My Family Table

My Family Table

My Mom and Dad packed us all in the car one day after school was over to go shopping. I was 13 and remember it well. We’d always had a table before, a little one that seated four in our tiny mobile home….one I don’t remember before that, but I can...
Backyard Landscaping

Backyard Landscaping

Well there has been so much to do at the Farmhouse, but one of the things I’ve been most anxious for is backyard landscaping.  Bethel Concrete and Landscaping is the company I have chosen to do the work.  I’m so excited to keep you all updated on the...
Bittersweet Goodbye

Bittersweet Goodbye

I am not sure that I have fully grasped the concept of bittersweet until now.  I don’t think I have mourned without the death of someone.  I know I have experienced pain.  I know I have regretted in my life.  I have also been filled with joy.  I have enjoyed...
Little Boys and Concrete Extras

Little Boys and Concrete Extras

The farmhouse is really getting close!  We had the concrete extras poured last week.  The biggest addition is the driveway up to the garage.  We made this so it will double as a basketball court!  There is a wire grid underneath the concrete to strengthen it.  They...
Walls of Wood

Walls of Wood

This is so exciting I can’t completely believe it is happening!  Well today the first walls went up on the farmhouse!  My contractors, Karl T Brim Construction, sent me a text this morning to let me know I need to get to the farmhouse with my camera in tow.  So...