I’ll Probably Jinx it
But it looks like we have found a home. Not a yurt, shipping container, straw brick or 1850’s log home – nothing so unique and exciting. Just a basic, very generic 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home....
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Hobbling Along
I was talking to my oldest daughter the other day and we both agreed that the closer we get to having our house, the slower the progress seems to be. It’s as if we started out running, slowed to a...
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Moved but Mired, Part 1
This particular housing solution has been by far the most complicated with which to deal. We did get the house moved – a week after it was supposed to be delivered due to the total inability of the...
View ArticleQuick House Update
As you probably know our Craigslist contractor scampered leaving behind a lot of unfinished work including leveling and anchoring the house, installing laminate flooring, and completing the rebuilding...
View ArticleHouse Update – Stalled
Here’s a quick update on the house situation. What’s done: The house is level – but we are not sure the wooden shims are ‘code’ so it hasn’t been anchored down yet as I’m not sure we could loosen the...
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We’ve Moved – Part 1
We’ve moved! And as usual the journey still continues. We got word the Friday before Thanksgiving (because I chased down the building inspector) that we could move into our new place. At that point...
View ArticleLiving Like Refugees
I was chatting with a friend about the progress we were making on our house/living situation the other day when I was interrupted by an eavesdropping bystander, “No water, no toilet, no heat! That’s...
View ArticleOops.
I must have jinxed myself (not the first time)! Unfortunately we enjoyed running water for only about a week before it quit on us. We aren’t sure why – is the cistern out of water (maybe), did some...
View ArticlePast meets the present
I like history. It’s one of my favorite genres in literature, non-fiction, and film. I thoroughly enjoyed the PBS historical ‘reality’ shows – Colonial House, and Frontier House, for instance. Like...
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Sometimes Size Does Matter
I’d like to rearrange my room. It’s not really working well for me – the bed blocks access to the closet and dresser so I end up piling clothes on my chair and desk. But after spending some time with...
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