Phase 2 of The House Behind The Trees ~ The downstairs #TeelsBuildaHouse

So we are starting the downstairs ... I HATE to say basement because we had a basement in our old home, where you opened a door and went down stairs separated from anything else. It was a finished basement complete with a bedroom, craft room, family/game room and we spent a lot of time there ~ our oldest son moved down there in jr high and stayed through high school ... until we finished the master suite in the attic then he moved back up to the bedroom floor with his brother and sister.  So here our downstairs is open to the rest of the house, you can see through to the outside from the top of the stairs going down because we have a wall of windows down there as well.  We really didn't plan to have a kiddo down there but since we are having to do a switch-a-roo with rooms (I'll explain later) he is moving home soon and will be downstairs. Anyhoo, our downstairs will house our main family room, our middle sons room, a full bath and kitchenette.  I thought it would be fun ...

Hey Hey Hey It's been a hot minute ...

since I posted anything, you know how life happens right?!?! Well life happened alright and we built a house {literally my husband built 75% of it with his own hands💪} since I last posted ~ SAY WHAT! So I figured since it truly has been almost a whole year since I last posted, I would start with a pic of that home, one of the several things that kept me away from blogging! Now it is still a work in progress BUT we live here now, in the midst of the self-build chaos and we LOVE it!
So now that I'm back I will give you all the deets of the past year ~ our experience self-building our home as well as updates on Matilda Jane {my business has suffered a bit because I haven't time to work it}, family life, devotions and life as a teacher teaching duringa pandemic. So buckle up and check back often or better yet sign up for email updates on the left.
Thanks fo being here and following along, it feels good to be back!

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