We continued to work on the house last week, yet it was evident that things weren’t right with my dad. He was having a hard time walking and moving around. I thought that he was pushing himself too hard. My mom suggested that he might need physical therapy. Over the weekend, things […]
It’s been another exciting week on my house journey. As my Dad and I were working at the house on Wednesday, it really began to hit me that this entire journey is becoming so very real. Shortly, this is going to be my house! For so long it has seemed like a journey that […]
It’s been a whirlwind week on the home front. So far, everything is on schedule for selling my house which I am so happy about. Selling a townhouse is complicated, as the bank for the buyer needs significant paperwork from the home owner’s association. My Dad really wanted to finish the siding to the […]
As I sit here writing on Sunday evening, I am totally floored by the events of the weekend, in more ways than one. I’ll start with the big news. On Saturday evening, I accepted an offer on my townhouse!! I also spent a great deal of the weekend putting down and finishing the floor in […]
There is nothing monumental to report over the last week, but I feel progress has been made in many areas. I’ve been driving myself, along with my Facebook friends, crazy trying to make interior decisions. Still no news to report on my townhouse. My realtor had an Open House for realtors on Thursday. Fourteen […]
It has been an interesting week on the home front. Being on vacation last week allowed us to spent a lot of time getting stuff done. The entire second floor is going to be a loft, so our first task was to put the tongue and grove pine up in the loft. I am going […]
It was great to be at the homestead again. After nearly six months of very little progress, Saturday was spent putting up siding. I think that we made some great progress and am super excited with what we accomplished. My Dad has been plugging away on the siding for a month now. He took a […]
There is not a lot of news to report, but over the last week or so my Dad has been putting the siding up. It is definitely making the house look better. The two sides are almost done and we’re working on the front and back. We have all the siding as we purchased […]
I have been asked multiple times the past few days if I am still blogging my house journey, so I wanted to give an update. Unfortunately, there is not a lot to update. I have really made no progress on the house for several months now, which is very frustrating. I feel as I am […]
Saturday I went to Unity to my friend’s baby shower, so my Dad and I decided to work at the homestead in the morning. When I got there, my Dad mentioned that I had a visitor inside. I went inside and when I didn’t see anyone, I asked what he was talking about? Look up, […]
After 15 years in college athletics, the last seven as an assistant athletics director, I was burned out with 70-hour work weeks and extensive travel. I resigned my position and accepted a position in marketing at a small, vibrant college in my hometown of Unity, Maine. In the process I wanted to go back to my childhood where we raised polled Herefords, had a Christmas Tree Farm and spent many hours outside. I decided I wanted to build my own home on beautiful farmland that my family owns. With help from my Dad, the most talented person I’ve ever met, we are building my home together. I have decided to blog my experience – the ups and downs, the joys and frustrations. What was once an open field will one day be my home! The dream in my head is becoming reality. I can just see the lambs frolicking in the field, chickens in the barnyard and going running with my Alaskan Malamute!
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