Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The Final Fixer Upper

My kids and I love to watch the show Fixer Upper, so rather than this being about Chip and Jo, it's about Chad and Mo without the fancy reveal at the end.  :)

We are calling this property The House of Many Doors (Ella's idea).  This property was built in 1920 and was the former farmstead of Chad's late great aunt and uncle.  Many memories of this property circulate his mom's side of the family, so hopefully we do it justice with the impending changes.  This is our 4th house/fixer upper, and we are very joyed that it will be our last (we realize that we are now old and tired).

After four years of collecting measurements and sitting at our dining room table designing and drafting numerous sets of plans/layouts, the time has come to break ground and get started!  They say we've only got nine months to get this puppy completed.  Ready.  Set.  Go!
Breaking Ground


Footings 
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Out with the windows, in with the doors.
 
 


  
 
  

My cleaning helper:
  

Porch Prep
           

On a side note, we found where the mice have been coming in.  We have since taken the sign down, so hopefully we see a decrease in the amount of rodent traffic.  #farmhouselife


Sunday, October 15, 2017

Let's Hear It for New York

If I've ever envisioned one of our children to be a New Yorker, it would definitely be Ella. She's got a love for fashion, the arts, and design, as well as tastebuds for extremely creative flavors. She fits right in to this busy concrete jungle. 
          
 
    
 
    

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Plumber Initiation

We've tackled plumbing before, but never like this. Suffice it to say, my plumbing initiation is complete. 

The sludge obviously won this battle. 
 

Saturday, August 19, 2017

First Week of School

We survived the first week of school!  The kids and I started back on Monday, and by the day's end on Wednesday, everyone was in tears from exhaustion. I am confident that the weeks to come will be better as we adjust to our school routines again. 
 

7th Grade

 

5th Grade 

3rd Grade
 

Being that Soph is in third grade this year, I have the wonderful opportunity to have her for math and science.  She is so excited for math and asks to do it all of the time.

Saturday morning math = Place value and reading numbers to the trillions
 
 

Before the kiddos woke for the morning, I had some work to do myself:
 

I'm about half way done.  It can wait for Sunday. 😊