before installation, new concrete 09 May, 2023 What is Croc Coatings, you ask?  Well...let me tell you! It is an epoxy floor covering...

14 Apr, 2023 We had our well dug in October of 2021. It is capped off and just sticks out of the ground. I meant to build a small shack...

15 Nov, 2022 We had plans to build decking, but weren’t sure on how we were going to do this during the house build. The house has a...

22 Oct, 2022 We are CONNECTED! When we first moved into the real house, we moved our WeBoost cell signal booster from the RV we had been...

01 Sep, 2022    August 2022 I try to schedule everything in advance so I can plan. This month, I had planned internet and landline...

15 Jul, 2022 Building a house from scratch on bare land is not glamorous… I am proud that we have come this far and we are almost done on...

30 Jun, 2022 June 2022 We are so close to done! We started this New house build Journey after purchasing 20 acres of bare land in...

30 May, 2022 boom truck lowering septic tank May 2022 update It has been 2 weeks since we were I Idaho. I had to go back to California to...

30 Apr, 2022 April 2022 It has been 5 weeks since our last visit to our Idahome…this trip is dedicated to painting doors and trim and...

10 Apr, 2022    February 2022 Plan for this trip: Interior painting! This trip is dedicated to interior painting. Weather has delayed...

25 Jan, 2022 SNOW! January 2022 update-Frame done, windows and doors in...   As we enter the new year, we are looking forward to...

26 Dec, 2021 We bought our own piece of Idaho in late 2018. Little did I know back then that I had made a real smart decision because...

01 Nov, 2021 October 2021 It has been about 3 weeks since our last visit and our build is coming along. I have been following along...

29 Sep, 2021    September 2021 Update: This is what we left behind last month... foundation walls complete, left to cure... Just weeks...

21 Sep, 2021    Why are we leaving California? Let me count the ways…              Is it cheaper to live in Idaho? OK, so many people...

25 Aug, 2021 August 2021 BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL… This trip is dedicated to setting our RV as our temporary housing. Up until now, we have...

04 Aug, 2021 filling water totes at Athol Community Center July 2021 Update We had big plans for this trip… 1. Trim trees for Roads and...

02 Jun, 2021 May 2021: Building permit, excavation begins on house and shop pads, water well evaluation...  We visited county offices to...

26 May, 2021 Power to Bare Land, May 2021 We purchased 20 acres of bare land in North Idaho and are in the process of developing it to be...

28 Jan, 2021 Getting power installed on bare land, Part I So, after our 3rd visit back to our land in October 2020, we left with an...