They say that firewood warms you twice--once while chopping, and then again when you actually burn it.

Are you all in the Ozarks too? That's where we ended up. I LOVE cooking over the fire, and any "hardship" my husband and I are facing just bolsters our excitement and teamwork, really. I love seeing other couples face challenges with that same game face. It sounds like you had a lot more useful skills than we did, starting out! We were both suburban-raised (which means that so much in this lifestyle has been very new), so our first rounds of animals (we got chickens/ducks/goats) has really been a wonderful and HUGE learning experience.

Did you end up getting goats? What breed did you settle with?