Carrie

Lake vs. Pool

Originally posted on 2020-09-06 I absolutely love having the lake in front of our house and being able to go swimming in it. When we first moved in we noticed that our neighbor also has a pool and we laughed at him. Why have a pool with the lake right there? Well, it turns outContinue reading “Lake vs. Pool”

Money, Money, Money

Originally posted on 2020-08-30 No talk about a large scale project is complete without talking about money and financing. When we first bought the property we talked about the headache of trying to obtain a mortgage with both of us technically unemployed. Well, now we both are employed, but trying to get financing to tearContinue reading “Money, Money, Money”

Let’s Talk About The Plan

Originally posted on 2020-08-23 Plans are good to have. You need something to throw out the window. We have put a lot of work and thought into this plan for the new house and it’s everything we could want in our dream place. We figured if we’re not selling the place once we’ve fixed itContinue reading “Let’s Talk About The Plan”

The Top 5 Reasons To Get A Tractor

Originally posted on 2020-08-16 I know I’ve mentioned before that the tractor, despite being expensive, has been one of the best purchases we have made for this project to date. Here are the reasons why. 1) It’s efficient at taking out trees I mentioned this one in a previous post. Using the tractor to takeContinue reading “The Top 5 Reasons To Get A Tractor”

Coronavirus in a Remote Location

Originally posted on 2020-08-09 Although everyone is talking about Coronavirus and you most certainly have been dealing with it as well. Having lived most of my life in a city and now being here I know there are a lot of things that are different when dealing with a global pandemic between the two. 1)Continue reading “Coronavirus in a Remote Location”

A Massive Change of Plans

Originally posted on 2020-08-02 Hello everyone. I am really sorry for the blog being so sporadic. Life has been crazy in general with both of us working full time and going back and forth with plans not to mention the whole COVID-19. I may write about dealing with that in an isolated (mostly) community andContinue reading “A Massive Change of Plans”

Preparing to Demo the Eastern Side

Originally posted on 2019-10-13 But first some news about the weather. September and October have been very windy months with even more rain. This is leading to some large waves that look really cool and can be heard in some places in the house even with the windows, but it has us a little concernedContinue reading “Preparing to Demo the Eastern Side”

Building a Fort

Originally posted on 2019-10-06 The little one and dad decided she needed a fort, and the more they build the bigger the plan gets. I didn’t realize that I missed last week until I started to write this post. I wish I could remember what I was doing that prevented me from writing a blogContinue reading “Building a Fort”

What We’ve Been Doing All Summer

Originally posted on 2019-09-22 We haven’t done a lot on our place over the summer, but here is what we did do. Hello everyone. I am aware that I’ve been really quiet this summer and I apologize for that. A combination of me taking a job at the local grocery store during the height ofContinue reading “What We’ve Been Doing All Summer”

Windy Day Took Out Third Dock

Originally posted on 2019-07-29 Well, we did say “So far” in the last blog… So, Saturday was a really windy and stormy day. It was nice to be outside in the wind, especially after the power went out, but it did have some not so nice effects. Mainly, our third dock is now gone andContinue reading “Windy Day Took Out Third Dock”