If Family & Friends Were Our Houseplants, They'd be Dead!
I realize I've been slacking or just outright ignoring our blog lately but so much of what has been swirling about in our lives lately seems to be "life stuff." We found out 14 weeks ago that we are pregnant with our second child and are due to meet him or her in April 2015! While we had tossed around the idea of having another child, this one still came as a surprise to us both. Needless to say, this pregnancy has been vastly different thus far than my pregnancy with Elliot. I've been battling with exhaustion and depression but both began to lift as I entered the second trimester... which would be why I haven't written much in the past 2 months.
Note: Actually, I'm writing this post before 7 AM which is nothing short of a miracle. I used to wake up with Zac each morning a little after 5 AM but the second the pregnancy symptoms set in, I've been sleeping until the last possible moment each day
As with becoming pregnant, life doesn't stop when you're building an earthship home, either. Zac has been given more responsibility at work which he has really enjoyed but which has taken him a bit further away from the build than we would have anticipated for this stage in our build. Additionally, he has been putting out fires in several other areas of our lives too; fixing anything and everything that needs repaired. Our tractor and Zac's car both went out of commission in the same (beautiful) weekend so the earthship went without a second look so that both issues could be resolved before the work week began again. Zac's constant "fire-fighting" has played a role in Zac being away from us more than we would like. However, with all the rainy, dreary weather we've been having lately, he hasn't been able to work much outside. This has afforded us time together when he gets off work which was something we used to take for granted. These moments all together when we are all able to give one another our full attention have been MUCH needed and I feel that this ugly weather has granted us some gorgeous time together.
We aren't too proud to say that the past year or so has been utterly exhausting and we are looking forward to the much needed downtime this winter will provide. Our plans are to spend the winter laying out the systems of our home, submit our updated sealed plans from our architect to the county (YAY!!!), organize the vast areas of our life that have been largely ignored since April 2014 and dust off the cobwebs of friendships and family relationships that have been sadly neglected during the build.... oh, and prepare mentally and physically for the birth of our next little one all in the midst of living in transition!
We assume this next little one on the way will provide us with a much needed kick in the hind parts to get our gears turning so that we can get under roof as soon as possible next year; living in transition for as short a time as possible in 2015. Thus, please forgive us as we won't be shy come later winter 2015 in asking for new volunteers. In fact, we may get downright pesky about it! We always welcome new volunteers to learn the skills of building an earthship home and in the process, help us get in our dream home built. So if you are interested in helping out (as little or as much as possible), please email us to be included on the list for the spring.
Note: Actually, I'm writing this post before 7 AM which is nothing short of a miracle. I used to wake up with Zac each morning a little after 5 AM but the second the pregnancy symptoms set in, I've been sleeping until the last possible moment each day
As with becoming pregnant, life doesn't stop when you're building an earthship home, either. Zac has been given more responsibility at work which he has really enjoyed but which has taken him a bit further away from the build than we would have anticipated for this stage in our build. Additionally, he has been putting out fires in several other areas of our lives too; fixing anything and everything that needs repaired. Our tractor and Zac's car both went out of commission in the same (beautiful) weekend so the earthship went without a second look so that both issues could be resolved before the work week began again. Zac's constant "fire-fighting" has played a role in Zac being away from us more than we would like. However, with all the rainy, dreary weather we've been having lately, he hasn't been able to work much outside. This has afforded us time together when he gets off work which was something we used to take for granted. These moments all together when we are all able to give one another our full attention have been MUCH needed and I feel that this ugly weather has granted us some gorgeous time together.
We aren't too proud to say that the past year or so has been utterly exhausting and we are looking forward to the much needed downtime this winter will provide. Our plans are to spend the winter laying out the systems of our home, submit our updated sealed plans from our architect to the county (YAY!!!), organize the vast areas of our life that have been largely ignored since April 2014 and dust off the cobwebs of friendships and family relationships that have been sadly neglected during the build.... oh, and prepare mentally and physically for the birth of our next little one all in the midst of living in transition!
We assume this next little one on the way will provide us with a much needed kick in the hind parts to get our gears turning so that we can get under roof as soon as possible next year; living in transition for as short a time as possible in 2015. Thus, please forgive us as we won't be shy come later winter 2015 in asking for new volunteers. In fact, we may get downright pesky about it! We always welcome new volunteers to learn the skills of building an earthship home and in the process, help us get in our dream home built. So if you are interested in helping out (as little or as much as possible), please email us to be included on the list for the spring.
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