Where Did You Go

Almost 3 months has passed since my last post. We have been busy and have had lots of changes take place with our family. We had been working on our land and cabin faithfully every chance we could. We were living in a small apartment/home and we were renting out our home in another state. June came and our renters decided they couldn't pay rent and wanted us to let them live there free. We couldn't do this, so we had to get them out. We had the home up for sale and had lots of showings but no offers. So we had to make the decision to move back or keep waiting to see if it would sale. We couldn't afford to keep both places. If we sold the home we would make decent money. We bought the home when the market was down and it was a bank owned home so we got it for a really good price. We are not in a position to move to our land and cabin full time yet. So we made the decision to move back to our home in Utah. There are a few positives moving back:
1. Weather :)
2. The home has more room.
3. We have 1/2 acre so we can start gardening and building our animal collection :)
4. We love living in Utah more than Nevada
5. We have a foster/adoption license in Utah- we would love to add to our family.

Those are a few of the positives.

So, the renters moved out and we begin cleaning up the mess they left. Then we started moving back in. One thing we needed and wanted was for the yard to be grassed. So we first got grass planted in the front yard.

 

 

BeFoRe

AFTER

I love what a difference the grass has made. Now we have to work on the grass in the back yard for the dogs.

 

We are still moving, lots in storage. But this is a slow process since it is the busy time of year for my husbands work.

Last week I had surgery and was on complete rest no weight on my feet at all. When you have a 2 year old that is a lot of work for my husband. But he has been a rock star.

Its very hard for me to be patient and rest. Especially when I see things that need to be done.

If we weren't busy enough, we got a call Tuesday about am 8 year old girl. They are looking for a foster family to adopt her. Since I has laid up they brought her by the house so she could meet us and we could get to know each other and see if it would be a good fit.

Our family grew by one on Thursday. We are now a family of 5. She is amazing. We love her already. In the next few months more exciting things are coming our way.

So our move back to our home in Utah was definitely the right one for our family.

Sorry for the long break, but as you can see we have been busy:)

 

Work In Progress



We spent the day out to our property, and accomplished a few things. We got the flooring installed in the front entry. We got some insulation in, and started working on the back door outside entry.

The water lines around the outside yard area are in and running, and grass is coming in. Thank goodness, this helps with the dust.

We have a busy weekend ahead of us, as this will be the first time we stay the night. We will be camping, since there is no electricity, no running water inside, and no bathroom. We are hoping to get the bathroom sink in, and running water set up inside. I cannot wait!!

I found this picture on Pinterest, and this is the idea we will be using for our shower.

 

 

MOVING>>>>>>>

I'm trying to move our blog over to our new website. Join us there-
www.ourhomestead16.com

Its a work in progress, and I am new to this. Until I figure it all out you can see posts on both pages.

Thank You.

Working On The Water

Getting water to the house was first on our list. So we have trenched the water lines to the house, and for sprinklers around the house. We can tap into these lines later for water to the animals.

We will be hooking water up to a AQUAH 12L indoor liquid propane gas LPG tank less water heater.

 We will be using a REMCO ProFlo Aquajet 5.3 GPM 12V Fresh Water Pump

Once we have the water to the house we will install the bathtub, bath sink, and kitchen sink.

Next, we will work on running the grey water from tubs, and sink to the trees.

Until we decide about a septic tank.

 

 

 

I Need A Magic Wand.......

I am not a very patient person, I am the type of person that likes to just get it done. So as you can imagine this process is going to be hard for me. Last week it rained both days that my husband was off, and so no cabin work took place :( This week my husbands days off work

 do not allow for a trip to the cabin.

Yesterday my Dad came for a visit. Love visiting with him. My Dad retired last October from working as a Superintendent for a Construction company. He has worked in the construction field his entire life. He was the BEST.  I do not just say that because he is my Dad. He worked in Las Vegas the majority of his career. If I gave you his name and you asked around in the construction field they can verify his talent. Things are done right no questions asked, and if you don't do it right you do it again.  During our visit yesterday my husband took advantage of his knowledge to ask a few questions. I am thankful for my Dad and his knowledge. My husband is very good at researching how to do things, and he is definitely a fast learner when its shown to him. YouTube will be used greatly during this process for us. As my Dad was getting ready to leave, he said "let me know when you are going out to the cabin and I will come out and help." This offer really means a lot to us. I hate to ask him for help, cause he has already helped me so much in my life. He worked so hard for so many years, and now that he is retired he deserves to do those things that he wants,

and not take care of the rest of us. I love him for his greatness.

In the mean time, I will continue to dream of my Homestead, and work on being patient ;)

We are currently living in what we call our SHACK, and we call it this because we had a 2000 sq ft home, and we are now in our SHACK that is  700 sq ft. It's a huge adjustment for us. We got rid of a lot of stuff, and we also have 2 storage units full of the rest of our stuff. There was a lot of stuff we didn't want to get rid of yet. We need to wait and see what we will need out to Our Homestead first. Even with most our stuff in storage we are still busting at the seams in this little SHACK. I would like to start some of the simplifying now, and I know there are many things that I can do.

 One step at a time.

These are the things I would like to get in my routine:

Homemade Cleaners

x Homemade Laundry Detergent

Homemade Bread

Non Electronic Family Entertainment

Learn to sew, and crochet (not just one link)

Creating Meals and Cooking with what I have (no grocery store runs)

 



Building a Community Online

 

Since I am not full time on my property yet, and live 2 hours from it. I am not in a position to build a community of like minded people in the area. So I am building a community of like minded and very knowledgeable people on line thru Insta Gram, and Twitter.

These are some of my favorites so far:

Twitter

Survival At Home @survival_atHome

Homestead Bloggers @homesteadblogs

The 104 homestead @ 104homestead

HomesteadMama @homesteadMama

Survivor Medicine @survivorMed

Doug @homesteadMentor

montana happy @montanahappy1

Homestead Basics @Homesteadbasics

Arid Acres Homestead @aridacresHomest

Hope Nurtured @HopeNurtured

Old Grandma's Garden @Oldgrandmagardn

Cheese Acres Farm @cheeseAcresFarm

Tenth Acre Farm @tenthacrefarm

Lisa Theriault @petitplanatation

 

Instagram

Wandering Springs  www.wanderingsprings.com

Our Country Farmhouse

Northeast Homestead

Boots_And_Hooves_homestead www.bootsandhooveshomestead.com

Rowdy With 4 Farm  www.rowdywithfour.com

Project No. 3 Outdoors www.projectnumberthree.com

Red_Barn_Chicks

Our Country Oak Life

Redhead.Homestead

Smokey_Hollow_Homestead www.smokeyhollowhomestead.com/

Pioneer_Sustainable_Lifestyles  www.pioneertimberworks.com

country homesteads

and many more check them all out clicking on followers of

Our_homestead_16



And So It Begins

 

 

Our day started very early. We were up and on the road at 5am. We headed to meet the company that was delivering our Cabin/Home. We set off before sunlight, and this was our amazing view. There are definitely good things from rising early. Something I do not see very often.

 

When we got to our property, I got to stand back and take pictures. I let the men do

the setting and leveling :)

 

After that was all done, we were able to sit down and smile. That only lasted a few minutes. Then our brains kicked in....this needs to be done and that needs to be done. What should we do first. "Overdrive"

So we sat and had lunch, and talked about what we wanted first WATER.

We measured where the lines will go, and made our material list, and next time we come out we will have our materials, and rent a trencher. While Curtis puts in the water lines. I will work on the seeding and water for grass.

Step by Step. One thing at a time. Simpler life in process.