Three to Four Foot Rat Snake in Our House!
The Whole Story:
On Monday I was home alone and the house was very quiet except the AC. While sitting in front of my computer I sensed that there was something in the... | 
Christmas Tree at our Cabin
In 2009, we fulfilled a dream and had our first tree that was over 7 1/2 feet tall. The total height of the tree when decorated is right at 12 feet ta... | 
PTO Generator installation complete
Now we can be off grid when the power goes down.
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In preparation for the inevitable power outage we will eventually have, we invested in a PTO generator for the property. It is a generator that hoo... | 
Breaking ground on the Earth Shelter House
It is official.. there is a hole!!
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Well, we have finally broken ground on the earth shelter house. The hole grows every time I go out there to dig.
Ultimately, we are... |
More Pine from Ike Storm Damage!
Sargent's Ranch is the property of one of our neighbors.. 1100 acres of beautiful country side.
We went to get a large pine that probab... | 
Hurricane Ike Damage in Northwest Arkansas
800 miles form the coast, Hurricane Ike left hundreds of trees down and thousands without power.
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it was an incredible site to return to our home where trees had been destroyed left and right. I was asked to clear road 7 and 8 through the Madiso... | 
More Cabin Progress Photos
Officially it is done, but there are still little things that need to get worked on here and there...
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Here are more photos of the cabinets I designed. Much of the wood is milled here on property. I am getting the hang of using the Timber King log... | 
Our Home in Arkansas
Before and after Exterior Pictures of our Home
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It is interesting to see how far we have come in 5 months. This photo shows what the exterior looked like when we got here is January. It was basicall... |
Arkansas Home - New Cabinet Shelves
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Tim, Davids nephew stopped by for a few days and helped put together and hang my upper shelves in the kitchen.
The kids painted most of... | 
Interior Cabin Pictures Before and After
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When we arrived in January, the cabin was dried in and sealed, but it was still, very much a construction zone. It had the basics, electricity, heater... | 
Progress on the Cabin in Arkansas
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Arkansas Home - Slab for Garage
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David has been working hard to clear out and area for the garage. He has been chopping down trees and clearing the area with his tractor. As you can s... |
The Timberking Log Mill
4-15-08
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To build the main house here in Arkansas, we are having to cut down quite a few trees, so instead of just letting them rot on the ground, David decide... | 
Milling the first Posts
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This is the first attempt to mill the posts for the garage. | 
The Arkansas Cabin has framed walls and running water!
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On July 3, the boys and I went to our Arkansas property to work on the plumbing. We met the people that put in the well pump the previous Friday.... | 
New Door is in working order
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I designed and build the front door. It is 2 1/4 inches thick. Heavy! moving it up from South Texas... |
Even George loved the place
Our Cocker Spaniel George loved the place. It was his first trip longer than 3 hours. This is, of course, 12 hours.
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Finally a picture of the inside
Long awaited is this photo of the inside of the cabin. Here you can see the ceiling, the beams and even a bit of the walls and floor.... | 
Okay, now the roof is really up
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It was all of 14 months that I have not been up to the cabin. I did not want to let 2006 pass without at least one visit. We arr... | 
The roof is UP!!
Few more days of work decks the rest of the roof
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I went up just after Thanksgiving and finished the roof decking.
I put up scaffolding to stand on then framed and decked the rest of th... |
Eleven Days of Building
4 of 4
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All in all, we were able to get the cabin dried in. Although the metal roof is there, it is not installed. Tarpaper and Plastic... | 
Eleven Days of Building
1 of 4
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We went up to Arkansas for 11 days to build the cabin... Well at least dry it in.
Dan, Donna and Family came and helped for the first t... | 
Eleven Days of Building
2 of 4
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After a day on my own, Wayn and Judy, Jennifers parents, came up and helped. Wayne, a far better builder than I, wore me out.... | 
Eleven Days of Building
3 of 4
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After all the help, I slowed down and paced myself for the long haul.
Dan made a comment that the first day was fund and the second was... |
Three walls are up!!
After the post went up, the boys and I put up three of the eight outside walls.
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Putting up the Tree in Arkansas
Block and tackle marvel!
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Raising the center post for the cabin is an event that has weighed heavy on my mind for many months. I put a lot of thought into the proces... | 
Grandma Kendrick House
Recycling History
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In May, the boys and I went to Louisiana to salvage good wood from the house my grandfather built. The house was built in August 1947 from... | 
How to put a Round Log in a Square Hole
With a chainsaw!!!
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David and West went out to the property and used chainsaws to cut the bottom 37 inches of the big center log to fit down into the hole in the middle o... |
The floor is framed and decked!!
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Two days of work and helo from Jen, then boys and West, we managed to get the floor completely framed and half decked (could not afford to finish it)... | 
The Hub for the Floor Framing
Solid hunk-a-wood!!
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I designed this 'hub' to be the center of the spokes that are used in the framing for the floor.��This will sit on top of the center footing... | 
Putting in the Footings and Foundations
2 days of VERY HARD WORK!!
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On Saturday, I began to install the foundation of the cabin.��Befor I could start, I had to move the huge log that would one day become the... | 
THE BIG ONE!!
The center footing
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Originally, I designed the center preformed footing at a weight of nearly 500 pounds!!��That was way too much if I was planning to place it... |
Arkansas Cabin Ground Breaking
The first days of REAL work - Part 1 of 3
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On October 9, 2004, we officially broke ground on the new cabin in Arkansas.��This is a moment we have been looking forward to!
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Arkansas Cabin Ground Breaking
The first days of REAL work - Part 2 of 3
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From that point we measured and dug holes where all the footings would need to be placed. The ground is high in shone, so I had to break the ground up... | 
Arkansas Cabin Ground Breaking
The first days of REAL work - Part 3 of 3
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Here the boys are standing next to the "Back Door Tree".��It is aboud the same size as the tree that we cut for the first cabin.��... | 
8 Small 120 Pound Cabin Footings
One by one
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The process of making footings is done at our home in Port A.��I made a wood box that we installed rebar and poured cement.��After... |
