April is Financial Literacy Month, an ideal time to think about the lessons your children are learning about money. Setting a good financial example is just the start. Parents should also actively engage children on the topic. These lessons can help put kids and teens on the right path towards a financially responsible adulthood.
How Money Works
Now that consumers use credit or debit cards, buy things online and even purchase movies on their televisions and mobile devices, children may not realize when you are actually spending money and that money is needed to buy things.
Take time to explain to them that products and services have different prices. They also need to learn that money can be spent only once, and that after buying something, a person needs to earn more money in order to buy something else. Play “grocery store” or other games that involve buying and selling items. Take turns being the cashier and the customer.
Setting a good financial example is just the start. Parents should also actively engage children on the topic. These lessons can help put kids and teens on the right path towards a financially responsible adulthood.
Saving for a Goal
Teach your children that some things cost more money than they may have now, and that saving means putting some money aside a bit at a time until you have enough to buy what you want. Kids can learn to keep money in a safe place and practice their math skills by keeping track of the amount saved for future spending.
To maximize the benefits your child receives for saving money, you may want to consider an In-Trust-For (ITF) or custodial bank account. Those offered by Ally Bank, for example, earn a competitive rate of interest with no monthly maintenance fee. Plus, there’s no minimum balance to open the account. When opening such an account, use this as an opportunity to discuss interest and other basic banking concepts.
The Importance of Self-Control
Help your children learn the difference between needs and wants or wishes. Explain that although everyone really wants things like toys and electronics, you have to pay for needs – things like food, shelter and heat – before you can buy items that are wants. Help your children come up with a plan to save and spend their own money that takes into account their wants and needs.
Making Spending Decisions
The next time you need to make a big purchase, talk it through with your child. Explain how you weigh the pros and cons. Show how taking time to ask questions, learn about different choices, and compare what’s good and bad about each choice helps you reach good decisions.
“Financial literacy ideally begins in childhood. Even young children should learn about basic concepts like saving for a goal and spending only what you can afford,” said Jacqueline Howard, director of Corporate Citizenship at Ally Financial.
There are many resources to help you talk to your kids about money and finances. You can download a free e-book aimed at elementary school-aged children from Ally Bank at allywalletwise.com or visit fdic.gov/moneysmart for resources for all ages.
This April, take the time to boost your children’s financial literacy and enforce the concept of smart money management.
The journey to parenthood is not always easy. For some, it is definitely a harder process. But there are many natural steps you can take to boost your fertility, say experts.
“From living a healthy lifestyle to addressing hormonal imbalances with herbal supplements, there are many natural ways to promote conception,” said Yuchan Zhong, founder of BioTerra Herbs, a maker of herbal supplements.
Green offers the following tips.
• Eat well. Eating well may sound easy, but it can be difficult to maintain, as it takes discipline to eat correctly every day, especially when you have a specific goal in mind, such as conceiving. Get a wide range of nutrient-filled foods, including protein, vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc and iron. Both men and women should focus on organic produce, and avoid those that contain pesticides.
• Stay away from alcohol and cigarettes. Doing so will help promote a healthy fertility process and a strong body.
• Maintain a healthy weight by getting plenty of exercise, as excess body fat may disrupt ovulation. Consult your doctor about a proper workout routine prior to conception.
• Consider herbal supplements that directly address the causes of any hormonal imbalances that might reduce one’s ability to conceive. For example, those from Bioterra are designed with the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine in mind, which holds that the deficiencies of the body’s main detoxifying organs, the kidneys, liver, and blood, are at the root of female infertility. They promise to increase the overall function of the kidney, spleen and liver, nourishing qi and promoting healthy blood quality and circulation. This formula, which includes such Chinese herbs as Chinese Peony, Astragalus and Epimedium, focuses on creating a balanced, strong and healthy environment to promote conception. Consult with your doctor to determine if you can take these supplements safely. For more information, visit bioterraherbs.com.
• Among all of life’s many responsibilities, and even just the desire to conceive, you may find yourself stressed, but it’s important to reduce stress as much as possible. Take opportunities to relax with a cup of tea, a warm bath, or a yoga class.
If you are trying to conceive, start by making healthy lifestyle choices that promote fertility.
Angelina College’s Kali Holcomb slides in for a hustle double as Paris College’s Jena Konieczka takes the throw during Saturday’s doubleheader. Holcomb homered twice in the doubleheader, leading the No. 12 Lady Roadrunners to an 8-0, 11-1 sweep at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Angelina College’s Jordan Kisselburg drives a ball out of the park – one of her two homers – in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader against Paris College. The No. 12 Lady ‘Runners swept the Lady Dragons 8-0 and 11-1 at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
That’s one way to break out of a slump.
The 12th-ranked Angelina College Lady Roadrunners – ranked as high as No. 8 nationally just weeks ago – broke out of a four-game losing streak to open conference play, rebounding in a big way with a doubleheader sweep of Paris College Saturday at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin.
Jordan Kisselburg homered twice in the first game, Lynsey Mitchell homered twice in the second – including a walk-off grand slam – and Kali Holcomb homered in each game to lead the Lady ‘Runners to 8-0 and 11-1 wins over the Lady Dragons.
Angelina College’s Lynsey Mitchell (12) takes a throw at first in time to nab Paris College runner Tahmia Beavers during Saturday’s doubleheader. Mitchell’s walkoff grand slam in the nightcap gave the No. 12 Lady Roadrunners an 8-0, 11-1 sweep at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Kisselburg went deep twice in the opener, blasting a three-run shot in the second inning and a two-run bomb in the third to finish with five RBI in the game. Holcomb added a two-run blast in the fourth to give AC a 7-0 lead, and Kaylee Parker capped with win with an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to score Ashley Davis with the walk-off run in the 8-0 win.
The offense backed a solid performance from starting pitcher Whitney Howerton, who gave up only a third-inning double to Lady Dragon Shelby Little; in every other frame, Howerton was absolutely perfect, finishing with one strikeout as the Lady ‘Runner defense played flawlessly behind her.
In the nightcap, AC took a 1-0 lead on Kisselburg’s bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the first, opening the lead to 5-0 in the third on Parker’s RBI single, Kisselburg’s sacrifice fly and Mitchell’s two-run homer to centerfield.
Paris scored its only run of the day in the fourth inning, getting a sacrifice fly from Chassity Mendoza.
Holcomb answered the Paris run with a solo homer in the fourth to pad the Lady ‘Runner lead at 6-1. Lauren Garza added an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth to score Ashley Hallmark, who had doubled earlier.
In the bottom of the sixth, AC got a single from Shay Vegas, a walk to Parker and a single from Kisselburg to load the bases. Mitchell then banged her homer off the scoreboard to end the game in an 11-1 AC win.
The Lady Roadrunners travel to Navarro College on Wednesday. The doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. in Corsicana.
Angelina College pitcher Whitney Howerton delivers during Saturday’s doubleheader against Paris College. Howerton came within a single allowed hit of tossing a perfect game in the opener, and the No. 12 Lady ‘Runners swept the Lady Dragons 8-0 and 11-1 at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Garrett Price is raising a hog for his first time this year. He’s raising it for competition at the Angelina County Fair in just over a month.
Garrett Price is 13 and in the 7th grade at Central Junior High. He enjoys science, being outside and fishing. This is his second year in 4-H and his first year showing a hog. Garrett says his favorite part is seeing his project grow and develop.
Obviously his least favorite part is cleaning the pen.
Garrett Price just after selecting his hog, Blackjack, to raise for the Angelina County Fair. Blackjack is now close to 200 lbs. and can be seen at the George H. Henderson Jr. Expo Center on Friday, April 21.
His mom Jennifer Jones says her favorite part of my kids participating in Youth Fair is watching their excitement the day of the show after all the hard work they have put into their projects.
“I hope they take away a love of animals and a work ethic that they will take with them as they grow into adults,” she said.
There are 118 other exhibitors such as Garrett that are raising their own swine project. This is by far the largest livestock division in this year’s County Fair. Raising and showing a champion pig requires dedication, hard work and a little luck.
Pigs raised for this year’s show were entered and received an ear tag on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the George H. Henderson Jr. EXPO Center. From that point until the hog show on Friday morning, March 21 youth exhibitors and their families have been carefully feeding and raising their project.
Exhibitors usually select their animals when the pigs are eight to 10 weeks old and weigh from 40 to 80 pounds. The challenge is to try to predict what that feeder pig will look like at market weight, which is about 250 pounds or six months of age.
Once at home, pigs are given prime attention. The most important nutrient is clean water. Checking the water is a daily task. Nutrients and feed intake are monitored closely and there is lots of competition among feed companies to provide the best blended feed to raise a champion.
Garret’s pig, named Blackjack, didn’t weigh much over 50 lbs. when he purchased her, but now is close to 200 lbs.
Hogs may weigh no less than 220 lbs. and no more than 270 lbs. at the official weigh-in. Entries that fail to meet these weights will be disqualified.
Exhibitors practice walking them with a “bat” or “whip” which they use to tap on the shoulders to direct which way the hogs will walk in the show ring. While it may look like chaos with pigs meandering around, the better showmen will keep their hog in front of the judge much longer than others so that they may get a better look.
The Angelina County Fair allows exhibitors to show either a barrow (castrated male) or gilt (young female). If you watch the show, you’ll notice that gilts are heavily favored in the competition and, as such, are shown by most everyone. Garrett’s hog Blackjack is agilt.
The judge will be looking at several aspects before placing the class. You will hear him speak of things like: soundness, condition, muscling.
In order for Blackjack to place high enough to make the auction, he will need to move around easily, have the right level of condition (read “fat cover”) and have plenty of dimension down her top and in her ham.
Garrett and the other exhibitors in the hog show will compete on Friday, April 21 at 8 a.m. in the morning. Only the top 56 hogs will be sold at auction on Saturday, April 22.
Gardeners often focus on the science of their hobby: how much water and sunlight their plants need and how to improve soil quality and keep pests at bay. But there can be a lot of artistry behind the craft as well — from how you harvest and enjoy flowers to how you convert unused spaces of your home into a viable indoor edible garden.
Put your creativity to good use this spring season by gardening with style.
Indoor Gardening
For those who don’t have an outdoor garden or yard, the dream of enjoying your own freshly picked fruits and vegetables may seem out of reach. However, the nooks and crannies of your home can be creatively rendered into productive growing zones. And experts say that nearly all homes can support indoor gardening.
“Whatever the size of your home, there will be a selection of edible plants you can grow indoors, as long as you have some natural daylight filtering in,” said Zia Allaway, author of “Indoor Edible Garden: Creative Ways to Grow Herbs, Fruit and Vegetables in Your Home.” “The areas where plants will grow can be windowsills, beneath a skylight or even in a dark, unlit area if you install grow lights.”
In “Indoor Edible Garden,” a highly visual guide full of practical tips and stylish ideas, Allaway offers step-by-step directions for everything from creating suspended shelves and hanging jars for growing herbs to mounting edible orchids onto bark and displaying them on walls. She points out that those embarking on indoor gardening should first evaluate the level of time they can commit.
“Just remember that unlike other projects in the home, such as decorating and cooking, all gardening projects require some aftercare. So, if you have a busy schedule, choose crops that will tolerate less watering and feeding.”
Flower Arranging
While your flower garden is likely a beautiful work of art in and of itself, you can spread the joy by harvesting your flora and bringing the beauty indoors. Floral arrangements add vitality to any interior space.
“For me, every arrangement starts with the container. Think about what mood or style you want to evoke, and remember, anything can be a container as long as it can be made watertight,” said Rachel Siegfried,” author of “The Flower Book: Natural Flower Arrangements for Your Home,” which explores 60 flowers, bloom-by-bloom in portraiture, including quick-reference profiles and tips.
Siegfried recommends that, when selecting flowers for your arrangement, pay attention to shapes, textures and colors to achieve good balance. Start with a primary focal flower and build out with a couple of secondary focals, a final flourish, and foliage.
For her part, she relies on instinct.
“I get a ‘buzz’ when I find a good combination,” she said.
From flowering bouquets to spicy pepper plants, apply creativity to your gardening this spring.
April, which is National Volunteer Month, is an excellent time to get involved in your community.
Here are three ways to give back, depending on how much time you can commit.
One Afternoon
If life is complicated, consider a short, one-time project, such as a local park clean-up or tree-planting event. Or, contact a local soup kitchen about pitching in at a meal.
A Weekly Commitment
Becoming a mentor or volunteer tutor offers a young person longer-term support and can improve his or her chances of success in school and beyond. However, be prepared to clear out some time in your schedule every week.
One Large Project
If you have a large block of downtime, but can’t commit to an ongoing program, consider organizing a fundraiser. Whether it’s a dance-off for heart health or a bake sale for veterans, there are plenty of ways to raise funds for an organization that matters to you.
National Volunteer Month is always a great reminder to use your time, energy and talents for good.
As the pollen piles up across East Texas, so does the pile of bills waiting to be heard and voted on at your State Capitol. This past week, my colleagues and I moved closer to finalizing our budget by focusing on funding for the next biennium. I look forward to continue working with my fellow legislators to produce a responsible budget that reflects the values of our great state. With that said, here’s the latest from Austin. . .
Legislation
I recently had two of my bills voted out of the House Committee on Ways & Means. I’m proud that both pieces of legislation began as ideas brought to my attention by constituents. The first, HB 777, would allow for certain members of the armed services in the United Sates to continue receiving an agricultural exemption while they are deployed or stationed outside of the State of Texas. The second, HB 897, would provide an exemption from sales tax for churches or religious organizations when purchasing or renting a trailer. Both of these bills were passed unanimously out of committee and I look forward laying them out before my colleagues on the House floor.
On the House floor, we voted overwhelmingly to pass HB 62, a bill banning texting while driving in Texas. I am proud to be a co-author on this bill, as I believe that this measure will not only create a uniform and consistent legal approach to distracted driving, but also help to create safer roads for Texas motorists. The House also continued its commitment to protecting children, and providing options for foster parents by unanimously approving HB 511, which would remove the deadline for the Department of Family and Protective Services to enter into permanency care assistance agreements.
Meetings and Engagements
We recently had a group of young constituents from Lufkin visit their State Capitol – many of them for the first time. Having a group of students make the long drive during their Spring Break to watch the Legislature in action gives me hope for the future of our State. It was truly a pleasure showing them around the Capitol and answering their thoughtful questions about policy and procedure.
Reminders
The mobile office is on the road in March and looks forward to seeing you around the district! Here’s the remainder of this month’s schedule: March 22 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the San Augustine County Courthouse in San Augustine. As always, please do not hesitate to contact my office if we can help you in any way. My district office may be reached at (936) 634-2762, or you can call my Capitol office at (512) 463-0508.
Angelina College Roadrunners mob Nathan Miranda (7) after Miranda’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the ‘Runners a 9-8 win over Bossier Parish College Thursday at Roadrunner Field in Lufkin. The series concludes Saturday in Bossier City. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Angelina College pitcher Bailey Holstein delivers during Thursday’s game against Bossier Parish College. Holstein pitched four scoreless innings of relief, striking out nine Cavaliers, and the ‘Runners won a 9-8 walk-off on Nathan Miranda’s solo homer in the bottom of the ninth. The series concludes on Saturday in Bossier City. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Facing a submarine-style reliever known for inducing ground balls, Angelina College hitter Nathan Miranda did the only thing he could do when facing the low-ball throwing righty.
Miranda went down and got one.
Miranda, nearly dropping to his knees to swing, golfed a solo homer over the left-field wall to lift the Roadrunners to a thrilling 9-8 win over Bossier Parish College in Thursday’s series opener at Roadrunner Field.
The series concludes with a doubleheader on Saturday in Bossier City.
Miranda may not have gotten his shot at heroics had it not been for the work of AC reliever Bailey Holstein, who entered the game with nobody out in the fifth inning and with the score tied at 7-7. Holstein inherited a bases-loaded situation and gave up a sacrifice fly to Cavalier hitter Joseph Tassin to give Bossier Parish the lead at 8-7. After that, Holstein shut down the high-powered Cavs, allowing just one hit while striking out nine in four innings.
The ‘Runners also got homers from Blake Lazarine and Josh Elvir in the win. Lazarine, Elvir and Aaron Bowley each drove in two runs for AC.
The Roadrunners and Cavs will start at noon on Saturday.
Angelina Colleges Nathan Miranda drops to a knee to golf a solo, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth of Thursday’s game against Bossier Parish College. Miranda’s shot gave the ‘Runners a 9-8 win in the series opener at Roadrunner Field. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had unpleasant associations with hospitals.
The stinging smell of disinfectants, the impersonal and cold environment, frantic nurses and the constant reminder of human mortality have always deterred me from visiting hospitals unless I was forced to by my parents. My distain of hospitals continued into adulthood, and I knew when I got pregnant that I did not want to give birth in a hospital. In my ideal situation, I would have birthed in the secure and familiar environment of my home where my body was in control of the birth.
Chasity Boatman with her husband Chris during a maternity shoot before their baby Benjamin was born.
But due to a plethora of concerns, at 42 weeks gestation, I went to the hospital to be induced. I was confident that the choices I made during pregnancy would still allow me to have an unmediated, vaginal birth in a hospital. I exercised every day, ate organically, did prenatal yoga, did acupressure, went to a chiropractor, had a birth plan and hired a doula. I didn’t anticipate experiencing any problems during birth, so when I did it left a lasting psychological scar.
After 18 hours of labor and some complications, my OBGYN apologized to me and informed me that I would have to prepare myself for an emergency C-section. I was devastated and hysterical. I had to deal with a crushing realty: In order to deliver my son safety, I would have to let go of control and allow my son to be surgically removed from me. I cried while they prepped me, and wheeled me back to the operation room.
My husband was my sole source of strength and comfort during my operation. As soon as I started receiving pain medication, I closed my eyes and refused to open them until my husband had our son in his arms. The entire procedure I kept praying to God that I wouldn’t die on the table, and that I would be able to see my son soon. The sensation I felt of the scalpel cutting into my body without pain caused me to panic even more. I felt such a strange disconnection from my body, and I just wanted the entire thing to end.
Once my husband had our son in his arms, I opened my eyes. Our son was beautiful. A chunky, crying, blond cherub. I just wanted to hold him, but due to my arms being restrained to the table I couldn’t. I was immediately whisked away into a recovery room for an hour away from my son. I didn’t get to hold him until I was moved into my permanent room and allowed to nurse him. The rest of my time in the hospital was a blur: nurses waking me up to check blood pressure, the stabbing pain of my uterus getting massaged, forcing my body to move and walk while it was recovering from surgery, full body shakes, lactation consultant visits, eating bland food and being stuck in an uncomfortable hospital bed.
During my stay in the hospital, I tried my best to focus on the fact that my son was healthy and alive. I reminded myself that it was a privilege and joy to have a child. I buried my own painful feelings about my birth because I felt guilty for having them. When I first began displaying Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, I assumed they would fade away with time. But without therapy to help cope with my underlying fears and trauma, and with no understanding that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Postpartum Depression were different, my PTSD symptoms only increased.
I view postpartum mental illnesses as a spectrum instead of a black and white checklist, so I just lumped my PTSD symptoms in with my postpartum depression because I had never heard or learned about Postpartum PTSD.
I would wake up sweating and crying from intense nightmares about my birth. I had difficulty sleeping because I knew that in my dream-like state I couldn’t escape reliving my traumatic birth repeatedly. I felt like less of a woman and that I failed my son for him to have to be surgically removed and ripped from my body. I struggled with self-loathing, depression, anxiety, OCD and panic attacks. I felt detached from my son because he reminded me of the trauma that I endured. Although I wanted several children before my son’s birth, I no longer wanted to ever give birth again. I was easy to anger and even easier to startle. I felt like a shell of my former self.
Chris and Chasity Boatman hold their son Benjamin.
When people would come to see my son they would ask me about my birth. I gave short answers and then later would go somewhere alone and cry. These questions would cause me to start avoiding people all together because I couldn’t handle discussing my birth. I had no interest in my old hobbies or socializing with others. It was painful to even write my birth story down two months after it occurred because it brought back such haunting images and horrific feelings. Every time my C-section scar burned it caused flashbacks of the scalpel cutting into my body. I kept wondering why I couldn’t just get over my birth? People were telling me to “get past it,” “realize that my son being healthy was all that mattered,” and that it “wasn’t my fault.” But none of those sentiments brought me any healing.
I looked for help and information on online forums, but I didn’t ever find something that clicked with me emotionally. It wasn’t until three years after my son’s birth that I received psychiatric help for my PTSD. Before I received psychiatric help, I wouldn’t have classified my symptoms as PTSD even though I had eleven symptoms (you only need nine to be diagnosed).
I thought only soldiers and those who endured war had PTSD. Didn’t claiming that I had PTSD from a birth seem over exaggerative and disrespectful to soldiers and war victims?
During my year of therapy, my psychiatrist empathized with me and explained my behaviors. She reassured me that my feelings were valid, and that it would take time to move past the trauma. She continuously reminded me that what I endured was, in fact, trauma and to refer to it by anything else was minimizing my experience. She wanted me to truly allow myself to feel and express all the dark and haunting bits and pieces of my birthing experience. She didn’t expect me to forget about my experience or to minimize it. Instead she wanted me to claim it, take ownership of it and grow from it. I learned to be kinder to myself mentally, to reassure myself that I wasn’t broken or less than or damaged from my birth. I learned to manage the panic attacks, flashbacks and nightmares. I was put on a medication routine, and journaled as a form of therapy. I even learned to find strength from my birthing experience, which isn’t something that I thought I would ever feel.
Although my Postpartum PTSD is emotionally-draining and difficult to discuss, I believe it’s important for women who are experiencing these symptoms to know that they are not alone and that there are treatment options available. According to Sharon Dekel, an instructor at Harvard Medical School who researches Postpartum PTSD, 1-3 percent of mothers suffer from Postpartum PTSD. Due to stigma, doctors only began researching Postpartum PTSD around 2006. Since doctors only recently began researching postpartum PTSD, women often get misdiagnosed with just having Postpartum Depression. Because Postpartum PTSD remained ignored for so long, there are reports of mothers just beginning treatment for their postpartum PTSD in their 60s and 70s. Treatment options for Postpartum PTSD include alternative therapies (art, music, writing and dance), medication, therapy and peer support groups.
Fuller Springs native Amber Cranford always knew she wanted a tiny house.
When she and her mom would watch shows about tiny houses on HGTV, Cranford was further reminded that this is what she wanted one day.
“I just always wanted [a tiny house],” Amber said. “I don’t ever want a big house. I’ve seen people convert the sheds you can buy at Home Depot, and I said, ‘I want to do that.’”
And so she is. Amber teamed up with her father, Bobby Cranford, and several other family members with construction, drafting and other related skills to create her dream tiny house at 760 square feet.
“We started planning it while I was in nursing school,” Amber said, “and as soon as I got a job, we started clearing the land.”
Amber now works for Chi St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital in Lufkin on the medical surge team, and construction of her tiny home is well on its way.
The home is being built on land owned by her family. It is designed to be completely open other than one sliding barn door into the bathroom, including the second level.
With the addition of her home to the others on the land, the previously unregistered dirt road that sits beside her home needed a name.
“Well, if I get married my name will change, but at least my road won’t,” Amber said.
Amber said the most exciting thing to her about having a tiny house is that she will own her own house at 22-years-old. She said she will have it paid off by the time she moves in because she has been saving since childhood.
“I told her if she ever wants to go hunting she can roll right on her bed and shoot one right out the back window,” Bobby said.
Amber said she eventually wants to own other tiny houses in the mountains or on the lake.
Some of the costs have been cut by having family do all but the roof, Amber and Bobby said. Both Amber and her father do not like heights, and since they had to raise the roof much more than originally planned, they decided to hire some help.
Originally, the building was supposed to be the size of their shed, but they kept raising the roof 2 or 3 feet at a time until it was 19 feet tall.
“I can tell you it doesn’t look that high,” Amber said. “But when everything’s not walled in, I couldn’t even get on the top.”
The family plans on having the house “dried-in” as soon as possible by enclosing the structure in metal and placing the doors and windows they have ordered in to avoid rain and cold from harming the inside. Amber said the construction is set to be complete by the end of April.
The living room.The shower.The bedroom upstairs.There will be a carport on one side and a patio running around two thirds of the house. Amber said construction will be finished at the end of April.The outside of Amber’s tiny house.
