We Did It.

Well, we did it.

One of the things we came to Montana to do, is done.

We have officially purchased our first piece of land -- "1.456 acres more or less" -- just outside of Whitefish.  Not only is this the first plot of land we've bought, it will contain (Lord willing) the first house we will have ever built...  which will also be the first home we will have ever bought.  Yes, this piece of wooded bliss will come to represent the end of 20+ years of paying rent.

Hallelujah.

Here's a picture, courtesy of Gogle Maps (boundaries are approximate):

"The Calvi Homestead"

As of today, our names are on the title.  Now it's our turn to "fill the Earth and subdue it."  :-)

"Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand."
-- Proverbs 19:21 (ESV) 

Winter Plowing

(Little Miss makes a snow angel...)

Dear friends:

I have received word that our land tract of 1.5 acres has now been parsed off of Uncle Dave's land, and that we now have our own physical address!  One giant step forward.

Here are a few pics that our oldest daughter snapped, while we were getting ready to plow all-Winter's snow from the homestead driveway...

 

This is the driveway to Dave's pad... covered in 1-2' of snow.

 Around here, giant piles of snow means endless opportunities...

...to build Quinzhees!

Meanwhile, Dave and I got busy, putting chains on his tractor for the winter.

...And off he went, to plow a ton of snow off the driveway...

And then (as if the Google+ image enhancer knew what was going to happen :) it started snowing again, just as he was near the end of the driveway:

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Please pray for us, as we organize the myriad of details involved in building the "Little House in the Big (Mountain) Woods."

--Ric

The View from the Living Room window...