Public school/breaking ground

So as you all know we have been very busy, both Bill and I are now working full time and we just started breaking ground on our cabin/workshop.

You all know how much I like to homeschool our kids. We just haven't had the time to give the kids everything they deserve right now. So we sat down and had a family meeting and asked the kids if they would like to keep homeschooling or try public school. They all voted to try school. So last week I went to enroll them, since we live on an island they had to be TB tested first. We got that taken care of and all the paperwork turned into the schools. Tomorrow my younger two will start school and on Wednesday Billy will start school. They will ride the bus to and from, which I very new to all of them since we have always taken them. There is a lot of mixed feelings, we do have a lot going on right now. So this is the best option for now. I know they will be just fine.

Back to the build, we decided to build our workshop/cabin first. It will be 16X24 and have two windows and one door. This way will can move out of the tents and be in a dry place. Once we have that done (goal is by Feb, hoping the weather will be good and then it will be done sooner) then we will start on the house. Once we get moved to our property we will start the garden and plant fruit trees.

It is so nice to see process!!!!! Slowly but surely our plans our working out.

Hawaii

I know it's been while since I have updated everyone.

We have made it to Hawaii. It is so beautiful and has the most beautiful flowers and plants that I have ever seen. There is beautiful beaches and great hiking.

I have some great news we have both found jobs! And I start working in a few days! I know it will never be South Meadows but I will do great there, just excited to start.

We have found that camping has its great times and it's challenging times. The hardest thing for us at this time, is that we are not on our own land. We are thankful for our friends for letting us set up camp. We are ready to be on own land! We have gotten most the trees removed and we have found we have so much dirt.(which I know might be hard to understand) with all the rain we get, basically we have a lot of mud. Since we have mud we must bring in rock and a lot of it! We have ordered yard fabric,(it's on back order for two weeks) once we get the fabric we can order rock. We have two trees that we need to have cut down before anything can happen. Where these trees are there is potentially a lot of risk of them falling. If these tress fall they can land on power lines or the power station that is next to us, our house or cars. Once we get the tress cut down, then well lay out the rock. Then we will get started on a temporary house. This will be a place to stay that won't be tents and it will be dry. Once that is done then we will start on our house. Things are very different then back home. We are learning as we go!

Things here are so different. You either live off grid or you dont. We plan on living off grid. Which means we have solar power,  we catch our water from the sky and we compost our toilets. If you need more information or have questions please ask.

Here is to the simple life and living in Hawaii!!!! 🌺🌴🌋🌅⛺🌊🌈💧

Tomorrow the house will be closed!!!!!!

The last few months with selling our house has been nothing short of a nightmare! I am so glad it is finally over. The appraisal was not even close to want we were hoping for, that is okay. At the end of the day all the matters is that my family will be together! In two weeks from today Kaylie and I will be leaving Nevada for good to join Bill and the boys. We miss them so much! I cant not wait to hug and kiss them.


It is a very scary thing to start over form nothing, but so excited to be able to start a new life. In 20 years we get to look back and say look at the great life that we built!!!! I am looking forward to that day.


I must say Thank you to all who supported us and have been so helpful during this process! I can not thank you enough for everything you have done. Huge thanks to  Becca and Gary for helping with Kaylie while I have to work and helping me get my car to Oakland. You two have been such a blessing to us, I don't know how to thank you enough. Thank you Mom and my soon to be Step-dad for letting Kaylie and I stay with you while we were selling the house.


I am so overjoyed to be moving and so happy to be with the rest of family. I am also sad to say bye to my friends and family here. I will miss my job and all the great people I have worked with in the last 14 months. GSU has been my home away from home and I have made some great friends and I will miss you all! No job will ever be like GSU!!!


I think it is crazy how I might not ever see anyone of my friends and family in person again, I am very thankful for Facebook and being able to keep in contact with you all!! After we get the house built you all are welcome to visit, just bring a tent LOL!!!




 

2nd call yesterday afternoon

About two hours after we got the call about the house, my agent called back. He told me that the buyer is still able to get a loan. The lender is still trying to close buy Aug 31st. This whole process has been such an emotional rollercoaster! Now we are waiting to hear about the appraisal, and close.

House back on the market

Now that the house has been in escrow three times, and it has been loan issues every time. This time we made it to just a few days before is was supposed to close. Kaylie and I will be staying longer then planned, big possibility that I will be missing my oldest son's 12th birthday😭. Buying and selling houses is such a pain in the ass! I hope we can be there before Christmas! 😞

Some of the things that are happening now!

So the house is in escrow for the 3rd time, this time everything is going so well!!! The house should be closed by the 20th. We need to get everything out by the 15th. Things are moving fast! We have been packing and getting ready for this move! So last Thursday Bill and the boys boarded the plane. Kaylie and I will be staying here in Fernley for about 6 weeks, we plan on flying out 9/13. So the plan is for me to finish working this schedule at work, my last day will be 9/10. I will be taking a day trip to Oakland to drop off my car to be shipped off on 9/9. (I will be carpooling my last day)

On Aug 12th, Mason will be at our house with a moving container. We will be loading all of our house hold stuff and shipping it off. It's so EXCITING knowing that our plan is in action!  The process to move out of state, has been adventure already!!!

Bill and the boys have made a trip to our land, its beautiful, over grown but still so pretty. There are beautiful flowers. I have been told that the ground is far from flat, but I know if there is will there is a way!!! We might just have a few more steps to getting the land ready to build. We have a great support system there. Huge thanks to the Bowen's for helping us with our new Hawaii Life!!!

Here are some pictures of the boys trip and of our land!

First Shipment....

Today we drove to Oakland to drop off the truck at the shipping yard. It should be in Hawaii on or before 8/15. Little by little we are getting things done and our list is getting smaller. In 9 days Bill and the boys will be flying out. We will miss them so much! This is another step that needs to be done to get us closer to our dream.