A New Build Just for Him | Building Our Home In The Mountains

um [Music] [Music] I have all of our stuff but for the little kids all I have is birth certificates and socials is that gonna work that's all they got that's all they got see if it works no weapons make sure nobody has any weapons yeah everybody leave those at home once again it is another gorgeous week here in North Idaho we have a lot of exciting things planned as far as work and projects go here on our property but for today we are trying something a little different something a little risky not sure that it's going to quite work out the way we are anticipating and planning yeah we're hopeful right so today we are going to attempt to cross the border now we haven't done this yet so right we haven't done this yet so we're not totally sure if they're gonna let us in crossing the border we want Taco Bell real bad that's the wrong border a beef burrito think maple syrup soft taco supreme maybe oh Jeremy we're on the border I think what makes me warm it doesn't today we are attempting to go north of the border and make it into Canada this is something that we have not tried yet because we don't have any photo identification for our three youngest kids and we don't have passports for any of us so we're gonna see if we can even get in but it is extremely extremely important that we get in because we want to try out Tim Hortons Tim Hortons is a donut place over in Canada that we found out about and we really really want to give it a try because if you know anything about us you know that we love donuts so let's see if they let us in everybody if they ask you questions just answer the questions directly all right we're going through Tim Hortons so our kids have I brought their social security cards and their birth certificates thank you appreciate it we're in Tim Horton's here we come so they let us in which is great because now we get to go try the famous Donuts of Canada Tim Hortons Donuts of Canada yeah so we hear it's the Dunkin Donuts of Canada but we want to try it so we're happy they let us in Tammy's hey there's even a McDonald's here look at that all these things that we don't have way down in rural Idaho Tim Hortons I'm excited when are you not excited for a donut judgment okay sounded a little judgy this place is packed you know what's good and then um can we do two each of the top four little donut balls so yeah two birthday cakes two chocolate fillets two of the regular glaze and then two of the Honey Dip do you have anything gluten-free no okay okay all right we wanted to try a little bit of everything these sticks are going to be coming home with us all the proceeds go to the Special Olympics so you know it's for a good cause and they look delicious once again come to Papa [Music] enjoy it now should we come tomorrow no more Donuts hey Timmy's gets a two thumbs up this is so good highly recommended have you ever met a donut you don't like that's a good point but still exceptional old-fashioned donut really good they didn't have anything gluten-free I got a lot to stop it stop it it's a little different mom when you got there a jalapeno pastry jalapeno business it's warm and it's a flaky pastry and it has Ricotta and jalapeno and spinach in it come on after a donut that's like a really weird Clash of flavors I'll judge you again look at you we are full we are happy we are now ready to commit ourselves to getting buffed and healthy yeah and buff so we wanted to have this one last hurray because we've been talking a lot about getting into better shape we are turning 40 this year and that is scary and so we just wanted to fill ourselves with donuts one last time but now we have to see if we can actually get you are okay my wife and I my oldest daughter has got this ID purchased or acquired Donuts yeah coffee and donuts from Tim Hortons that's about it enjoy the rest of your day appreciate it thank you well we made it through the Border we are now back home Canada you were great can't wait to go back Canada rules [Music] [Music] I think it's pretty cool huh this is like in preschool when you had that remember that fall thing and then you had to get the right shapes in the right holes but you would try to put the square in the circle Square in the circle oh here we are once again back in what used to be our kids bedroom we are in the tiny home living space located at the back of our barn a few weeks ago we got everything torn out of here we got this place cleaned up and we decided that we wanted to convert it into our family gym and what we brought in today very very easily is this brand new treadmill that we purchased it's the first major piece of equipment that's going to fill this space and help us get back into better shape washboard abs yeah coming soon so we've got our foam flooring we've got the treadmill we're going to get that set up this afternoon and then we will figure out what else we can do to maximize the space all the things more equipment some mirrors dumbbells kettlebells can't wait [Music] the boys are getting the finishing touches done on the treadmill this definitely a lot more to it than we anticipated and then we dropped a piece and we had to start over again I feel like I got my first workout on the treadmill although this is it didn't go that smoothly we got it together and that was the goal for the day so now it's time to fire it up and hope that it works your noises so I can't lie the reason that I bought this particular treadmill is because it came pre-loaded with YouTube and Netflix you're gonna spend hours and hours running on the treadmill like we're both going to right yep probably gonna need some entertainment sale going on at the merchants are you ready by the way your eyes [Music] better fatty [Music] all right well really good first run on the new treadmill love having that here it's gonna be really nice to just wake up in the early morning hours it's kind of my plan come on here by myself when it's really nice and quiet before the kids wake up and we have to get started with homeschool to just get moving set a goal for the day and uh just kind of check something off the list that makes me feel accomplished so really happy to have that here Forte with that run out of the way we actually have to drive into town I think I'm going to take kaimani with me we want to get him some running shoes so he can start running himself since it's our goal for the year to complete a half marathon together we also want to build out this gym space so we're going to do some shopping for some free weights and maybe some equipment to help us with that this entire project this entire thing kind of came about because I was looking to spend more time with kind of money he's 12 years old now and if there's anything that I've learned from the getting older she's turning 17 this year it's that time goes really really quickly I know a lot of us know that and realize that but with him being 12 turning 13 this year I know that I have only a few short years to impart whatever wisdom it it is that I may have upon my son teach him how to be a good man loving husband and uh loving father so we're gonna head out we're going to get everything it is that we need to get him set up and uh yeah let's have a good day all right dude you ready to go ready to do this yep work on equipment time you wanna drive sure all right we have the trailer hooked up kamani what is it that we're looking for son what are we trying to find today um just kettlebells and human gym equipment basically whatever it is that we can find we don't have a lot of shopping options in our area so we're heading out and if we find stuff that we're interested in I'll let kaimani make the final call kaimani is the one that's actually into working out currently here in our family he's been very devoted to it right put on a lot of muscle just that period that time of his life right now so wish us luck we're gonna head out and hopefully we find some good quality Equipment since the guys are out of the house today I am taking the day to catch up on some things that I need to get done when I am busy doing this kind of stuff I'm really guilty of skipping meals but this year we are really focusing on health and fitness so skipping meals is a habit that I want to break for that I am sure to keep factory meals stocked in our fridge Factory has been a complete Lifesaver now I have fresh never Frozen dietitian approved meals that are delivered right to my door they are not only delicious but they are super convenient I can go from Hungry to enjoying a hot nutritious meal in literally two minutes no prep no mess and no cleanup there is something for every lifestyle or taste preference because Factor offers keto calorie smart vegan plus veggie and Protein Plus options and Factor never gets boring because they offer 34 Chef prepared and dietitian approved weekly options so there's always something new to try and you can also round out your meal with their assortments of 36 plus 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more equipment so it's onward to Spokane [Music] well we have looked around we've been shopping for a bit and I think we've come up with a plan right kamani what are we getting we're gonna get this entire rack we're gonna get this bar with plates and we're going to get some additional plates as well so if we're getting some additional place just get us enough weight um different variations that we can work with this rack seems to be pretty nice I think we'll buy some attachments down the road to go along with this it's also weight tree we got some kettlebells so I think we're in pretty decent shape you excited yeah foreign did you miss us yeah but your spikes are probably more in the realm of two to two and a half to those other Peaks that you're seeing there just all the time okay is that considered safe or that's within acceptable levels I still if it hits three I'd like to see a van four is remediation time okay well thank you very much yeah it definitely helps us understand what's going on and what to look for so okay so the results are in of the radon test that we did last week we've had this radon detector sitting in our house for about three or four days now and they were able to give us results right away radon is a breakdown of uranium and your rocks and soil it gets trapped underneath your house especially in the winter time so when you're not opening your doors and windows it can build up in your home and it can cause your air to be toxic and with long-term exposure to that it can lead to things like lung cancer so we wanted to make sure that we didn't have radon being trapped underneath our house because in our area it's very prevalent so we got our test back and it looks like we did have one Spike that would be considered close to or at that unsafe level but it seemed to build over time with atmospheric pressure and then it just dropped really suddenly so even though that was at a 3.7 which is where we don't really want to be our average was a 1.7 and that is considered safe on average so he thinks that that may have been a false reading because maybe I was cooking at that time it was eight or nine in the morning and I had the stove going and everything which can lead to false readings so we do think that's the case but when it starts to get rainy in the spring and the soil is wet and saturated radon can't really Escape out so he did recommend maybe retesting in the spring so we're going to go ahead and do that definitely keep an eye on this but we are really happy with the levels that are considered normal and safe okay the time has finally come for us to figure out exactly what the layout here in this gym space is going to be we already I mean come on and I already assembled our weight tree that thing has some wheels on it it's portable so I'm not too concerned about its placement what we have figured out is that because we do have really big equipment and what is going to be a fairly tiny space is that we need to kind of Tetris everything together so what I think we are going to do what the plan is for now is we're going to assemble our squat rack it is set against this back wall we'll have a mirror next to that so we can motivate ourselves and we're struggling with the weight on our shoulders there's also going to be what else are we doing we need to move these dumbbells I don't even know what you guys bought so this is all surprise to me the swallow rack is going to take a bunch of room we need to get these dumbbells moved out of the way kaimani can you take care of that for me it's only 170 pounds you got that so we'll get them out of the way we'll start setting things up in here I don't know it's a very rough plan if we need to make adjustments we will in the meantime that's at the very least start putting stuff together where the supermarket is we're off to a great start maybe we're just so handsome you cracked a mirror I don't think that's the way it works make sure you got all the shards picture small things not on my feet okay I think we're good we want me to start grabbing stuff of the rack yes so you grab that I'm gonna grab some Windex so the guys told me that they only bought a few things and it would take like Max two hours to get everything set up so we started in the evening time thinking we have plenty of time well as they're bringing in the boxes and boxes that they bought I'm realizing that they didn't buy equipment they bought a retro set we're going to be building this stuff all night oh wow oh wow were you in the shower yeah what are you guys think how about you were you flying airplanes yeah and Christmas pajamas [Music] as bad as having a Christmas tree up in February well I got something to show you guys gonna get buff there you go that's a kettlebell move now you're getting it oh look at you I can already see the muscles growing look at that look at that [Music] come on there it is you get that up here huh there's your mother's short jeans been passed on to before it's gonna inhibit your ability to get up there which is it blame me for that oh that's so weird that's on your tippy toes nope [Music] foreign keep going five one more come on let's get serious six come on it's crunch time seven deep breath one more come on man seven all right that's pretty good oh my shoulder oh yeah that thing not only do you get in shape but you get dizzy [Music] it's crazy how different this whole room looks like this doesn't even look like it used to be your bedroom no that was clean big difference but besides that it just looks like a totally different scene yeah it does it's amazing how much we can cram in here there's still some space I might get more stuff oh my gosh you really think we need more we do 16 years that's how long we've been doing this parenting thing and to be honest I'm not sure that we'll ever actually have it figured out but I remember some advice that a pastor once told me he said talk to them know your children ask them what they're interested in and then nurture those things seek out opportunities to grow their passions and their gifts and recognize when something isn't for them and let that be okay know that what may seem like a little thing to us can actually occupy the biggest parts of who they are and be there so this week we're building a home gym because we have a son who is very driven by Fitness and we want to be a part of that with him at the very least we're gonna get ourselves back into shape but at best we'll make memories with our son with a young man who went from a toddler in a Spider-Man suit to a teenager in the blink of an eye we only get one shot at this parenting thing and we're not always going to get it right but we can sure give it everything we've got it ah it's already working it's already begun

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Length: 21min 11sec (1271 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 11 2023