Pasture Turned Pad

Here is a look at the pasture as we start the tractor work. We kept our cattle grazing in this area so they are in a new pasture now as we begin the dirtwork. The pad gets built up with outside dirt so all the grading of the dirt will be the same. There are...
Front Door Fall Shoes

Front Door Fall Shoes

When I saw these shoes I knew I couldn’t walk out of the store without them. They kept calling my name…….Carrie, Carrie, Carrie and when I responded I said “certainly I won’t leave you here without an owner.”  So here they...
Small Touches….Big Impact

Small Touches….Big Impact

We really want our house to be friend and family “friendly” so it was important to us to have the house accessible for wheelchairs and folks that might be a little challenged with steps.  So you can see in these photos that the front door has a gradual...

Indoor Plumbing

The invention of indoor plumbing is a good one! Boy am I glad I don’t have to go outside in the middle of the night! So it was very interesting to see how the plumbers laid all the lines for the water and sewer before the concrete is poured. At this point your...

My Foundation

My foundation is done!!  Wow! Now it seems like the farmhouse is real!  I have discovered that a foundation is so important in life and a home.  So this all took place at 4:00am before I got out of bed.  I tried to make it shortly after to give you a good look at the...

The Dirtwork Starts

Once the plans were well underway we began the process of finding a builder.  We live in a rural farm community just outside Phoenix, Az.  This means that the sky was the limit to secure a builder.  The Phoenix metropolitan area is a fast growing region once again and...