This will be a short post, but I wanted to come on and let you know why we’ve been so quiet. It’s been over a month- we’re so sorry to neglect you. We went on vacation last week and came home to immediately start the packing and moving tasks of getting into our rental so we can get out of this house. Then we can crush it to rubble and have it hauled away. Is anyone as excited as I…
Because we have to leave our house to build the new house, we were in need of finding a rental. It’s been so long since we rented anything we’re a little out of the loop. We’ve been homeowners for over 15 years, so we’re a bit unusual and not your typical renters. I’m hoping this translates to ‘better’. For awhile now, I had been keeping my eyes open for what the rental market looked like in our town. Most rentals…
How are we planning on involving the kids? Do they get to pick their rooms/paint/carpet/etc? What do the kids want from the house building experience? Those might be questions you’ve been asking yourself. Well, we have answers! We also have some general beliefs about how much exposure our kids have on this great big internet now that we have a blog. This is not something we have decided frivolously. In fact, Jim and I started from pretty opposite corners in…
A little update to keep our single subscriber (Hi Aubrie!) and maybe a few other readers up on news around here. Jim started calling contractors (but not even all of them) and that’s been consuming a large chunk of his time. It feels like we’re really beginning something. We’re getting some good leads and hope for bids to come in soon. This might lead to some questions about the time frame for all this work. We started by trying to…
First, welcome. There are many why’s that might come to mind- now or in the future, but let’s start with the reason for the site. We wanted a place to share pictures and stories as we build a new home. Whether you think we’re fearless masterminds or reckless idiots, we’re giving you a front-row seat. While technically we’re not at multiple decades together (though that day is coming soon), we have both had a dream to build a custom home…