The first wall is almost done! Earlier this week, I took a look at the forecast and noticed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were shaping up nice. So, in my zeal to complete even this one wall, I took a vacation day Friday. We worked steadily through Friday, which turned out to be...

Kitchen drawer hole... Happy New Year, Everyone!! Things are pretty slow going (progress wise) around The Pod right now. All work on the house came to a stop as the holidays approached. Now that the holidays have passed and we enter the new year, excuses for procrastinating have...

All the kiddies on Jess' side of the family! Such a fun day. :) Exciting news everyone!!! First off, I hope everyone had a nice Christmas! Dan and I had a great Christmas! It was hectic, a bit stressful at the start, but full of laughter, love, and joy-- as it should be. I was...

I mentioned on Instagram a couple of weeks ago (while posting a pic of chocolate chip cookies, ha!) that I was starting a juice cleanse and was a bit worried about it. A few of you have asked since how it went, so I thought I'd share my thoughts with you. Good AND bad! Here we go... 1....

I love how moments can be captured so beautifully in a photo or video, and I'm so thankful to OneDay today, who is sponsoring this post and helping me create memories with my family that will last forever. Remember when your parents used to pull out that big honkin' video camera......

Solar power racking is underway! It's something we both avoided speaking about and dreaded starting- although, in the grand scheme- I have no idea why! Saturday, Dan was able to grab a few hours working for his Dad so he took it.  He's still struggling to find something part...

Yup, Halloween is long gone... and I'm just sharing my decor now. (shrug) That's how a bloggin' Mamma with a full-time job and a busy calling at church rolls, okay? :) Something thats awesome about having decor on hand from past years for the holidays, is that you can whip...

Done, da, da, da, da DOOOONE! Yes, the VERY FIRST wall has been planked, and that officially means, the Smiths have made their mark! I've been super excited about finally having a fireplace in our new house, but the lack of shelving, built-in storage or really... ANYTHING...

We aren't done yet, but we feel light as feathers! It was a big pain and an even bigger relief to get the solar panel racking built and in the ground. Over the last week we have been steadily tying up loose ends. I sanded down all the areas of siding that I applied wood filler...