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  • 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… Continue reading

    2-22-2026 – The Storm, Concrete, and Water Woes! (With my Epic Fail)
  • 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… Continue reading

    2-16-2026 – First Round of ICFs
  • 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… Continue reading

    1/25/2026 – “Banner Built” to “Raising Banners”
  • 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… Continue reading

    1/4/2026 – The Best Way to Spend a Holiday Break
  • #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… Continue reading

    #42 – 11/19/2023 – Got Mud?
  • #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… Continue reading

    #41 – 9/20/2023  Septic Continued…
  • #10 – Weekly Update

    Happy Memorial Day!  I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday.  I am very grateful for all those that have come before us and served our country to give Karianne and I the opportunity to be crazy and try to do this project! Summary:… Continue reading

    #10 – Weekly Update
  • #8 – Weekly Update

    And so the project continues……  This week we got our camper up and set up on the land! I did that Thursday night.  So now I don’t have to sleep in the back of the Yukon which is really nice!  I… Continue reading