Mud ...

Here are my boots after traipsing around the "homestead" last night. Yep, we got rain. Lots of rain. Right around two inches to be exact, which means of course that they did not break ground today. Hopefully it will dry out enough to start the first of next week.

The Headquarters

After much consideration, we decided to purchase a fifth wheel camper to have at our build site. Here it is! - our construction site headquarters!

Not only do we plan on staying in it now and then to be "on site" during construction, but it will also give us a fridge, bath, sink, AC, etc., etc. to have access to. Much more convenient than going back and forth to Roger's!

Here is the kitchen! For now this will be our ...

Speaking of construction, I just got word from Vance that if it doesn't storm today, his crew will start at our place tomorrow morning! HOORAY!!!

Day One - It's FINALLY HERE!

Shortly before 8:00 this morning, a semitruck containing OUR HOUSE! rolled down the recently graveled 122nd road to our build site. Here is our house!

Okay, so technically, it's not a house YET, but it will be! Hard to believe that this semi brought in all of the materials needed to create the entire exterior shell of the house. The stack of steel that will be the siding and roofing is no more than 8 inches thick. When I asked Vance (the Wick dealer who is putting up the shell for us) if that was all of the steel, he replied that it was enough to cover a football field. Yep, that should probably do it!


Vance's crew has about 7 working days left on a project before they get to ours. Hopefully by the end of April/beginning of May, his crew will be starting on our place. We are praying for no rain or strong winds so they will be here quick!

Here is the truck just turning into our drive - check out that brand new gravel! It's the small things in life, really. :) We've had a heck of a time convincing the township crew that gravel for our road was a necessity. But with a little persistance we convinced them to get the job done.

It's amazing how excited I was when I saw the gravel yesterday - just in the nick of time! It would have been a little sketchy trying to get that truck down the previously un-maintained road without gravel.

More pictures to come!