Hi Monya, I generally don’t talk about how much things cost when MY price won’t reflect what anyone else would pay. Labor and material costs are going to vary greatly, depending on where you live and the people you get to do the labor. If it’s not going to help you determine your cost, there is no point in me talking about how much it cost me.

You explained yourself perfectly and it was really cool to read that. This place (not the house in it’s current state) is my literal dream. This place was my choice! Every other time we’ve moved (7 times) it was to chase Wes’ career but now Wes is supporting MY dream chasing. This place has everything I had on my checklist. Granted, we’re going to have to do some REAL work to make the house one that we actually enjoy living in. LOL But I know I can do that. The land! The workshop! Oh man! I mean, it’s far from where I want it to be but the potential is all here. Finally we are in a situation where there isn’t a “but”. This place is great but… Like our Maryville house was a GREAT house (once I finished it) “but” …
I am excited! Even though I have years of hard work ahead of me before anything will look like anything but I’m looking forward to making it awesome!

I’ve been reading your blog for years and have loved all the things you do. This is hard to explain but I’m going to try. In all these years you have been posting, I have never felt such excitement coming through your words. It is almost palpable. Yes, there have been a few times but never on such a consistent basis. Even with the mold issue in the workshop, you could tell you weren’t happy about it but were still excited about the entire workshop project. I’m glad to hear you so excited and am looking forward to reading all about your changes and improvements that are going to be made.

Maureen

I do have some but I can’t find them. Just ordered a new pair. Got them, set the box somewhere and now I can’t find that! Oiy! LOL