 1st birthday cake, the children…
7 Quick Takes – 10-25-2013
Up this week: Girly’s church weekend encounter, a Gift’s epiphany, finalizing bed”rooms”, non-pantry coming together, costumes and offgrid slacker moms, fall festivals and BabyGirl's new trick.1Girly had a great time at her weekend church camp getaway. So great in fact that we heard every detail, sometimes twice, for days after. Yet not one single picture. …
Insulation!!
This has been the day we have been dreaming about, it seems like forever. We finally scrounged up the cash to get it done. Sprayfoam is not the cheapest insulation available, but it is the best and the only way to go for a hot roof design. Being off grid, every dollar we spend now…
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…
A Tiny House needs…
A Tiny Shed!! This is what has been taking all of our time the last few weeks. Building and filling this beauty up. Not bad for free materials we had laying around and a few days labor! Pallet wood for the framing, 24" on center, siding we were given, windows that were supposed to go…
Could busy hands be key
It’s interesting, when I started on this path of simplicity, knowing somehow that by having less we would find more, I didn’t understand the what or the how. I knew slowing down, eliminating or reducing the distractions was key. I can’t say how many times in our Powered Big House I deemed days or weeks…
7 Quick Takes – 10-11-2013
Up this week: Issues with scheduled posts, drowning in the chaos of toys and clothes for our Downsizing Sale, children discover light drawing with DSLR, a bone to pick with all your grid people, a duel use purchase and a random photo dump.-1-You know, this whole “schedule blog post” feature is pretty awesome! When you…
Day Trip in Pictures – Part 2 – Mammoth Springs
Mr. wanted to surprise us with this beautiful and amazing wonder. With Bou in charge of the camera, we set off to see and walk the trails.Did a little wadding in the COOOOOLD water. The mid 70 degree weather didn't help the chill factor either.There is an old train depot. We, or rather Mr. Littlest,…
Together Simply 