It’s been several months since I’ve reported about our house building journey because due to bad weather we’ve been at a standstill. The crews started the dirt work for the foundation or our house and then there were months of above average rain and all work stopped. You can read about our house building journey … Continue reading
Word Crush Wednesday Quote Challenge This week’s quote is to remind me that the rainbow will eventually shine through the clouds. I’ve used this quote during rough periods to remind myself that better times are just around the corner. Today, I’m also thinking much more literally. — There’s been lots of rain in our area of Texas … Continue reading
Phase One It’s taken months, but the planning process for our new home is finished. We’ve even finalized many of the choices for inside our home — flooring, bathroom tile, fireplace, doors and appliances. Now it’s time to move to the first phase of building — the dirt work. Dirt Work Yes, the dirt work has finally started … Continue reading
Have you ever said, “You learn something new everyday!” when you learned something that surprised you? This process of building a home has given us multitude of opportunities to learn something new. As a former librarian, I did my best to research the process because I like to be prepared. The problem is that you have … Continue reading
Blogging 101 I actually started this blog in 2008 with the plan of posting photos, scrapbook pages, freebies, page designs and crafting how tos. Due to a busy life of work, grandsons and a tendency to procrastinate my posts were rather random. After an early retirement last year, I suddenly found more time to write. At first, … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 