4 More Days!

Though I can hardly believe I'm writing this, there are only four more days until we leave to pick up our yurt in Indiana! We're very excited, but also have a lot of concerns and worries. Will the truck be big enough? Do we have enough adults to dismantle the yurt and the platform? Do we have enough money for gas and food and all the other unforeseen things? This is a little scary, but we're taking it one day at a time.

We have had a little trouble getting help with the actual dismantling and move. My awesome cousin, handyman Mike, was blessed with a great new job, but that unfortunately meant he couldn't come with us. We'll definitely miss his spirit and his expertise! Then a friend from church who has grandkids in Indiana thought he could come along with his truck and a flat bed trailer. Sadly, we just heard from him today that he has a conflict after all. It was so wonderful of him to even offer, though!

So now, it's just us. One really strong but scrawny man, one really not scrawny but super scrappy woman, and one 12 year old who is way stronger than she looks. (The preschooler is exempt and is staying with Grandma!) The man we're buying the yurt from will be there to help, too. Can we do this? I think we can. We're going to try to find some local help in Indiana, perhaps through our local UU church or through some friends we have there. Wish us luck!

We're also gearing up for our fundraising and awareness-raising concert this Sunday night, at the UU church, at 7pm. It's us and five other super-talented friends of ours, singing songs we like and showing a short video about alternative and affordable housing. It's been fun to put together--I really hope we can raise the money we need to bring the yurt back! We've raised most of what we need through various extra jobs and shows, but we're still a bit short. Several people have already donated through the Paypal button on this blog, so we're off to a good start! (Thanks--you know who you are!)

We've decide on the spot for the yurt on our land--it's on a hill, near the front of the property, close to the garden. Very secluded and we can just SEE the yurt there, when we look at the space. Strangely, when we first moved to the land, it's where we put the campfire, even though it was very far away from the camper. Perhaps we knew it was the soul of the land and would eventually be the site of our hearth.

I could bore you with all sorts of details about composting toilets, hot water heaters, heirloom tomatoes, flooring options, etc., but I think that's enough for now. Besides, I have a million billion papers to grade and laundry to do and an ailing great-aunt to go visit. Much love to the cyber-world!