we have had a major setback. It's sad and it's stressful but I am nowhere near as stressed as I feel I should be.  For one C is much less stressed than he was at his job.  The constant fear of being fired was overwhelming for him. Also it's really hard to work for someone … Continue reading Thankful

it looks like the house will be put on hold for even longer than originally expected. C was let go today. He was let go for being "dishonest", which is really a way of saying "we can't find a reason to fire you so we'll make up one". We have known this was coming for … Continue reading Now it really gets hairy

We were supposed to have our building permits by now. What's the hold up?  Money. Always money. We need $300 to give them. We have about $80. I am hoping that Cs next paycheck will let us do it. I really don't want to put it off yet another month. In the meantime (aside from … Continue reading And the wait continues. 

we are going to have up and we are going to have downs. I knew going into this that the downs were going to be pretty bad in the beginning but as we get more done they should level out, until the ups outweigh the downs. I put the wrong amount in for a bill … Continue reading I just can’t

this project would be so much easier if we had a $20,000 loan.  Waiting to save money to move to the next step is HARD. We need $300 to submit the building plans. It's less than a week away but still.....  Then we have to wait to raise enough to pour concrete. Slowly but surely.