Stormy Wednesday…

We were grateful the POD was empty because on Wednesday, we had the chance for some “wicked weather.” We haven’t even been here a year and we have already learned to take the forecasters descriptive words about rain, thunder storms or snow with a grain of salt. The North Carolina weather, in those departments, is…

Number one is finally here…

Tuesday was the day of PODS delivery #1. We (my friendly customer service rep and myself) planned to have the PODS delivered one at a time, about 3-4 days apart. I had no idea which of the PODS was coming, it would be random. One of the PODS is mostly furniture. Zach & Gabi are…

The PODS are coming…

We are ready for the PODS! I cannot tell you how exciting this is for me. We have been living with the bare minimum, of everything, for the past 11 months. The garage build was the hold up and as you already know, that is finally done. We have been waiting on the builder to…

Hardwoods, windows and a workbench…

With the garage being done, except for paint and gutters, we can now return our focus to the second floor. Steve has removed almost all the existing pine floors, which broke my heart (they were 75 years old and milled from trees cut down on this very property). We knew from the outset though, that…

The garage is done…

I cannot believe I get to say this but after 6 months, the garage is done. The view from the street shows the two car stalls and the area to the left, with the window, is the shop. The second photo shows the James Hardie Board and Batten siding we chose. (We used James Hardie…