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It is Summer, Right?
Can you see the puddle of water in the chair? The water on the ground? The tents inside to break up the boredom? That’s because it’s summertime! Blue skies, sun, playing in the pool – riiiight.
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Albertson’s Shopping Trip
This trip felt very blessed. God was good to me in many ways. As always, Coupon Connections was the site I used to organize my trip and find my printable coupons. I’ll donate probably about half of...
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Why?
Sunita just said to Titus “Don’t say why and why, I might get headache.” Gee Dad, where’d she hear that?
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Happy 4th!!
Today we went to the St. Paul Rodeo and had a great time. Horse rides, or briefly sitting on a horse, depending on the child Cotton candy Even a baby! The guy holding the head of the cow is a classmate...
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Welcome Pepper!
She’s actually been with us for a few weeks now, but this is our newest addition. Husband surprised us with her. She is a one year old shelter kitty. The kids currently think Dad is the best....
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Happy Halloween!!
At school group with a skeleton, Little Bo Peep, Little Red Riding Hood, and a fireman.
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Thanks, Summer…
…for being so fun, I didn’t post one thing after Independence Day. A new cousin was born – oooo, the sweetness! Parades were attended Camping happened (and a book that needs to be read everyday at our...
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Break From Life
We went to Mexico! It was paradise. Sunny and warm. The pool bar. Yes, please do bring me something to drink while I lounge by the pool. Yes, please do bring me some fruit in a kayak while I lounge...
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If you read 5 Kids is a Lot of Kids (and if you’re a mother with kids in the house, you should), then you’ll be familiar with the post titled On Being Wrong and Being Human: Thoughts From a 6-Year-Old....
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Tree Falling
We needed to have a few trees taken down before much else could be accomplished. We could have waited but it would have made things more complicated. This tree, in particular, was tricky. It was near...
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Precious Water
After 3 weeks of hauling water, (the first week from town, the second week from a neighbor, and the third week from our well) we appreciated on a new level what it meant not having limitless clean...
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Dig Out
First, the new septic tank had to go in… …then 2 days later the dig out began! The first scoop. By the end of the day it was starting to take shape. The rain slowed work down, but 2 days later we had...
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Extreme Weather
The end of October and beginning of November here were wet, wet, wet!! It slowed our dig out slightly, but not significantly. Our smaller seasonal creek was flowing and knee deep in some places. Then...
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Form and Pour
The forms were set up on clear and cold days. It was amazing watching it go up. This was the first time I was able to stand at close to floor level and see our “view”. We had to get a pumper truck...
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Frame
For me, the most exciting part of the build is the framing. One morning there is nothing but a floor and the next thing you know – there’s a house, or at least the skeleton of one! First thing in the...
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Roof
The roof is complete!! And actually, a lot else has happened, but we’ve been without internet for 5 days – and it had nothing to do with living in the country!
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Windows and More
The windows have been installed and siding has been applied. The garage floor has been poured and the garage door has been installed. Most exciting, we have the 2nd phase of our schedule and it shows...
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Photo Dump
We had a couple weeks sans internet (Frontier hates us – I’m certain). And the last week we’ve been painting ALL THE TIME. Therefore, here’s a photo dump to catch up.
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88 Days
It took 88 days from foundation pour to move in. We moved in three weeks ago (on Valentine’s weekend) and are slowly unpacking. I wanted to keep up on the blog through the final couple of weeks and...
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