It's been too long! After a self imposed hiatus, we're back and better than ever!
We have P R O G R E S S with a CAPITAL P!
First up is our solar shed. A luxurious 368 square feet complete with a concrete floor to house our 2,000 water storage tank, water pressure tank and of course solar panels on top, our first real structure may look small to the rest of you but it's a FREAKIN building people! After 4 long months of trailers we have never been so excited!
A special thanks to our friend Lari who showed us how to do an old fashioned barn (or shed) raising in a day!
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| One by one the walls went up... |
and...kaboom! A framed structure! Whoo hoo!
Slowly but surely it's coming together. We are so proud we could burst as our Rolls Royce of solar sheds takes shape.
Next up...Foundation!!!!!
This poor cement truck driver - we seriously cried! Who knew cement blocks could be so exciting!
What could be better?
Well a foundation of course!
Although when you're 6, the giant dirt mountains from the excavation are WAY more exciting!
A thing of pure beauty these concrete blocks!
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And what have our workers been up to this whole time?
Pumpkin patches.....
Watching trains from the top of Grandma's "house"....
Our construction moves on. By this coming Sunday we anticipate beginning the log construction of the house. A scary, exciting yet daunting next step.
We are so excited to share this journey and adventure with you. For those of you who have followed this blog from the beginning....first of all...thank you. Second, you know it was dedicated to our father who passed away so unexpectedly and is missed more and more every day. Just days before our father's birthday we got our permit. On what would have been his 68th birthday we began construction. It served as a reminder to us that a summer spent in trailers living in rustic conditions means something....time is short and dreams make the world go round.
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Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you---
Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you.
But in your dreams, whatever they be,
Dream a little dream with me.
Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you.
But in your dreams, whatever they be,
Dream a little dream with me.
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