The Beginning

I was staring at the computer reading the real estate listing for this place thinking "Well there's gotta be something wrong with that" 2.5 acres for $###,###. You see we were living in our duplex with our two young children and had been looking for a more country lifestyle for quite some time. Problem was, we didn't have any money to buy anything so we had pretty much given up. Then six months later, this listing suddenly popped up on my computer like God was saying, "Hey, I found you a house!" We went out and looked at it, loved it, and made an offer, (a really low offer: did I mention we had no money) They accepted the offer and we had our house. Fixer upper really can't describe this place it was in pretty bad condition by today's societal standards but I thought it was the greatest place ever. It was located on one of the busiest streets in the city but the property was still not in the city limits and considered county, which meant I could have farm animals. The neighbors in the 4 plex right next door I'm sure appreciated this. Well this was the beginning of our journey, over the next while I will try to explain how we went from a poor duplex family to certified city farmers, its quite a journey.