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The One Horse Town, Grass Lake, MI (2026)

03/06/2021

I can still hear it - the dominos falling. Hubby started on the kitchen, worked on the porches while we were waiting for kitchen parts, finished the kitchen, finished the porches, called the inspectors and bada boom bada bing ------------WE'RE IN!!!!!!!! I feel sorta guilty that I didn't post updates, but we've been busy! We're far from 'done' with the house (is one ever 'done' with a house?)....

I can still hear it – the dominos falling. Hubby started on the kitchen, worked on the porches while we were waiting for kitchen parts, finished the kitchen, finished the porches, called the …

12/27/2020

That's the sound of the pneumatic floor cleat nailing gun. I know. I hear it in my head when I try to sleep at night, type a report for work, pray in the morning. Ka-chink. SUPER WORTH IT, though! Take a look...... Wait! Getting ahead of myself. You're reading this blog to experience the WHOLE shebang - not just see a bunch of pretty pictures....

That’s the sound of the pneumatic floor cleat nailing gun. I know. I hear it in my head when I try to sleep at night, type a report for work, pray in the morning. Ka-chink. SUPER WORTH IT, th…

10/10/2020

NOT! I just took the summer off blogging. We definitely did not take the summer off our home building project. Something about long, warm days, hard physical labor, and being stuck on a laptop all day everyday at work makes blogging REALLY unattractive during 'free time'. The dark is creeping in to daytime again, though, so now is a good time to share some highlights of what's been accomplished during the busy season: [ 484 more words ]

NOT! I just took the summer off blogging. We definitely did not take the summer off our home building project. Something about long, warm days, hard physical labor, and being stuck on a laptop all …

05/09/2020

I am not exactly attentive or interested in home decor or style, so I brought along Carly to help pick out paint for the interior of the house (Vern picked the colors for the exterior). My goal was to match the colors from the terrain around the house, since we purposely chose the location of the house and the size of the windows (large) to bring the views in. [ 286 more words ]

I am not exactly attentive or interested in home decor or style, so I brought along Carly to help pick out paint for the interior of the house (Vern picked the colors for the exterior). My goal wa…

04/26/2020

And then sand it off again! This was the mantra for most of the winter. Bailey and Vern have some SERIOUSLY buff arm muscles now! Here they are saving their lungs from weeks and weeks of dry-wall-mud-sanded-off-dust. The artist at work: They went through ALOT of drywall mud!!! (We now have a lifetime supply of 5 gallon buckets: The final product: (I thought we could leave it this way and start a new home fashion trend, but was voted down). Time to call in the painting crew!!!

And then sand it off again! This was the mantra for most of the winter. Bailey and Vern have some SERIOUSLY buff arm muscles now! Here they are saving their lungs from weeks and weeks of dry-wall…

02/08/2020

For those of you familiar with the children's book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", this part of the project had that same kind of 'when will this end' frustration. We were feeling the pinch of upcoming winter, and knew we needed to have the furnace in to keep us and our materials warm. We also wanted to get the gas line into the ground before the ground froze. [ 138 more words ]

For those of you familiar with the children’s book, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”, this part of the project had that same kind of ‘when will this end’ frustration. …

02/05/2020

For a 150+ year old barn, it hung in there pretty well. All good things must come to an end! It was beyond repair when we bought the property, and we knew it was just a matter of time... Check out the amazing carpentry work - when there were NO power tools or calculators! All gone! Still discussing what to do with the foundation and all that beautiful barnwood. [ 216 more words ]

For a 150+ year old barn, it hung in there pretty well. All good things must come to an end! It was beyond repair when we bought the property, and we knew it was just a matter of time… Chec…

02/02/2020

It's not very often that Super Hubby needs a hand, so this was an unusual step of the journey. For quite a few weeks, I would come home from work with him waiting for me to help 'haul drywall'. It was fun at first......but got old after so many weeks and sheets. Next it seemed to be transformation on a daily basis. [ 160 more words ]

It’s not very often that Super Hubby needs a hand, so this was an unusual step of the journey. For quite a few weeks, I would come home from work with him waiting for me to help ‘haul …

12/02/2019

And you can't have water without a REALLY deep well. The kids were not interested in hand digging, so we called in the big guns! Fox and Boley well drilling company then drilled down, and then added another drill piece, and drilled down, and added another drill piece, etc, etc, etc, 86 feet total! They put in the pump, and added a really adorable lawn ornament.... [ 89 more words ]

And you can’t have water without a REALLY deep well. The kids were not interested in hand digging, so we called in the big guns! Fox and Boley well drilling company then drilled down, and th…

09/28/2019

What happens when you give a talented artist (check out this wood duck he carved from a block of wood and THEN painted): a VERY LARGE canvas (like a house)? Let me show you......... Medium (the name that artists use for their materials): Aluminum Aluminum bendy thing (big thing in the back) and aluminum hand tools Ta da! Aluminum now around all the windows, corners and doors (it kind of looks like eye liner). [ 195 more words ]

What happens when you give a talented artist (check out this wood duck he carved from a block of wood and THEN painted): a VERY LARGE canvas (like a house)? Let me show you……& #8…

04/14/2019

While the little wall unit was putting out it's very best, the cold was still biting our noses (and every other body part). Time for some insulation! And some more insulation.... And some more insulation.... We bought ALOT of insulation. (Insider's hint - buy stock in Menards, Home Depot, and Lowes.) Attic came first. This was a little tricky. South wall before......South wall after. [ 55 more words ]

While the little wall unit was putting out it’s very best, the cold was still biting our noses (and every other body part). Time for some insulation! And some more insulation…. And som…

03/31/2019

You can never have too many outlets! LOTS of plugs in the kitchen for the crock pots, the bread machine, the food processor, microwave, my new Kitchen Aid Counter Top Professional 600 Series 6 Quart Stand Mixer that I'm purchasing as soon as the kitchen is done, and, of course, the toaster oven. Switches, switches, and more switches. We can turn on the hall lights from the front door, the sliding door, the mud room door, and doorway into the living room. [ 150 more words ]

You can never have too many outlets! LOTS of plugs in the kitchen for the crock pots, the bread machine, the food processor, microwave, my new Kitchen Aid Counter Top Professional 600 Series 6 Quar…

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