Category Archives: Kentucky

Day 212 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/28/2021. It was another long driving day. The clamps on the tarps kept coming loose. We left hotel early. At one of the rest areas, we saw this dog in the driver’s seat of a truck. It was so funny. That dog was so happy. We got homeContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 212”

Day 211 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/27/2021. Truck is packed and we met moving company at the storage unit. Well, we ended up telling them forget it. The price quoted over the phone was $2,100. In person they said it would be double that. Wow, there were only a few more boxes than weContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 211”

Day 210 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/26/2021 – Happy Birthday to Steve. In the morning we headed to storage unit to pack up some stuff to bring back to KY. Then spent the afternoon hanging with the grand kids. Evening found us at a local restaurant for dinner and then birthday cake at Jenna’s.Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 210”

Day 209 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/25/2021. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We are enjoying family in PA. Did some crafts with the kids, was treated to a private violin concert, ate a huge amount of food on a beautiful table set by our daughter Jenna, and went for a nice afternoon family walk, and thenContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 209”

Day 208 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/24/2021. Late afternoon we arrived in PA. Had pizza and cheese steaks for dinner while Jamie worked on getting the Turkey ready to cook tomorrow. We have not been able to find good pizza anywhere in KY. While we are away the animals are playing. Large buck passedContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 208”

Day 207 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/23/2021. Water lines are totally frozen. We are going away for the holiday, so we had to thaw the pipes and blow the water out. We turned the water off at the street, opened all faucets, disconnected the Hoses, loaded up the truck with Christmas presents, and armedContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 207”

Day 206 – “Living the Dream”, Monday, 11/22/2021. We had 20 tons of driveway stone delivered. It is called quarry processed up north and dense grade here. It is small stone with dust which packs down nicely. You use it over firm ground or stone. Steve used it to create a parking spot and filledContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 206”

Day 205 – “Living the Dream”, Sunday 11/21/2021. A neighbor stopped by and wanted to know if Steve would build him a house. He has been watching the process and loves the house. He said it is so unique and not like anything he has ever seen. Steve told him no I am not buildingContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 205”

Day 204 – “Living the Dream”, Saturday, 11/20/2021. Woke up to frozen water to cabin again this morning. Steve and Justin worked on roofing the front porch and fixing the broken cabin water faucet. Steve says every day we stay here in the cabin we are saving 140.00. That is what we would spend at theContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 204”

Day 203 – “Living the Dream”, Friday, 11/19/2021. Woke up this morning to frozen water to our cabin. It got really cold out last night. They worked on the front porch today. The house looks really different now. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping aware of your surroundings:  1) Love this indoor outdoor thermometer,  and Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 203”

Day 202 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/18/2021. It was a very rainy inside workday. The main floor wiring was worked on, and the stairs were reinforced. We also set up a few chairs to spend more time in the new house in the evenings. We now have a propane work heater, so, it isContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 202”

Day 201 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/17/2021. We are working during the day on the front porch and at night on the electrical rough in. The main level is coming along. In a few days the electrical should be all roughed in and ready for inspection. Steve went up on the roof again toContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 201”

Day 200 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/16/2021. Steve and Justin worked on the front porch today. We are going to have steps to get in the front of the house soon. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping aware of your surroundings:  1) Love this indoor-outdoor thermometer, and 2) We own and love this fiveContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 200”

Day 199 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 11/15/2021. We have started to work after dinner. We are not getting this house done fast enough. Steve is working diligently on the main level electrical. The upstairs bathroom vanity arrived today. The kick plate was broken and one of the cabinets had a large scratch on it.Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 199”

Day 198 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/14/2021. It is cold today but look at these roses. It is amazing they are surviving. Not only surviving, but actually blooming. I am having a hard time surviving in this cold – lol. We are working on the kitchen lighting. Currently, putting the ceiling boxes in forContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 198”

11/13 – Day 197 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/13/2021 – The electrical rough in is complete on upper level. Steve is working on the middle level now. I picked up line and tracer wire for connecting the new house to the public water from Midway Supply. Tomorrow is another clean-up day and Steve willContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 197”

Day 196 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/12/2021. It is cold, wet, and dark walking the planks in the morning going to get coffee. But yippee we passed our plumbing rough in inspection. Next up is rough in electrical inspection. We bought our columns for the front porch and the pier holes have been dugContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 196”

Day 195 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/11/2021. My larger stainless-steel pot fell apart while cooking. It was an inexpensive one we had picked up at the start of this journey. Who knew that cooking on a high open flame would ruin the pot. Today, we were at Lowes at 6am to pick up 16Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 195”

Day 194 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/10/2021. I figured it was time for another tour. Enjoy this Video tour. Next week Steve says he will be doing a video tour that the men will be interested in. Lol. Here are a few random pictures from today, but the video says it all. Except –Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 194”

Day 193 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/09/2021. The pipes to the septic tank were covered with soil today. Then work was started on creating a cement pad to put the outside HVAC units on. Forms were set up and the gravel was placed inside and leveled. Plumbing inspector came and we failed the roughContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 193”

Day 192 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 11/08/2021. It was a great exciting day today. I am amazed at how many pictures I took. Steve started up the excavator and dug a 65-foot-long trench from the new house to the existing septic tank. The drop was twenty-five inches from the house to the septic tank.Continue reading “Living the Dream Day 192”

Day 191 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/07/2021. It was cold this morning again but turned into a very nice warm sunny day. The lady bugs were all over the side of the house. The leaves are now falling and have covered our front yard. Tomorrow is going to be even warmer. On the wayContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 191”

Day 190 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/06/2021. The wiring work continues upstairs. It was a very cold bright gorgeous sunny morning, Very cold inside the house working, but the work lights give off a lot of heat. Steve is doing a great job; I know because I did a lot of supervising. Tomorrow isContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 190”