(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) Got up relatively early. Spent some time on my dailies, and saw Heather off to work. And then I dove in again, day 4 of cleaning and rolling the foundation. Today left me absolutely hammered. The actual foundation portion of the job took a good long time … Continue reading 2025-10-03 (Friday) — Rolling, Day 4

(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) I was exhausted from yesterday, so I was pretty slow going to get started today. I ate breakfast, drag the horse poop, and then headed off to fill the water tank again. After filling it yesterday, I was only able to fill the one horse tank before … Continue reading 2025-10-02 (Thursday) — Rolling, Day 3

(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) Busted my butt today--all day. The cold weather moves in this weekend, so there's not much time to get everything done before it's too cold to apply the sealant to the basement walls. So... I'm just trying to pound through. Accordingly, after spending time doing my morning … Continue reading 2025-10-01 (Wednesday) — Rolling, Day 2

(Written on October 7th from notes) Amazingly, I woke up in a better place today--somehow. 🎉 I was positive and dove right into my dailies. I spent more time trying to be a source of peace and light online in YouTube comments sections. Ate some breakfast and then worked on the basement wall repair with … Continue reading 2025-09-30 (Tuesday) — Blowout Repair, Pt. 2. Let the Sealing Begin!

(written on October 7th, from notes taken previously) Back at it with the basement walls this morning. I spent my time vacuuming in preparation for sealing the walls. The walls, being made of a mix of Styrofoam and cement, have seen multiple years of degradation from being out in the sun, which has left many … Continue reading 2025-09-29 (Monday) — Vacuum Day

(written on October 7th from notes taken previously) I was up relatively early, but I mostly just wasted my early-morning hours. Saw the news that President Nelson had passed away. Certainly not a surprise with him having recently turned 101 years old, but also a little sad. In the short time that I have been … Continue reading 2025-09-28 (Sunday) — Sad Day

(written on October 7th from notes taken previously) Not much to report today. I spent a fair amount of time working on the part of the basement walls where a couple of blocks blew out during the first wall pour. I did some grinding and shaving and trimming. It looks pretty good right now, I … Continue reading 2025-09-27 (Saturday) — Basement Blowout Fix, Part 1

(written on October 7th from notes taken previously) My leaving when I did and pushing through to arrive when I did turned out to be perfect, as I was able to give Hans a ride to the airport this morning instead of Heather having to wake up hours early when she already gets only half … Continue reading 2025-09-26 (Friday) — Should I Buy in SD?

(written on October 7th from notes taken previously) I got back on the road sometime around 9:30, probably getting about 4 1/2 hours of sleep, or so. Back on the road, it wasn't long before I got pulled over in some sleepy little Kansas town. Apparently, I was going five over. I generally try and … Continue reading 2025-09-25 (Thursday) — Back in Black… Hills, That Is

(written on the 29th from notes taken previously) Spent a little while chatting with Jim this morning as he was getting ready to head out for work. More rain. 😶 It's just nutty how much rain there's been, waking up to sweet my catch bins.. Waking up to empty them before they overflow. I don't … Continue reading 2025-09-24 (Wednesday) — Westward Again