Ever since I was a child, I've absolutely loved being out on open land. When I was in junior high our family had a piece of land that we called a ranch in central Texas that I absolutely fell in love with. I'd fish, shoot, explore, ride four wheelers, dirt …

As the great Yogi Berra once said, It aint over till it's over.

The remodel has taken a month off due to rain. We are not complaining too loudly as we appreciate the rain on our drought depleted soil. It has allowed for some grass seed to …

You're probably like me. You don't mind paying for things you use, things that add value to your life and things that make you and your loved ones happy, safe and secure. You probably agree with me that spending money that basically gets you nothing is a major beating. So, …

Fine. I was going to hold out on any more updates until we were completely finished (at least with this original plan,) but I understand that I have many of you anxious to see more. I appreciate the calls, texts and emails asking for more info. I really appreciate those …

I've been posting pictures of the massive remodel my family and I are doing on our new house. We just moved in this weekend and there are still a handful of items to be completed inside and quite a bit outside. I'll post some after …

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 

I was driving to work this morning and heard a radio show host/dj mention that he knew something like the back of his hand. It got me thinking... how well do I really know the back of my hand? Am I the only person who …

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