My third born baby girl is now thirteen years old. One of her friends asked her what her family nick-name was and she answered with, “Tiny E.” Her girlfriend looked her up and down and said, “Tiny?” You see, Emma is a tall 13 year […]
All posts tagged: Carson Valley
Project- Kitchen Wood Feature Wall
Hello! Today’s project is the wood wall in my kitchen. I wanted to show you how I completed the wall above the tile. What better way than to just start in on the pictures! This is what the wall has looked like for the last […]
Christmas Day 2016
Christmas Morning my husband and I woke up pretty early to make sure we had time to put chains on the beetle. We needed to drive to Reno so my husband could fly home in time for his midnight shift. Working on Christmas and other […]
Just Around the Corner!
Today is one of those days. I see it! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I just counted 76 boxes. That’s right 76 boxes until I don’t have anymore boxes to unpack! Things are looking like a house in here, and […]
I Have a Plan!
Good Morning! Yesterday I wrote to you and told you how at the end of my rope I am! Well, after a good night’s sleep I’ve made a plan. I’m going to move in! When I first decided to move into the house my plan […]
Dreams: Nobody Said it Would Be Easy
This week has really been a struggle for me. I feel like all the work and all the moving and all the being responsible is really getting to me. I need something and I don’t even know what it is. Monday, Emma started public school […]
Four Week Catch Up at the Ranch!
So, I guess moving your whole life to a different state can be a lot of work! I say that as if I didn’t know it would be. Over the last four weeks, I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had the energy to blog. I […]
Week One Down!
Today marks my first week down here at the ranch. I’m exhausted, so I’m taking a little break. I thought I’d share some before and after pictures with you. Just for fun. After getting settled in, Emma and I loaded all of our suitcases into […]
I’m Building a Ship
Today I was reminded of a blog post I shared from David DuChemin. He is one of my favorite photographer/writers. His blog and Facebook pages are full of inspiration and motivation. I have a couple of his books, I’m a fan. Anyway, I reposted a […]
Inspiration Saturday 01/30/16
It’s been one week since I last returned from the ranch house. We got so much work done in the last two weeks. We finally removed all the rock, and we only have a couple more tasks to complete before we are completely done with […]
Let it Snow!
Last Month, Emma and I stayed at the ranch house in Gardnerville. Steve was able to drive up a couple of times, and Alix came up for Thanksgiving. We had a really productive visit, which I’m super excited to share with you in some upcoming posts. However, […]
I’m Going to be a Farmer!
The ranch we own is 10 acres. Five of those acres are alfalfa hay. Due to the fact no one has been living at the property full time for many years, our next door neighbor has been maintaining the pasture. He is a career farmer […]
