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 …

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 take …

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 …

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 …

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 …