2-22-2026 – The Storm, Concrete, and Water Woes! (With my Epic Fail)
SUMMARY: Well the week started off with a bang! But I’m happy to report that things have slowed down a bit. I am back at work and not dedicating full days to the project. Monday was super exciting. The wind started showing up in the afternoon but we didn’t think much of it. We finished out…
2-16-2026 – First Round of ICFs
Summary with Video Links: Summary in Pictures: Day -1 & 0: Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: I have to say how grateful I am for the help we received! John, my “ICF guy” led me to believe that we’d be able to finish a lot faster. And with that I…
2/8/2026 – Footers!
Another week has come and gone. And a lot had to happen this week! A Quick Re-cap: Alright we had a big week! Lots that needed to happen this week and luckily it all did indeed happen. It was footers week. I don’t want to admit how stressed out this week made me but it…
2/1/2026 – And So It Begins!
I can’t decide if I’m insane, ambitious or a solid combination of both 🙂 We started! I dug up the foundation hole this weekend. I had two days to do it, but I think I needed three. It was a long couple of days and my body is complaining. By the soreness and tightness my body…
1/25/2026 – “Banner Built” to “Raising Banners”
Hi all! We are rebranding! Ok, not really, but funny story… Some of you may not know that Karianne posts these newsletters and pictures onto a blog. We had the domain ‘Bannerbuilt” but then out of the blue a couple companies started asking to buy it. We really liked that domain, and didn’t think they’d…
1/4/2026 – The Best Way to Spend a Holiday Break
Hey everyone! I had some time off work from Dec-24 through Jan-2. With that time off I decided to take care of a pain point Karianne has had since October. Backstory: Right after our land sold I was tempted to try and replace the roof on the existing house as a way to get started on…
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 are starting to get real for us here in Albion. And its getting close to game time! For the last…
#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 could not write it until I knew for certain it was a done deal. About 1.5 years ago, after…
#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 possible… and then still have to manage to get out to the land for a few things. ***This is a…
#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 pictures and a couple of highlights: 9-9-23 Andrew and I went up and placed the other two tanks and filled…
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