I joked in an earlier post about having a close relationship with wood, but seriously, every time we work on the house, I am amazed at what we have accomplished. I am continually in awe of  how we have taken trees growing right here around us and turned them into a house. It isn’t really a complicated or difficult process, just a long one that requires the right equipment, hard work, and patience. It is thoroughly enjoyable to me, and our oldest daughter agrees (the other two, not so much) –  with the sawmill being our favorite step. Here is what the whole process looks like.