After 8 monthes of building we are soo glad to be in our house. we finished the house in January 2007. Since then we have added a side driveway, storage shed, and garden. The garden went in the first year. I am very big on gardening and using what you have. almost everthing i cook comes from my garden. My husband is also a hunter so most of our meat comes from that. My kids love elk steaks.