Some of you may or may not know this, but country boy and I
live in our fifth wheel camper. Drummer
boy has been next door with the grandparents.
It’s been real, it’s been fun... “Insert Laughing”. However, I cannot complain. Life Is Good! I got my boys, my animals, our health. What more does a country girl need? We have been working on the
inside of the barn. Cement bid done and
they are to pour it next week. Country
boy and dad got all the plumbing put in, along with the lights in the
barn. Next on the agenda, a septic
tank. Everything we will need to make a
living quarters. Hence the name of this
blog, we are not only like gypsies, we are redneck gypsies! Life is simple. Just trying to be patient through this whole
process. (Something I have to work on). But I have faith and trust in God’s
timing. So in the meantime, we continue
to work on our new home place. We knew
that developing a home, barn, electric, water, etc. on undeveloped land would
be a challenge. I could complain and
moan about the process. But in reality,
we have so much to be thankful for. And I’m
working on learning to be patient.
Because I know this process isn’t going to be easy.
We keep trucking along.
While dad and country boy finish with the electric in the barn, I’ve been
planning how I want to decorate the “bathhouse” and “bunkhouse” as I’ve
affectionately named the room. Winter is coming. So we hope to get the old camper in the barn. Plus, that way, we can easily continue
working and plugging along with production and construction. Once things are
complete, we can all three officially live on the 80. A makeshift home, no less. But we are looking forward to being there
every moment and working on it.
My advice to someone thinking of building a new house, don’t
do it. But seriously, don’t have
expectations, and be ready to allow your plans and deadlines to adjust. As we are our own contractors, we know this
is a learning process with many ups and downs.
So if you take on the challenge of building a home, take a deep breath,
and pray. A lot. When we are done, there WILL be a celebration.
We are very fortunate to have many family and friends help us. And as you can see, our loyal four legged friends are always nearby, cheering us on.
A fun fact about our new place that makes it very special to
us is, (I believe I mentioned this already), but this is where my country boy proposed to me. Many moons ago, we took the horses out to
the 80 to ride. As we were down by the
pond, my country boy had the ring in his hat and proposed. Needless to say, we are thrilled and blessed
to be spending the rest of our lives here on this beautiful land. So we are in it for the long haul, keeping
the faith, and couldn’t be happier.
