• 12/21/2025: Newsletter (Idaho Style) Pre Game!

    I hope everyone is ready for Christmas and the new year! With only one hour of church today and no meetings, today felt like a good day to get this organized and kicked off 🙂 Things… Read more

  • #43 – 9/25/2025 – The End! (or is it just beginning?)

    Hi All!! It’s been about 22 months since I last gave an update. It’s hard to believe how fast time flies. I have wanted to write this letter for well over a year. However, I… Read more

  • #42 – 11/19/2023 – Got Mud?

    Well hello! I hope everyone is ready for the holiday season! I can’t believe it is that time of year already.  Things have been extremely busy at the Banner home. I am still working as much overtime as… Read more

  • #41 – 9/20/2023 Septic Continued…

    Hey all!    I did make it to the land the last two Saturdays and made some progress on the septic system (work kicked in OT so my play time is a pretty limited).  Here are some… Read more

  • #40 – 9/3/2023 – Oh Crap!

    This week I am determined to be brief! And don’t worry about the newsletter title. I couldn’t come up with anything witty, and since I have been working on my septic, that is what came… Read more

  • #39 – 7/23/2023 – It’s About Time… For an update

    Hi all! Sorry for dropping off the map since February!  Truth be told there has not been a lot to report on. Since February we have been working with a new drafter to get the… Read more

  • #38 – 3/05/2023 SUBMITTED!! … but …

    Hey everyone! Just over two weeks ago I finally got everything submitted for the building permit and for the financing! Woohoo! …………. but…………. then we realized we had a serious problem. After submitting the financing application and… Read more

  • #37 – 2/12/2023 – Snow Removal & Delays?

    It’s already February and I’m feeling behind on my project. Time seems to be flying by. I hope to get a quick update today, but we all know how that usually goes! I’m happy to… Read more

  • #36 – 1/15/2023 – Crunch Time!

    Hey everyone! It is 2023! I am so excited for this year. This is the year we are going to build our cottage!!   Let’s start with the boring paperwork stuff (I find it all very exciting…. for the… Read more

  • #35 – 11/27/2022

    Hi all!  It’s been more than a month since my last letter. Now that it is winter, things have slowed down out at the land. But we did have a couple things happen that are… Read more

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