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Since our last post, we’ve seen so much progress!! I think I’ll say that during every update because our builder and his crews are moving SO fast! Let’s see. We’ve had the concrete footers for the foundation poured and a gravel delivery. Last Monday we got a bit of heavy rain, so no action that…

Our baby will be 8 weeks old on Saturday! She’s a very good baby who mainly eats and sleeps a lot! And like any baby, she needs diapers! For the first month of having our her, we used disposable newborn diapers since she was a smaller baby. For wipes, we started off with the hospital…

Hello! It’s been a week and a half since we signed with the bank and the builder, and we’ve had lots happening! Last week we got our build permit, a portapotty, and our internet cables moved above ground and out of the way of the future house. Yesterday we had electrical lines rerouted, trees removed…

Wowee! It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog as I adjust to taking care of our perfect little baby, but I’m ready to get back to posting consistently. We have updates on our house, and it feels so good to have the bank piece squared away and the builder working hard to get…

Hello! A lot has happened since my last post with the initial estimate. We were in constant communication with the builder and making tweaks and changes to our plans, which made summarizing them in a blog post difficult! Things have now settled down, and we’ve pretty much landed on our plans and estimate. In fact…

Hello everyone! We’re 35 weeks pregnant, and our builder reached out just in time with our dream house initial estimate! I’m so excited that we can finally give an update on our home build journey! This is just the beginning of all the fun stuff I’ll have to share about our home, and I can’t…

My favorite holiday is New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day because I love reflecting on our achieved goals and creating new ones! 2023 was quite the whirlwind. We became totally debt free, got married, pregnant, went on a family vacation to Washington DC, got a new (used) vehicle we love after an unexpected life event, and…

Hello again and happy new year! I thought it’d be the perfect time to go over our all time favorite purchases of 2023. These are purchases that we have zero regrets with and would recommend to anyone. I’ll also throw in an overall award winning category with no year requirement! 2023 favorites reusable zip lock…

When we decided we’d be open to not finishing our basement right away, it meant that we’d have one non-primary bathroom to choose finishes for. One bathroom for the next few years for our kids and guests. That’s no different than we have today, but it does make me want to be intentional with our…

After years of waiting and planning, the time has finally come to work with the builder! We met with them November 29th, and we’ve already received preliminary plans from their draftsperson. It was crazy to see the plans we dreamed up laid out in a professional way with technical information such as a door/window schedule.…