We're Land Owners!

We officially own property once again! It's a very nice feeling. The three of us hopped on the 4-wheeler to celebrate as a family- our first time being on OUR land.

Spring is starting to... well... spring, and I thought it only fair to document that the first plant to start budding, is one of the very plants for which our place is named. The wild rose.



I love the looks of the apple trees on the property too. I can't wait to start pulling the vines from them- but not until after Apple Blossom time!



We've been going back and forth with Melody on the design. I imagine we will continue to go back and forth for awhile. It seems to be a never ending cycle of making concession after concession to get us down to what we are choosing to afford. And while the real estate market is down, home building prices are not. We'll get there.

Our "Scrapbook"

I've never been proficient at scrapbooking, but I wanted a way of capturing the building of our new home. A blog is the perfect way for two "techies" to accomplish the artistry of capturing memories.

We moved from the Midwest to the East Coast in October 2008. We found our building site in November 2008, and broke ground in October 2009.

Henceforth, The Building of Blackthorn Ridge.