We have a list of things that need to be completed before the roof goes on. We are still waiting to hear back from the guy who is supposed to be installing our roof so I am a little nervous that this will fall through, but for right now I'm just going to keep working … Continue reading Preparation

Worked for 4 hours today in sweltering awful heat. C was able to start putting up the walls to the pantry. I filled 7 tires on the living room section of the wall. As we were walking away to get into the car C noticed a creaking noise. After 5 minutes of trying to move … Continue reading The good, the bad, and the ugly

There is so much to do and it's all getting done so fast. We are down to our last 200 tires (it's actually less than that but I figure if I strive for 200 and finish early I will be so super happy). Yesterday it rained heavily in the morning so we scrapped working on … Continue reading Progress, and stress, and progress

We had a forced 4 day vacation thanks to the remnants of Irma. So what did we do while we had the spare time? We priced out everything we need to finish the plumbing, we contacted some people to finish our septic (because some things we just need to hand off to someone else), and … Continue reading Hello….Irma

Tires are always slow going. I don't share much because I feel like it's the same thing every day. "Did more tires, it looks a little more done now, not really though". The good news is that the living room is rebuilt and almost level with the first floor. Also we have electric in all … Continue reading Slow going, but it’s going

We have figured out that if we bust our butts we should be able to finish the tires by the end of this month. It's kind of making me want to hyperventilate. We need as much help as we can get in the next 30 days. I plan to be out at the house everyday … Continue reading The last push