Category Archives: Home Building

Day 175 – Friday, October 22, 2021. While we are away work is still being done on the house. The HVAC crew is working on finishing their rough in. Last night there were thousands of birds on the wires outside our hotel room. They must like a lot of electricity running through their bodies. Also,Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 175”

Day 174 – Thursday, October 21, 2021. Last night the farmer worked late into the night driving his combine with headlights through the fields cutting the soybean plants and collecting the soybeans. I guess when it is time to harvest you have to get it done before it rains and gets wet. To cut theContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 174”

Day 173 – Wednesday, October 20, 2021. This morning we were up early and headed to Lowes for more deck lumber. It was in the low 40″s I went out later and did a video of the road around our block. So funny there is pavement to the creek. They just repaved this road. NeverContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 173”

Day 172, Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Rear deck construction continues. Beautiful views while working. Steve worked on the stairs. He built the stringers. Justin worked on the railing. It is really coming together now. There is constant cleanup to be done. Look no more ladders to the back door. This evening we went to theContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 172”

Monday, October 18, 2021 – Today started out really cool, but ended up beautiful. It went from 40 degrees to 71 degrees. Great end to the day. Look at the dry corn stalks around us. Fall is here! It is wonderful to be able to walk the stairs. Makes working on the different levels muchContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 171”

Sunday, October 17, 2022 – Woke up this morning to a cold 39 degrees and empty rat traps. Hmm I guess they don’t like peanut butter or because of the cold they moved into the old house. Guess no meat for dinner tonight- lol. We actually had to scrape our car windows before heading toContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 170”

Saturday, October 16, 2021 – Last night the next-door neighbor stopped by. What a nice young man he is, with a lovely wife and five beautiful children. I asked him if they have any rats and he said they just started coming in from the fields. He is feeding those barn cats to keep themContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 169”

Woke up to some gorgeous skies. We have never seen such beautiful sky paintings before. Steve cooks breakfast every morning for us. I am a princess for sure. Work today was on the deck. The posts were put in and back filled around. Can’t wait until I can walk up those back steps and sitContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 168”

More plumbing done today. The farmers are cutting corn and building a mountain of silage. I went to four different furniture stores as we will need some basic furniture in December. That is looking like an impossibility. Most stores are saying 16 weeks or as long as August, 2023 for getting a couch. Very littleContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 167”

Today was an interesting day. We went and got our Covid booster first thing in the morning. Wasn’t sure if we should or not, but I am starting to see things about cruising and boosters. We are going to be on cruise ships a lot (100 days) next year and I don’t want to beContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 166”

Last night, surprise surprise – we went to Lowes and picked up more plumbing stuff. Hardware shopping is a dirty job. Getting home after dark makes outside showering not so much fun! We are onto the fresh water delivery pipes now. So that brought to my attention how we are doing old school building. ThereContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 165”

Today we were at Lowes by 7am picking up 2×4’s. The plumbing waste lines are almost done tonight and the foyer coat closet and first floor bedroom closet are framed. We cleaned up the outside of the house this afternoon in preparation for excavation tomorrow. We will then finish the back deck by the endContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 164”

It is amazing how much we take for granted. The amount of pvc pipe and work it takes is incredible to get your waste to the septic when we flush our toilets, wash our clothes, shower, do dishes, or use any water. Today was our normal Sunday chore day. We went to Lowes and gotContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 163”

We finally got our ceiling boxes. They came in at Lowes today and I ran and got them right away. Steve worked on more plumbing. The plumbing is about half way done. Steve hands are disgusting from the purple primer. I watered plants, cleaned the old house office room and porch, and made homemade chickenContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 162”

Gorgeous day today. Went for a walk in the beautiful countryside. Lots of plumbing and framing done today. Steve worked on plumbing and Justin worked on framing. Our transfer switch arrived so we can hook up to a generator in power outages. Halloween is coming. ARRRR yee mateys Today’s product recommendations are for keeping awareContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 161”

Woke up this morning and went to leave the cabin and one of the corn kids decided they did not want me to get out the door. They are scary little kids. Today was a gorgeous sunny day. Very humid though. It is really storming again this evening. At least I got my shower beforeContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 160”

Exciting day. The plumbing has been started. Dreaming of the wonderful indoor showers that are so close now. Headed back to Lowes this evening for more plumbing stuff and lumber of course. Bad storms in the area this evening. Our Granddaughter’s soccer team is hunkered down in the High School boys locker room due toContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 159”

Another glorious morning here at the compound. Although, The flies are back and I think they think I am dead. Oh boy, this is very concerning. They keep walking on me. Steve is working on framing the refrigerator, and Double wall oven and microwave area out. This will be the only time I will getContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 158”

Mosquitoes are horrendous now. Even totally covered up they find a place to bite you. My ankles are a mess of bites. Need to buy higher socks. The no show socks show the mosquitoes just where to bite. Well, there are no sweat bees at least. We are not sweating now. We are wearing sweatshirts.Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 157”

Rainy cool day. We did our normal Sunday chores and then spent the afternoon finalizing and remeasuring the kitchen layout. By the end of the day the kitchen cabinets were ordered. The master bathroom vanity layout was also finalized and ordered. Pretty soon we will be storing dishes and food in cabinets. The new kitchenContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 156”

Finished the aluminum work outside. Ordering the lumber for rear deck Monday. We are planning on it being 12×16. Also, calling to get a seamless gutter contractor in. That will be the second sub contractor on the job site. Still waiting on the special order shutters. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping aware of yourContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 155”

There were some beautiful skies today. You really notice them when you are constantly looking up at your husband working. Is he ok? Ok, let me check again, is he ok? It is so much better to look up and see the beautiful art work. Because when you look down you see gross bugs andContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 154”

So we now have four coffee pots. Two in storage and two here. Do you think I love coffee? Talking about storage. Never ever put your stuff in a storage unit while you decide where you are going to live. It is better to get rid of it. Sell it or give it away. WeContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 153”

Nice warm sunny day today. Got our flu shots and carted lots of garbage to the dump. Justin had to attend a closing today for a new four plex apartment building he purchased. So no high siding work could be done. Steve really needs assistance with the super high work. HVAC contractor came back andContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 152”

It is hot and sunny here again. The HVAC contractor was a no show today. No text or call either. Justin and Steve worked on the front siding. It is almost water tight. All that is left to side is the peaks on the front and the back where they can’t reach with the ladders.Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 151”

It is dark, and cold here in the mornings. Beautiful for my morning walks though. The work goes on, the work goes on. Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain. La de da de de, la de da de da. The house is moving along, but harder to focus. We need a vacation. But,Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 150”

Gorgeous cooler morning with lots of fog. After our normal Sunday morning out, we decided we would go through the upstairs and make final decisions on the electrical. All the boxes are now up for the switches, plugs, and recessed lighting. We are putting in 18 recessed ceiling lights upstairs. The only other lighting upstairsContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 149”

Everyday we get a little closer. We are thinking about canceling our October/November cruises so we can celebrate Christmas in the new house. Heading to Lowes to get another 50 2×4’s tonight. We need another 100 to finish the downstairs. And on another note. Happy daughters day to Jenna and Bobi. Today’s product recommendations areContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 148”

Friday, 9/24/2021 – I was very cold this morning, at tam it was 43. It warmed up fairly nicely to light sweatshirt weather. All the stairs are now built, and pieces of cardboard temporarily placed on them to walk on. The front door has some cement blocks stacked up to walk in it. It isContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 147”