Earrings Too
“Since I was programming full time & the kids were in school, this meant 9 months with little sleep. Apparently I still found time to put on earrings (Every. Single. Day.) before hitting the job site. A dangly pair I made myself. Aside from fancy jewelry, the kids and I kept our spirits up by singing along to crazy music mixes Drew made for us. And we reminded each other how amazing it was going to be to live in this amazing (mostly level) house we were building with our own hands.” The Brookins were ready, come hell or high water.
Earrings Too
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“Once I had bought all these supplies and they were all piled up, there was no way out,” Brookins said. “There wasn’t enough money to pay anyone to put them together. There was no plan B.”
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