Progress on the home in the holler

What great weather we have had ! My husband is working diligently on the house and we have ordered WINDOWS!!! This is a giant leap , for me anyway :) .  The kids are playing and enjoying life in the holler.  We have a fire pit that we light most everyday and sit and enjoy this time of my kids all being with me.  All to soon they will grow up and be gone! ((Sniff)) we are also looking into having our trees harvested off our land, lumber is at an all time high! We are hoping to start the addition soon.  

The add on will come off this side, we are adding 300sf pantry and deck joining the front porch.  

The kitchen and dinning room, we had to take out rotted walls and we are replacing floors. 

Working on ceiling 

My picture window in the living room. 

This is the view of entry , dining room and hall to bedrooms

Bathroom! So as you can see lots of work to be done before winter!! Please pray we get it done! 

Home sweet home for now!

We are happy campers! 

Demo day!!!!

We are having fun watching 

My kids are getting in in the building too!

This is Scratch our pet squrille , his mom died and he was lonely

Busy in the Holler

This is some construction , dark spots are mold that we are killing before new insulation goes up. And there is floor to replace

Life is full swing! School and gutting the homestead! We have windows being ordered and walls ripped out and add on being planned. We are making it Determan customized ! We will make the most of our 1700sf home! And the land !!! Cows will be roaming, chickens crowing,  little pigs a snorting and loud engines roaring!!!! This is a huge undertaking and we hope to be in this house by winter. Camper life is fine. I'm learning everyday how to better organize and plan.  We have had some crazy days and lazy days! Just like home :) 

Pray for wisdom on our house planing and stretching the $ as far as we can !

Be jelouse , the Amish here sell Tomatoes for 6$ a bucket! Dirt cheap

 Tearing off old chimney 

Cleaning up bricks.

This was a HUGE catapiller , belonging to the cyclops mouth! Homeschooling Rocks !

My kitchen and dining room! Sheesh no visitors please :) haha

Working together

This is our property by the creek with barn. My future cow will live here!

We have been trying to school and ripping out trim and Sheetrock in the house  , we found some mold , but does not appear to bad.  We have figured out where we are putting the shop and start demo next week! Lots going on. We are still working on our hearts and attitudes. Learning to speak with love and not sarcasm. ! I'm so guilty, and praying and knowing I can choose good instead of evil! Pray for us as you think and that we will have an impact for Jesus to our little community.  

Hannah making soup

John and Lizzy doing school

Ty and Joseph working in the house

Working together doing things right!

Exploring the holler

This is how big the cedar trees in TN get!! Huge 

The old homestead

This is a catapiller we found

And a Rhino beetle

Craw dad 

We are having the best time looking around and exploring Gods creation! And there are 2 old cabins that are so cool.  I found an old high chair and some Art Deco chairs.  We are living on very little with big dreams and each other !! God has gave us the desire of our heart! To have land and be together . So thankful for a godly husband who walks and trust The Lord and works so hard to keep us together and fed! You will not find many like him! God and family first ! If my sons are half the man there daddy is , I will have raised them well!

Cookies anywhere!

I'm The kids went in a hike up rooster mnt. And I decided to get creative! The oven won't lite . Shoot I want to surprise them with cookies!!! So I remember my roster oven and a muffin pan! I can do this! So whipped up your basic choc. Chip cookie recipie and cranked that oven on hot so it would be heated!  Greased a muffin pan and dollped the dough in each hole and let them bake about 20 min, just keep checking. 

I'm so proud of my little cookies ! And this just shows you , if you put your mind to it and your crazy like me to try anything, it just "might" work!! 

My tiny work station! I'm loving camper life!! So fun ! We found an old cabin on our property. I'm getting the boots ready for that exploration soon!! Have a great day and make cookies! 

We made it to the creek

One of the plain people stopped to say hi! Were in Amish and Mennonite country here. We made it in 10 hrs, and played in the creek this am. Lots of work to be done!