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July 9, 2013

Our Rustic Bathroom Vanity

When we first purchased our cabin, we had a lot of clean-up to do around the house and under the porch. While we were doing the clean-up, we discovered a lot of wood that was used during the building of the house. Some of it was too far gone to be able to use, but we were able to save several large pieces that we thought we could use for some project later. We weren’t sure what we would use them for, but it seemed a shame to get rid of beautiful, rustic wood, so it was set aside in…

Trying to Stay Cool in Arizona

July 8, 2013

Heather L

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Trying to Stay Cool in Arizona

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I admit it. I took air conditioning for granted while we lived on base. Here at the cabin, we don’t have air conditioning. Nope, we have a evap cooler (aka swamp cooler) that can cool the main part of the house, but it doesn’t work in the bedrooms. It also doesn’t work that great on humid days, but at least it cools things off on those hot, dry days. We didn’t even have that for the first week that we were up here as it hadn’t been repaired yet, so I’m grateful for it even if it doesn’t work as…

Doce Fire (Arizona Wildfire) Day One and Two Images

June 20, 2013

Heather L

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Doce Fire (Arizona Wildfire) Day One and Two Images

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Munchkin and I headed into town on Tuesday to pick up our grassfed beef order. While we were there, we saw this HUGE smoke cloud. We immediately knew that it was a fire of some sort. Not knowing what was going on, we finished up our errands and started to make our way home. As we were driving and got closer to the origination spot of the fire, we realized this was a large fire. I flipped on the radio to find out what was going on. We soon learned that a wildfire (human made, still under investigation) had been…

A Change of Pace

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For the past few months, we’ve been moving full steam ahead as we worked on the cabin and prepared for the upcoming move. Then the packers arrived to box up our household goods and move them into storage at our new location. Munchkin and I cleaned the house in preparation for the final move-out inspection. Munchkin attended her final TaeKwonDo classes and wrapped it all up with Ninja Night where she said a goodbye to her instructors and friends. She received some cards and nun-chucks as a farewell gift. It was a sad moment to be sure. On Monday morning,…

Military Move: The Packers are Here

June 4, 2013

Heather L

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Military Move: The Packers are Here

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Today, our pack-out begins. The packers are here busily packing up our things. While I would love to say that I got everything done that I wanted before they arrived, I can’t say that. We did get through a lot of our stuff, but there was still a lot more that we wanted to purge before we moved. Going back and forth between here and fixing up the cabin kind of kept us from accomplishing all that we had set out to do. Going through the house and preparing for the movers has also made me realize how much housekeeping…