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clintkobelt
May 11, 20223 min read
I don’t dream anymore
I don’t dream anymore. And I don’t just mean when I’m sleeping although those have changed too. Instead of a list of what ifs, it’s a...
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clintkobelt
Jan 16, 20223 min read
Starting Over vs. Moving On
Becky and I made a day trip to see my daughter Carissa and her husband Chance today. They, in true Kobelt fashion, decided to sell their...
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clintkobelt
Jan 8, 20225 min read
Swim, Don’t Float
Inhale…..hold it…..exhale. Inhale…….hold it a little longer…..exhale. I repeated this several times as I stood with my back against the...
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clintkobelt
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Dinner, 30 years in the making
I walked around the corner of the barn and standing there was a man I didn’t recognize at first but when we spoke it all came back. “How...
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clintkobelt
Nov 21, 20213 min read
BINGO
Thought I’d try something a little different for this week's post. I typically make mental notes during the week of events, conversations...
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clintkobelt
Nov 17, 20212 min read
What did it cost
I was talking to a friend about the build and he asked me “So what did ya have in it?” and before I could answer he qualified the...
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clintkobelt
Nov 14, 20212 min read
87 Days
Wow! What a ride that was. We set out to build a house in 90 days and at the same time start writing a weekly blog to chronicle the...
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clintkobelt
Oct 29, 20213 min read
That Guy: Part II
I wonder sometimes if I’m really maturing with age or if age is forcing maturity. It’s no secret that I was a bit of a hothead in my...
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clintkobelt
Oct 24, 20212 min read
That Guy
Chance and Carissa came home this weekend! It was the first time we’d seen them since the wedding and it was good to just share space...
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clintkobelt
Oct 17, 20212 min read
I GET TO vs I have to
I get to vs I have to Week eight has us smack dab in the middle of all the things that I care for very little. Fussy, time consuming...
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clintkobelt
Oct 10, 20214 min read
Make the plan but Live in the moment
Well it took 7 straight weeks of twelve to sixteen hour days and my daughter getting married but I finally did it!! I took two whole days...
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clintkobelt
Sep 27, 20210 min read
A long “note”
Week six When last we spoke, I had nearly been bested by a lighting fixture. At which time the urging of those closest to me to slow down...
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clintkobelt
Sep 20, 20213 min read
What you choose to see
The end of week 5 has the house ready for the electrical inspection, which happens at 3:00 pm today. Think about what I just said. Five...
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clintkobelt
Sep 12, 20213 min read
Wanna Bet
Wanna bet...? We are nearing the end of week 4 on the house build and things are going according to plan. The exterior is complete, minus...
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clintkobelt
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Walls
Walls With the completion of the foundation, I turned my attention to the framing of the exterior walls .I’m a framer at heart, it’s...
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clintkobelt
Sep 2, 20216 min read
The Evolution of Building Fence
The Evolution of Building Fence Dad believed in corporal punishment and manual labor, he was also quite the savvy businessman. So when...
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clintkobelt
Aug 29, 20213 min read
Foundations
Things are starting to take shape on the farm.... Literally. The shape of the first foundation is in!! When I tell people we only have...
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clintkobelt
Aug 19, 20214 min read
Sometimes you just have to start
Plans…… I’ve made a lot of plans, some better than others, a few great ones and a laundry list of ones that never made it past being...
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