Our Garden Starts

We planted 60 seeds so far this year. The first seeds are starting to poke above the soil. It is so fun to see them grow. This is really a first for us. In the past I have planted seeds outside or bought starts from the store. I haven't really had much luck with the seeds I planted so I mostly stuck with starts from the store, but now we are doing a lot more ourselves. It is a family project and we all work together to make the decisions and plant the seeds.

Cold weather

We got snow today. I am glad we aren't living at the homestead yet. Makes me realize how very important our stove will be. This is the stove that we want to purchase to heat our home. We will be able to use it to heat the home and to cook on while we heat the home.

We are just two weeks away from purchasing our homestead. It will be an entirely new adventure for our family. We will be building our own home, planting our gardens, and raising livestock. We have learned a lot, but this is the first time we will be putting what we have learned into practice. The kids are super excited and I hope their excitement stays through the first couple of adjustment months, especially until the cabin gets built. We still have to get the inspection on the property, but we are hopeful that everything will work out.
We will have a one room cabin for shelter (besides tents) until the cabin gets delivered in May or June. We will be doing most everything outside, but at least we will have some shelter if we need it. We are going into the summer months so it is the best time to be in tents.
We are hoping the small cabin gets finished by the end of April. We need to have the sheetrock up and the floor painted to move in.

Our solar panels

 

Carrie hanging insulation in the little cabin.