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You are amazing! I am in awe of the way you set your goals and have worked toward them. I have read through your journal (took me a while!) and you are really an inspiration. You should be incredibly proud of yourself. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments!

Front of the farm house Back of the farm house I'll have to get some better pictures of the old barn and some of the views on the property before posting more. Oh, yeah--we saw two turkey hens when we were out there on Sunday. Can't wait to start seeing even wildlife when actually get to...

Had a wonderful visit with our friends on Saturday. The dinner at church went well and after all was cleaned up, we went out to the property for a while. Both sets of kids came out and we explored a little bit. We picked out our site for the trailer we are going to put out there. Have two...

Enjoy your cooler weather! Ours is getting a little better, but I'm ready for more fall-like weather. It's my favorite season!

Yay! We finally got to close on our property yesterday! For a while it didn't look like it would happen at all, then when the appraisal came in, it was far less than the negotiated price and we figured that was the end of it. Amazingly, the sellers agreed to take it so we feel like we got a...

Can't wait for the pics! Nothing better than a stocked pantry!

Good luck! My BIL did that with one of their cats and started to make some pretty decent progress. My sister just couldn't handle it though and they went back to litter boxes. :( I just finished reading your journal after you made a comment in mine. Seems like we have quite a bit in...

Had a pretty good weekend. Good turn out for the yard sale and we got rid of a bunch of items. Not as many of the big things as we would have liked but those are easy to advertize locally. Once we finish selling those, it will end up being close to what we need to install the new septic...

Denim Deb--Yep, it does, but you'll probably have to do it frequently! :) SS--I am so glad to know I'm not the only one!

Better day today. Got a call from the banker and the appraisal is finally getting done. We should be able to close on the property first week of September. I am now cautiously optimistic. Good progress on the yard sale, most of the items are set up in the shop and we will be ready for the...

URGH! So after all this waiting and thinking that we are well on our way, just found out today that somehow the appraisal didn't get ordered correctly through the bank. So another two or three weeks of waiting--if the sellers are willing to wait that long. So frustrating. Apparently due to...

Hello! Glad to see another newbie here just starting out like we are--and one fairly close. We are in lower Alabama. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures!

Was able to get some moving boxes on Friday, as well as make a few phone calls about getting a well and a septic system installed. We are still in limbo on this until the appraisal comes back and all the paperwork is finalized so that is making me a little crazy. It just takes so long! But...

Moolie--we have thought about an RV or camper of kind and that might wind up being an option but we are hoping to only have to be somewhere for a month or two. Wow--never even thought of storing our stuff at the house! Guess I'm just too close to see what's right in front of me--amazing. We...

Definitely following this! I want to eventually raise some meat rabbits and have no idea about the processing part. My dad used to raise them but never let us in on the butchering process either!

Thanks for the warm welcome! I "recognize" some of you from reading your journals or posts. Today my main thing to do is try to get some moving boxes. The lady at our local moving company told me to call back this morning and they might have some used boxes i could have. Would be nice to...

Hello! I've been lurking on this forum for a long time now and feel like it's finally time to more actively participate. First of all, thank you all for the wonderful advice you give. This has been so helpful as we work toward being more self-sufficient and plan for our new place. We have...