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...

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...

Inhale…..hold it…..exhale. Inhale…….hold it a little longer…..exhale. I repeated this several times as I stood with my back against the...

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...

Thought I’d try something a little different for this week's post. I typically make mental notes during the week of events, conversations...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Evolution of Building Fence Dad believed in corporal punishment and manual labor, he was also quite the savvy businessman. So when...

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...

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...