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New Home - Idaho

J and I purchase our Idaho home Nov. 17 2016, and with help from everyone (Emily, Chris, Justi, and John's friend Joe in Colorado; A BUNCH of J's family in Idaho) we got everything moved in. The house has 4 bed, 3 bath, 3 living-room, plus a couple bonus unfinished rooms. We purchased 2 additional acres, which gives us a total of 3 acres.  We have quite a bit of work to do, as it is an older home and runs purely on electric (so we have no back up in the event of an outage).  Hopefully in the not too distant future we will get to try our hands at some farm animals : chickens, pigs, maybe a cow...a goat?  Who knows.
Front View of our home

2 acres behind the house

In preparation, we purchased an old Chevy Avalanche, an old red & white 2-horse trailer, and an old John Deer tractor/mower with snow blower attachment!  Budget demands we buy old/used.

We are excited to get to know our new neighbors, get settled into our new jobs, and start working on our new home.  First goals to tackle: Chickens, heating, and fencing.  Wish us luck.

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