Year 3 Day 302 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/28/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Another day of installing DWV pipe. I can’t wait until the siding is completed and this home is all closed in. Look at the bat poop in the pictures below. OMG, I want them out of my house. We need the weatherContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 302 – Clifty Hill 2 – Installing more DWV pipe, bat poop on the stairs”
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Living the Dream Year 3 Day 301 – Clifty Hill 2 – Rainy day inside plumbing work
Year 3 Day 301 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/27/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Rainy days bring inside work. Steve worked on plumbing. I went shopping for DWV pipe. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. ClosetMaid cube organizers – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4cbkPC6 We buy these ClosetMaid cube organizers inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 301 – Clifty Hill 2 – Rainy day inside plumbing work”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 300 – Clifty Hill 2 – Work on finishing up the exterior front of the home continues, walking our soon to be new property
Year 3 Day 300 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/26/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – The front of the house is being completed pretty quickly now. We will soon be the owner of this beautiful five acres of farm property. No more farm machinery behind our house. It starts from behind the next-door neighbors’ mobile home andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 300 – Clifty Hill 2 – Work on finishing up the exterior front of the home continues, walking our soon to be new property”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 299 – Clifty Hill 2 – Happy Birthday Jacob, Koral headed to Alaska, front porch roof
Year 3 Day 299 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/25/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Today is Jacob’s actual birthday. Happy birthday to our sweet grandson who is eleven today. What a great day also for our granddaughter Koral. She is headed to Alaska on a 4H trip. What an awesome experience/adventure she will remember forever. ThenContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 299 – Clifty Hill 2 – Happy Birthday Jacob, Koral headed to Alaska, front porch roof”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 298 – Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring work continues due to muddy conditions
Year 3 Day 298 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/24/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring work continues due to muddy outside conditions. Setting up for a light on each side of the sliding door on the balcony. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. ClosetMaid cube organizers – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation:Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 298 – Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring work continues due to muddy conditions”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 297 – Clifty Hill 2 – Very muddy yard, so back to installing and testing recessed lighting
Year 3 Day 297 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/23/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – The driveway and yard is a muddy mess. It needs to dry a little before outside work can continue. Today was a day of hooking up and testing the recessed lighting. All power at this house is coming from extension cords fromContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 297 – Clifty Hill 2 – Very muddy yard, so back to installing and testing recessed lighting”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 296 – Clifty Hill 2 – Backfilling around the house and driveway work
Year 3 Day 296 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/22/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Today was devoted to excavating work. The house was backfilled around the front porch and the driveway was cut down. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. ClosetMaid cube organizers – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4cbkPC6 We buyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 296 – Clifty Hill 2 – Backfilling around the house and driveway work”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 295 – Clifty Hill 2 – Garage side fully sided, front porch started and kitchen designs
Year 3 Day 295 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/21/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Another siding day and the front porch was also started. The tallest side of the house is completely sided. Thank goodness, now Steve’s headache will go away. He has been holding himself steady on the scaffolding by leaning on the house. WorkContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 295 – Clifty Hill 2 – Garage side fully sided, front porch started and kitchen designs”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 294 – Clifty Hill 2 – Another siding day
Year 3 Day 294 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/20/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Another siding day. A little reminiscing about the fun weekend. Then off and running to get the home sided. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. ClosetMaid cube organizers – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4cbkPC6 We buy theseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 294 – Clifty Hill 2 – Another siding day”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 293 – Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring day, visiting Reina, airport drop off
Year 3 Day 293 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/19/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – For the last day of family fun, Jenna, Jacob, Julianna, and I stopped and visited at Reina and Spencer’s house. The kids decided to straighten up Spencer’s room. I guess things look worse before they look better. Then off for lunch atContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 293 – Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring day, visiting Reina, airport drop off”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 292 – Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring and plumbing, exploring the farm, Jacob’s first excavator driving lesson, Open house
Year 3 Day 292 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/18/2024. Clifty Hill 2 -Lots of wiring and plumbing work done Jacob had his first mini excavator driving lesson. In the afternoon we headed to the farm. A beautiful sunny day for getting a tour. We had so much fun exploring. YES – there are BATS inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 292 – Clifty Hill 2 – Wiring and plumbing, exploring the farm, Jacob’s first excavator driving lesson, Open house”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 291 – Birthday Party Shenanigans
Year 3 Day 291 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/17/2024. Birthday party Shenanigans. It is all about the two Birthday boys – Justin and Jacob – The funny thing is we forgot to say surprise to Jacob. It wasn’t until we were setting up the candles on the birthday cakes, he realized the party was forContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 291 – Birthday Party Shenanigans”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 290 – Clifty Hill 2 – Interior framing, Happy Birthday Justin, Jenna, Julianna, and Jacob arrive
Year 3 Day 290 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/16/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Happy Birthday Justin. It was a day of cleaning, realtor showing where I had to be out of the house for two hours, cooking, and birthday party planning. The gluten free carrot cake and gluten free chocolate cake are still not frostedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 290 – Clifty Hill 2 – Interior framing, Happy Birthday Justin, Jenna, Julianna, and Jacob arrive”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 289 – Clifty Hill 2 – Detailed interior framing
Year 3 Day 289 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/15/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – More inside framing. There are lots of little details that need to be taken care of. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. ClosetMaid cube organizers – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4cbkPC6 We buy these ClosetMaid cube organizersContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 289 – Clifty Hill 2 – Detailed interior framing”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 288 – Clifty Hill 2 – Happy Valentines Day, decorating Williamsburg main level bedroom, bathroom framing
Year 3 Day 288 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/14/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Happy Valentines Day. We are redecorating the main level guest room in the Williamsburg. We bought a nightstand and a lamp. Then moved the bed to the far wall. We had to move Dorothy the Roomba’s home base. I hope she canContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 288 – Clifty Hill 2 – Happy Valentines Day, decorating Williamsburg main level bedroom, bathroom framing”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 287 – Clifty Hill 2 – Interior framing, light snow, Kitchen cabinet placement finalized
Year 3 Day 287 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/13/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – We had the best type of snowstorm. A little white in the morning and with no shoveling the ground is bare by the afternoon. Interior framing continues and kitchen cabinet placement and sizes finalized. We still have to decide on the heightContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 287 – Clifty Hill 2 – Interior framing, light snow, Kitchen cabinet placement finalized”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 286 – Clifty Hill 2 – Interior framing, lunch with Reina at Bluebird
Year 3 Day 286 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/12/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – I met up with my oldest Granddaughter in Stanford, KY today. Stanford, KY is the second oldest settlement in Kentucky, having been founded in 1775. We had a wonderful lunch at the Bluebird. They served us the best green fried tomatoes. TheirContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 286 – Clifty Hill 2 – Interior framing, lunch with Reina at Bluebird”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 285 – Clifty Hill 2 – Cleaning up, purchased more lumber, and tool cart. Built pipe rack
Year 3 Day 285 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/11/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Cleaned up and built a temporary pipe rack. We are ready to make more of a mess. Also purchased another 60 2×4’s for inside framing and some 2×6’s. We now have a cart we will use to roll around the tools whileContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 285 – Clifty Hill 2 – Cleaning up, purchased more lumber, and tool cart. Built pipe rack”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 284 – Clifty Hill 2 – Cleaning up and Williamsburg on the market
Year 3 Day 284 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/10/2024. cleaning up the inside today. The most exciting news is that the Williamsburg is back on the market for an unbelievable price of $339,900. https://www.zillow.com/…/1511-Clifty…/115445587_zpid/…. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Blue Bird House – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/42XS1J5 WeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 284 – Clifty Hill 2 – Cleaning up and Williamsburg on the market”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 283 – Clifty Hill 2 – Rear and garage side of the home being sided
Year 3 Day 283 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/09/2024. Another siding day. Back of the house is fully sided and working on the garage side. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Blue Bird House – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/42XS1J5 We have so many Eastern Bluebirds that I am purchasingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 283 – Clifty Hill 2 – Rear and garage side of the home being sided”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 282 – Clifty Hill 2 – Another clean-up day, Hand Doctor visit
Year 3 Day 282 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/08/2024. Another clean-up day after visiting the Hand Doctor for Steve’s trigger finger. He had another steroid injection to reduce the swelling which will allow the tendon to move freely. You can walk through the garage now. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Blue BirdContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 282 – Clifty Hill 2 – Another clean-up day, Hand Doctor visit”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 281 – Clifty Hill 2 – Attic clean-up day
Year 3 Day 281 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/07/2024. Clean up underway. This walk-up attic is huge. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Cruise luggage tag holders – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/48WJVSV These luggage tags are great for cruising. They are made to fit Royal Caribbean luggage tags, but we also useContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 281 – Clifty Hill 2 – Attic clean-up day”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 280 – Clifty Hill 2 – Back of the house siding day
Year 3 Day 280 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/06/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Back of the house siding is moving along. It looks great! Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Cruise luggage tag holders – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/48WJVSV These luggage tags are great for cruising. They are made to fit RoyalContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 280 – Clifty Hill 2 – Back of the house siding day”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 279 – Clifty Hill 2 – Right side of home completely sided
Year 3 Day 279 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/05/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Right side is fully sided, and Steve has stopped shaking. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Cruise luggage tag holders – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/48WJVSV These luggage tags are great for cruising. They are made to fit Royal CaribbeanContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 279 – Clifty Hill 2 – Right side of home completely sided”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 278 – Clifty Hill 2 – Right side siding almost completed
Year 3 Day 278 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/04/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Right side is almost fully sided. High work is always slow. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Cruise luggage tag holders – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/48WJVSV These luggage tags are great for cruising. They are made to fit RoyalContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 278 – Clifty Hill 2 – Right side siding almost completed”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 277 – Clifty Hill 2 – Sunny siding day
Year 3 Day 277 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/03/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Another nice, sunny warm beautiful day. Justin came and helped with the siding. Plans are to continue with another day of siding tomorrow. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Cruise luggage tag holders – Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/48WJVSV TheseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 277 – Clifty Hill 2 – Sunny siding day”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 276 – Clifty Hill 2 – Warm clean-up day
Year 3 Day 276 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/02/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Nice, sunny warm day. Lots of clean up going on. Steve could not sit and watch me peel with a knife. So, he took over and peeled with the weapon that attacked my nail. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. CruiseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 276 – Clifty Hill 2 – Warm clean-up day”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 275 – Clifty Hill 2 – Foyer Closet framed, NYAD and self_efficacy
Year 3 Day 275 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/01/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – The foyer coat closet is completely framed. Tomorrow, we need to get more 3/4″ plywood and 2×4’s. Steve says to always figure 200 extra 2×4’s when you build a house. We still need more. We used 2×6’s on the outside exterior walls. TheContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 275 – Clifty Hill 2 – Foyer Closet framed, NYAD and self_efficacy”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 274 – Clifty Hill 2 – Attic and upper-level interior framing complete
Year 3 Day 274 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 1/31/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Attic and upper level balcony framing is complete. Tomorrow is clean it up and work on finishing the framing on the main level. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3HAxwIe This is my new HPContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 274 – Clifty Hill 2 – Attic and upper-level interior framing complete”
Living the Dream Year 3 Day 273 – Clifty Hill 2 – Attic and upper-level interior framing
Year 3 Day 273 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 1/30/2024. Clifty Hill 2 – Attic and upper-level balcony framing almost complete. No trusses in this attic and the air conditioning duct work are out of the way. Look at the space in this attic. This is the advantage of not using trusses. You get usable attic space.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 273 – Clifty Hill 2 – Attic and upper-level interior framing”