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Weekly Update

  • #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 record ). Almost 2 months ago… Continue reading

    #36 – 1/15/2023 – Crunch Time!

  • #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 worth mentioning. First off….. I… Continue reading

    #35 – 11/27/2022

  • #34 – 10/29/2022 – Leach Field Done… Mostly.

    Another week! Man they are coming and going so fast. I feel like I’m running out of time to get things ready for the spring! I was able to get a decent amount done this weekend! I was a little… Continue reading

    #34 – 10/29/2022 – Leach Field Done… Mostly.

  • #33 – 10/23/2022 – A Change in Seasons

    Utah weather ceases to amaze me!  For those not local to Utah in the space of 48 hours we went from a high of 75 degrees to a high of 39 (in Huntsville) with snow flurries! Up to this point,… Continue reading

    #33 – 10/23/2022 – A Change in Seasons

  • #32 – 10/16/2022 – Rock On!

    I haven’t had a ton of time out at the land lately, but I did get out there on Tuesday this last week for our gravel delivery for the septic leach field. And we had quite a bit of gravel… Continue reading

    #32 – 10/16/2022 – Rock On!

  • #31 – 10/02/2023 – Back on Track

    Hi all! Good news! The excavator chain installation was completed late Thursday night! I got chased around a little bit by some rain which made the final 16 trackpad installation a bit muddy and annoying. However, I got it done and… Continue reading

    #31 – 10/02/2023 – Back on Track

  • #30 – Weekly Update – What a Weekend!!

    Wow. I am not sure how to give an adequate write up about this weekend. I feel like a whole month happened in the space of this last week. To begin with, I want to say I feel blessed.  I very much… Continue reading

    #30 – Weekly Update – What a Weekend!!

  • #29.5 – Weekly Update – Path Forward

    I wasn’t expecting what I have signed myself up for, but I found a path forward with my track.  Individual track links are all back ordered and not available. After making lots of calls yesterday and asking one company “So uh.. what… Continue reading