Posting in the "this week" thread, I realize much was not this week, so I should update here.
There's been a good bit done, but I must honestly admit we have help. Both me and my wife work in retail, so our schedules are all over the place. We have a long time family friend (was godfather to the kids), who'd always wanted to homestead out in the country. He was self-employed, and his customers stopped renewing contracts, causing him to retire a few yrs early, so his Ss is less. There's an rv hookup and small septic system in the woods out behind the house, the previous owners used for campers during hunting season. He bought a camper and we set it up there. For him, it's a way to live cheap, and kinda get his dream. He gives us some money when he can, and helps out around here. Plus, someone is here when we aren't.