Cold months generally have us indoors. This may be reflected by the number of photos we took of the cats. While Sonora was home, we replaced the headlights on her car. It was a bit involved taking several things apart to get to it, but Sonora was up for the challenge. Hogan Haake
Sometimes the cards just fall into place. In our case, Corvin’s car started having issues with the hybrid battery. We had the battery replaced once already. We started thinking that the car was getting older and maybe it was time to get him a newer car. The wheels turned and before we knew it, we … Continue reading “A New Car – 2/18/2026”
We are genuinely excited about this house. Well, it ebbs and flows based on the progress. We believe the look is coming along. Today we’re thrilled as we are getting work done ourselves. We wanted bead board for the ceiling of the front porch. We noticed the builder delivered it and we didn’t waste any … Continue reading “Staining – 4/19/2026”
The electric is getting close. 95% of everything is in place. Today we walked through the house room by room looking at the location of switches, outlets, and lights. The goal was to make sure that everything was as expected or to request a change. For the most part, planning went well and most things … Continue reading “Electric Walk Through – 4/18/2026”
I wish I could say I was surprised, but we have an issue with our roof again. This time, the decorative metal shingles are flapping in the wind. I sent a text to the builder followed by an email to he builder and roofer with a photo. We wanted to get this fixed before it … Continue reading “Roof Again… 4/5/2026”
It all started with a question over text. One of Danelle’s college friends reached out to the group saying, I have a BOGO airline pass that I can’t use, are any of you interested. Danelle sat on the message for a few days before claiming it after nobody else wanted it. Then she told me … Continue reading “San Diego – 2/6/2026”
Our septic vendor was right on time and didn’t mess around. They came in and laid down wood to protect the ground and then started digging a hole. First, they freed up the foundation to attach to the house. With the house attached, the pipe was run to our Norweco system. Okay first they had … Continue reading “Septic Time – 3/29/2026”
We met the contractor that was installing our septic system at the property today. They had paperwork that we had to sign and they wanted to meet at the site. We were happy to meet them and came out. We didn’t have it marked on the foundation where the plumbing hole came out of the … Continue reading “Where Is Our Hole? 3/18/2026”
Danelle has always wanted a sun room. This house was our chance to get her exactly what she wanted. The plan is a sun room off the back of the house looking out into our property. The next question was how to separate the sun room from the rest of the house. The only catch … Continue reading “Quad Doors – 3/13/2026”