We are certainly not there yet, but each time we stop by the house it is looking

more and more like home  We keep having to remind ourselves that this is by

all means a new house.  You can literally only lay your eyes on about 4 things 

that survived …

If you are reading this, you've likely read at least a few other posts about our complete overhaul of our soon to be home.  This is where the journey starts to really pay off.  Photos below show very exciting progress on floors, walls, counter tops, cabinets, tile, windows …

We are in the home stretch now.  I refuse to type the actual date we hope to move

in, but we are now focused on a "bazillion" little things as we have hopefully made

most of the big decisions.  Paint, floors, counters, doors, fixtures etc. are going in

this week …

No bull.  We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and the odds are pretty good that it is not a train!

We had friends come over and write prayers, Bible verses and truth on the framing

of the house in hopes that we …

last few areas of new electrical

as the addition and new roof are going up

back side of addition going up

inside the addition as it is framed

windows starting to be framed in

can't shave until we move in... I know.  Really, I know.

patching floor boards

That …

Hey folks,

I was asking my wife yesterday if she thinks I have perfect timing. Every time I go by the new house to check on the work, one of the contractors says "...perfect time to drop by. I need to know if you want that window here or way …

Activity at the new house has been a lot like one of the older wooden rides at Six Flags. Sometimes it is slow and steady and a bit underwhelming and then when you are not expecting it, the pace picks up so dramatically that you just grab on scream a …

Complaining about a few minor delays in the process of building a beautiful home on an almost ideal piece of land that you've been dreaming about for ten plus years would be ridiculous, so that won't happen here or anywhere else for that matter. We plan to start …

Hurry up and wait.  This is a game that we play when we have to wait on city permits, new plats, lenders, weather and our own darn excitement even though almost every ounce of our being wants to tear down the walls and get to the work of building …

So, the original plan was to remodel the current 1600ft house and resurrect the joke of a converted garage (400ish square feet more) to legitimate status and then possibly add on down the road.  Well, we sold the heck out of our existing house and pushed our cash budget …