Amite house construction

01.26.15 “You are my All in All” and more house framing!

Sunday, January 25, 2015 - During our Worship Service this morning one of the songs we sang was You are my All in All.  The lyrics for the verses are below (without the chorus) You are my strength when I am weak You are the treasure that I seek You are my all in all… Continue reading 01.26.15 “You are my All in All” and more house framing!

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01.22.15 Remove those trees…. and the framers are here!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - Beautiful sunny day in Amite, Louisiana!  I can't say often enough how beautiful it is out here and how much we LOVE it here! Our" oh so beautiful," temporary roof covering for the storage building is now protecting it from the weather until the permanent roof goes on. We now… Continue reading 01.22.15 Remove those trees…. and the framers are here!

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01.19.15 Nice light yellow storage building

Roy and I shopped for a storage building for some time.  We decided upon the Heartland Rainer Gambrel Wood Storage Building from Lowe's.  It's a 10 x 10 building with a storage loft inside. We bought it as a kit for $998 (plus tax and $65 delivery) instead of paying $2,000 for one already built. … Continue reading 01.19.15 Nice light yellow storage building

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01.09.15 Septic Tank Day!

1/9/2015 I woke up this morning to equipment digging up ground.  ABC Well and Sewage arrived to put in our septic tank!  We moved Dora forward several feet but not out to the road like before.  Just enough to get her rear end out of their way! Before he put the top of the tank… Continue reading 01.09.15 Septic Tank Day!

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01.05.2015 Update on house construction

We purchased all the kitchen appliances yesterday, all matching Frigidaire, to be delivered when the time is right! That will be a happy day! The storage shed parts will be delivered tomorrow and as always Roy is terribly prepared for this project. Yesterday we bought 12 concrete blocks and 8 -4x4 treated posts for the… Continue reading 01.05.2015 Update on house construction

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12.27.14 Uh oh, all is not well in paradise!

Just when you thought you might not see Dora and the Explorers showing up in your email box or on Facebook for a couple of days, the big rains came and our new home is anywhere but in paradise right now!! The two pictures below show the view from the side of the pond looking… Continue reading 12.27.14 Uh oh, all is not well in paradise!

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12.16.14 Staking and digging and forming!

So much has happened that we've been too busy for me to write regularly. Early last week we met Todd and Ronnie at our property where they staked out the location of the house and our RV pad. It was neat to see how everything will lay out on what is now just empty land. … Continue reading 12.16.14 Staking and digging and forming!

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10.30.14 More on the next step! Big announcement!!

The home inspection was done on our sticks and bricks house and we are awaiting the report! We met the buyers and they are very excited about buying the house.  They said she's wanted an Acadian style home and he wanted a big garage.  That's what they are getting! We put an offer in on the land… Continue reading 10.30.14 More on the next step! Big announcement!!