What a Journey It’s Been. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

you excited I am it's going to look so good what time next you going to get here about new today is one of those days in any build project when it comes to building out a living space that is very impactful I know Melissa in particular is very excited about it we are getting our countertops installed here today yeah last week all of the trim and the doors and the window wraps and everything went in so that's completely done today the countertops and the sinks are going in so we're just going to tidy up a little bit and wait for him to arrive how you doing good how are you good countertops in here yes sir awesome all right so we went with a composite sink we love these this is exactly what we have in the house and it's so great I love the feel of it and everything like that it does kind of stain a little bit so comet is your friend but overall we love it and I like the color of it and everything so uh here's the faucet it's copper so NAA really loves copper and so we decided to just do a big statement piece with the faucet and that's what we did so I know it looks a little crazy but I think it's going to look really really beautiful as like its own statement it's a big statement oh oh that's heavy don't break it he was moving that around no problem why are you touching it much bigger guy than I am Holy Cow guys are downstairs picking up our quartz slab and we were talking about whether or not they're going to be able to make it through this doorway and then make the hard left turn to go into the kitchen in this hallway it's a little narrow I think the slab is 109 in in total length we're going to see if they make it or not well the first slab worked out just fine this is the bathroom vanity it is a much smaller piece than what is going into the kitchen though so they're grabbing that now we'll see how that works y oh we got this oh easy easy for me [Music] anyway okay second piece second slab is in that really wasn't all that bad but it's easy for me to say fellas got it up here no problem like it I do they said it's GNA wipe down I say it's very dirty just residue it kind of looks like an Oreo cookie like when you take the top off and you got the no that's good though you say quartz is awesome it's so good [Music] [Music] what do you think it looks awesome and we're not going to stain them I'm not going to stain them I think so what they say no buttons no citric uh citrusy anything on there cuz the acid will wear through this dang it I wanted to put slices of lemons and oranges directly onto the slab you're paying me back if you do oh look at that beautiful I love gold it's not gold it's brass same thing all right that was really quick and easy so you guys may have remembered when we went and picked out the countertops that we went with a matte finish not shiny at all we wanted it to kind of have that concrete look but it's quartz and it's just a solid cream color to give it that real minimalistic look to it with the dark cabinets and the small space we just wanted something that would be bright and really simple yeah it looks good it contrasts really well with all the cabinets I like the mat finish it's smooth but still has a little bit of texture to it so good selection good job Mom thank you so tomorrow we have some outside work to do and then we need to get all of the appliances moved back in we also have the electrician showing up this week so it's going to be another really busy but really prodection we'll install this later dust all right call it a day good day I [Music] ready 1 two three spinning spinning spinning out way out way everything oh all right so we have swapped out our tiny puppy for a big puppy lud's growing so fast I think he's tripled in size just in the last three weeks so it's a little nuts but we're having a lot of fun with him so today we were going to get the appliances moved upstairs but we just got a call from the electrician and they're actually coming tomorrow morning to try to wrap up all of the electrical stuff which includes everything on the outside of the house so we have to do some exterior blocking today and then tomorrow we will get the appliances moved up it is 2 days until the 4th of July and we have way more fun plans than blocking and appliances for the fourth so we want to get all this work done so we can go have a good [Music] time that's that Angry Cloud looking mighty angry I think it's going to rain on us you hear that Thunder yeah I heard heard the Thunder is that a snowflake it's just crazy it was sunny like 15 minutes ago sunny right there sunny right there thunderstorm come on or these blocks for all of our uh I can't hear you over the storm or are these blocks we're cutting some Tu by material we're going to attach it to this 58 inch sheeting we need that extra space because our siding is a hollow back on the back side and need make up that space so let's get cutting before we get blown out of here all right yeah [Music] exactly 5 minutes after we get good drop go yeah I know this is this is good Jeremy this is perfect July 2nd weather it's been really good for cutting the hay for growing food for the winter like we didn't really want to grow a garden this year or anything like that so Frost and rain and Frost and more rain we had a frost the day before Father's Day which like wiped out another half of the garden and then things were starting to look good again but um yeah I don't know you guys may have noticed that our hay is still standing in the field and that is because once you cut it if it gets rained on it's so so it stands but uh hopefully this week but yeah July 2nd welcome to [Music] Idaho Jeremy is wrapping up the last of those blocks I wanted to answer a very commonly asked question and that is why have we not started on our everlog concrete sighting on the addition build and that is because we are trying to get inside done completely before we start on the outside I know that's kind of a weird order of operations with winter just around the corner but NAA is turning 18 in 1 month and our goal was to have her moved in by her 18th birthday I don't think we're going to make that date but we're going to be really really close so we're going to finish that and then we're going to get concentrating on the exterior of the house hey look now that we're done it's sunny outside so that's good yeah it's uh it's it it looks sunny but like Angry still [Applause] [Laughter] why don't you do the dance you were just doing not going to do it why don't you do the dance you were just doing why didn't you show the people your dance it's my shaking a pig can dance I saw it got to do it every time got to do it tradition this looks great it's black says someone the can okay black enough so we got a center hole punched out for all of our wiring that'll go through there and then I got four mounting spots on each block drilled out some holes for those as well Melissa is now getting some exterior paint put on just to protect everything keep it moisture free see how glob it is exciting is going to go I think I have a new favorite word I like words that sound exactly like what they are a glob globby like a lump you know what what's another word that sounds like what it is pudy pudy oh I got to go to ready Bluff blubber blubber I got another one you want to hear it okay discombobulated what discombobulated know see you've just taken it too far why you going to take my phone only I don't know cuz I mean like I re when like a blub makes sense discombobulate and we're done just like that I got everything painted we figured out some new fun words to play with we did um we're going to let these dry for a bit especially since it's raining outside and once that's done we will get them mounted on the Edition these blocks are still a little wet on the edges and on the underside but I think they are dry enough for us to stick them up so I'm just going to wipe off the excess and we'll get going here all right tonight we are taking the kids to the fairground for dirt bikes versus horses it's actually a really a fun event that we go and watch every single year but like most backround events the food there isn't very healthy but thankfully I got a hungry root order today in the mail so before we leave I'm going to make some Caesar salad I just got these Caesar salad mixes doesn't get any easier than that and ground lamb the seasoning that goes in the ground lamb and I'm going to make some ground lamb meatballs for the top of our Caesar salad so I absolutely love hungry root because for me it's like having a personal assistant that helps me not only eat healthier but it also gets me out of the routine of making the same fab five dinners and the kids like the variety so we all get pretty excited when that box arriv R getting started with hungry root is super simple you just take a quick and fun little quiz and then they get to know you they will learn your dietary preferences and your nutrition goals what you like what you don't like and then they will build a custom cart just for you in this week's order I got everything to make tonight's lamb and seesar salad plus I got everything to make some bis and veggie stew and some chicken broccoli teriyaki stir fry noodles so we have a really fun and a really healthy and a really easy lineup for dinners this week we worked out a great deal for you guys the first 100 of you that use our code good simple living are going to get 40% off your first grocery order box at Hunger group so just click the link down below or scan the QR code and remember to use our code good simple living to get 40% off hope you guys enjoy Stomp the horses tonight let usar you [Music] [Music] V [Music] [Music] good Lord this down one two down up more all right today we're moving the appliances in this is a very exciting step because it means that we are almost done and I love seeing the finished things being moved in this is the first stuff that is being moved in and we haven't even seen these appliances yet so that's pretty exciting we also hear the beautiful beautiful Rumble of a hay swather in the neighbor's field which means that the farmer may be headed over here to cut our hay which is very good because this week looks dry finally finally it is time to cut the hay and we are crossing our fingers that it's today [Music] right one step at a time 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 keep counting no I don't think so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] oh my the corner we got the stove up here we got the dishwasher up here the toilet is up here up next we're going to try and attempt to get the refrigerator moved up here there's four of us I think it's doable we have the hand truck let's give it a goal what do you mean try and attempt once you start up the stairs there's no going back there's nowhere to run fridge on three ready 1 2 3 don't die everybody refriger okay are you get it talk that about you guys can go inside I got it yeah one two three oh can't stop try again okay one two three oh my gosh we get okay do we know any guys this is going to take like three guys like men not all right we're going to try one more thing we're GNA try putting Jeremy down I don't even know what we're trying we're gonna put Jeremy at the bottom to push the girls are gonna be pulling no what's the plan you come on any pulling no ve not pushing here we go ready one two three okay you it as much as you comfortably can yeah ready one 2 3 oh my God it's going to smash us what all right so here's the deal I think we're going to need to find some guys some real guys what do you mean some real guys the and I aren't real guys insulting you guys are guys we need three to four men up in her insult all right well let's start with the dishwasher we can get that we should swap AR [Music] that's aght get it lift up Balan but good to go all the way okay wait L on that one I get this [Music] I that's not good what happened are you not in I'm in it's not going awesome it's not awesome yeah that's not going to work all right so unfortunately we are figuring out that this portion of countertop was set in a little too far we can't get the stove in place it fits it's kind of wedged in here at the front but in taking measurements it actually tapers back moving backward toward the wall so I think the solution is going to be to get our countertop guys back out here this needs to be pushed over a bit there is a little bit of a lip here so um I don't know I guess once that happens however that happens at that point we should be able to move this into place all right so we were just about to call it a day and na was able to call in some reserves she got two friends to come over two guy friends to come over and they're going to help Jeremy and Kimani to hopefully get this gigantic fridge up the stairs it's always a nice time when you invite your friends over put welcome well today we had a success we successfully got the fridge upstairs thanks to some guys I knew we needed some guys the stove however does not fit what do you mean I know we needed some guys we needed some guys it's true we needed them yeah we totally did now that I saw it done I was like yeah oh my left butt cheek is like in pain right now I'm out of shake jery broke his butt um so bad news stove doesn't fit hopefully we can get that remedy unfortunately it is going to be a week and the farmer never did make it up here for the hay so uh we were crossing our fingers maybe for tomorrow but good news tomorrow is the 4th of July we're going to go have a fun family day we're not going to worry about things that don't fit that's right happy birthday America all right everyone's in L you in man he's eating crumbs let's go he's our our detail okay come on all right fire up when you're ready so it is officially the 4th of July we are out on Lake Ponder which is in s Point Idaho and no we did not buy a pontoon boat we rented it for the day Jeremy had to choose between a boat and asphalt and well now we have a driveway so we're on a we're on a rental but it's super fun and we're really excited to just spend the day on the lake kick back enjoy get some dinner and watch some fireworks happy 4th of July cheers woo this week we celebrated Independence Day a day that was always important growing up because it was a day where the whole family got together together no matter what and we celebrate it and we've continued the tradition like millions of other American families do each and every year but once we walked away from that treadmill that we were on started building our own future for our family and pursued a truly free life we now appreciate this day a little bit more we're reminded of all those that came before us their successes their struggles their failures all of the battles and even even the lives that were lost to make freedom and liberty possible for families like ours and every year we are so Greatful as we gather together and watch that Skylight up [Applause] 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Channel: Good Simple Living

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Keywords: Eamon & Bec, Simple Living Alaska, Matt Carriker, Off the Ranch, Wild Wonderful Off Grid

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Length: 21min 27sec (1287 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 13 2024