In this informal, day‑in‑the‑life vlog, the primary host (Speaker A) and Rebecca walk viewers through a packed Thursday on their homestead. The video opens with a quick recap of recent long‑distance runs, then shifts to farm chores: checking on a never‑ending tomato patch, installing pumpkin trellises, managing corn that has sprouted in the grass, and milking two dairy cows while navigating paddock changes. They explain a water‑capture swale that slows runoff and improves soil moisture. The narrative then moves to the ongoing house remodel: cabinet installation, stair and railing work, lighting, a new ice‑maker, double ovens, a large pantry, and plans for a master bathroom, sauna, cold plunge, and other health‑focused amenities. Logistics for moving in are discussed, including packing, scheduling painters, floor installers, and cleaning crews, as well as the timeline for obtaining a certificate of occupancy. Family activities are interspersed, such as a trip to the movies with the children, a hiking trail plan, and a brief anecdote about a child’s vomiting incident. The host shares a personal reflection on anxiety, noting how a simple essential—ice water with electrolytes—helps ground him and clarify what truly matters. Throughout, the tone remains conversational, enthusiastic about progress, and occasionally self‑critical about stress and planning.
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Happy day! Do you want me to carry that? Yeah.
Alright.
I'll carry. Happy Thursday! We just finished epic 50 miles. 18 miles yesterday. You sore? Yeah. I'm not sore. And on some of those downhills, I had it like I was— did 15 years ago. 20 years ago. When am I gonna feel 45? I feel fantastic after that. Knees a little creaky. I was a little tired in the workout this morning. Oh, put a pulse on the farm. Whoa, you grab the nets real quick. I'm gonna— uh-oh. Goals today: put a pulse on the farm, decamp all our gear, spend some time with the family at the movies this afternoon. This is the never-ending tomato patch, isn't it? Turn that water off. I think they're watered. Jonah's lone corn jamming. Somehow some corn came up on our grass patch there. This— oh my gosh, I haven't been here 3 days. I've been protecting these guys. They're now trellis— pumpkins are this high on the trellis. The pumpkin trellis is working. Back to killing. I don't know if I told anybody to do this while I was gone, but they seem to be okay. I'm glad you guys get to see this. We're going to trellis this. This is grown up enough, we're going to give it something to hold on to. I don't know if that's working that great, just kind of slapped together. If we don't get these trellising right, well, there will be no pumpkin arch. That's the goal, get the pumpkins to go all the way through. Plus those pumpkins will just sprawl out in here and there ain't no room. Cantaloupe's taking up the room. Just give them a start. That'll get them a start. Okay, how about that? Did you miss me? Yeah. You know, one day I'm gonna take you on adventures like that. You want to go on adventures like that?
Yeah.
All right, just say you tell me what to do. We're on— we're back on the farm adventures. What are we doing? Open the gate. All right, bless them. I'm afraid their paddocks haven't been big enough. This is not enough. The cows are looking a little hungry. Calf's forgetting over on where we're gone. That's gonna be one of my guesses— unrest in the group moving and carrying on. Should we leave the milk cows? Yeah. All right, come on. It's funny, they know the drill. The two milk— I don't even have to ask the boys. The two 2 milk cows stayed and everybody else went first. Come on, come on, we're gonna get you trained in milking. Somehow you've missed out on it. Okay ladies, thank you so much for your contribution. And he's struggling there. No, it's got poop in it. Okay, 2.5 gallons. We had more, but we got a little poop in it. That's why we bring two buckets. One gets poopy, you just grab the other one. We're skipping this one paddock. Hey, it's not their normal routine because they're thrown off because there's not enough left here for the sheep. We skipped the paddock here. Hard to explain. All right, this would have been their paddock, but the sheep need it, so there's not enough in the old paddock. So I guess we did skip. Cows are jumping through this one. They're not used to this drill. It's not normally how it goes, is it, guys? But they don't like getting out of their routine. Now all is good, right guys? Fresh grass, fresh milk. You can see our little pathways that we built in the farm are working. I mean, we poured out the water here, but pretend that's a rain event. The water comes down, we have a 2.5-degree slope down, so it's just nice and gradual. This working as a swell, absorbing a lot of that water. And look how much greener it is on this side. One reason is because We're capturing water here, we're capturing that runoff and it's storing it in the ground and leaching it out down lower. Pathway and a swell all in one. Any day that a worker is here on the homestead dream house is a good day, but we've got two. Cabinet guy, the electric guy. Had to go with a new electric company. So far they're coming in clutch, totally easy to work with. Coming every day, totally professional, coming to us when they have problems or questions. Hey, what's new on the remodel? What's happening?
Cabinets are here. Yeah, the stairs—
we've got a light right there.
I know, but don't work yet.
The stairs—
the railing is almost done. Randolph made this. They're gonna paint it. It's gonna go up there.
Heck yes! Lights are in everywhere.
Whoa!
No, no, come here.
I mean, I need to fix this. This is not where it's gonna be, but, um, it's gonna be something similar.
Yeah. Oh, they're gonna hang that.
They're gonna do brackets. We're gonna paint it. We're gonna paint.
That's clutch, otherwise you are gonna bother each other.
We're gonna put this up.
They can go at the same time. Wow. How excited are you?
I'm so excited.
You can actually calculate a realistic date. Yeah, because painter comes next week. We're giving him a generous 2 weeks. Then we get the floor guy in. We're giving him a generous week. He only needs a day. Then the cleaning people. Yeah, and that's it.
And then we're moving in. Life is going to be totally different.
We need to start, we need to start chipping away at packing and getting ready. Double ovens are in. What's happening today on cabinetry, Rebecca?
They're gonna work on all of it, on doing everything.
The hardware came in for this?
No, the hardware is not in for that.
I think that's the only thing that's gonna be missing. We don't need that for the CO. CO is certificate of occupancy. Can't see. It's the— it's from the county saying we can move in. Randolph putting in the ice maker today. That's going to be key in the homestead house.
I know, I cannot wait to have an ice maker. We're making it in those little trays and we have to prop them out. We cannot make enough ice.
What's key for the homestead house? Ice maker. At least 2 ovens. We've got 4 ovens.
Big fridge and freezer. I'm having another freezer in there, my pantry.
Very key homestead house, big pantry. You don't see these in normal people's house plans. You got— we customized this. Normal people don't have so much food. Did I show you the tile on the fireplace? Master bathroom. Anything new in here? Shower head, outlets, lights. It's kind of fun to go away and come back and see all the work done. Fans are in. This will be key to our health. I'll call it a spa. Sauna, cold plunge, back and forth. Super relaxing, super get the blood flowing. Detox in the sauna, get the blood flowing in the, in the ice bath. See what's going on downstairs. Panel's going in. Come here, everybody. Okay, Jonah said he wants to go to where he left off and finish. Do you want to go to where you left off and finish today? No. Oh, awesome. That reaction, that would have been a big hot no. In 2 weeks you can say no. This never has to make the movie. And continue 100 miles? No, let me explain, let me explain. Yeah, yeah, we're gonna finish his trail in 2 weeks. We're gonna then go and start finish his trail in 4 weeks. Oh, so just break it up. So over 2 days in the next month. Yeah, I've been mulling it over. We're not going to take— I don't think we're going to take racks. No, if we do take racks, it's going to be much lighter. We're going to eat big meals at the Refreshers. We won't have to pack dinners, we'll just have to pack snacks. Don't bring all the camera gear. No, bring your phone. I'm listening to— I played some of Back to Rebecca even without the mic. Like, I was hiking, I was trying this trail again and again until I made it. I was hearing it just fine. This people barn is handy for hanging, drying stuff out. He brought a brush. Listen, I didn't have time to go through everybody's stuff, you know. We didn't leave enough time. I've been, I've been obsessed thinking about how we could do better, and that's one thing. Take more time to prep, check over everybody's stuff. But he regrets taking that brush. I regret taking a toothbrush. I never used it. We were too, we were too tired. Did you use a toothbrush? No. I think I can be okay 5 days without brushing my teeth. Maybe we hang them on this. But one really important thing that I think can apply to everybody is I get really stressed out and I feel like I live in anxiety, and I'm working on that, mainly about my business, about the farm, just always worried about something. And when I was out in the woods that first day, I made a big mistake and I let us get thirsty. I was so thirsty, I was fantasizing being home and just gulping down some ice water Electrolytes. I told Rebecca, I said, and I thought on the trail, if I have ice water with electrolytes, I'm not going to worry about anything else. I'm not going to be anxious about anything else. Nothing else matters if you have— if you have— I mean, we were down to the essentials and it just showed you, what am I worrying about? Because if you have ice water, that means you have refrigerator, a freezer, electricity. You have electrolytes, you have the means to have those to shop or order something, and that's your bare essential. It did give me a perspective on what's really important and what is a true concern and maybe what's not. Hopefully I always remember that. So long as I have ice water for the electrolytes, I'm not— I don't gotta worry about it. You training Henry? Get in.
Yeah. Do you want me to ride with Waylon, or do you want— What do you think? You're the master.
Why don't you let her hold him while you walk? Cowboy's first ride.
All right, put your legs around. Okay, here we go. Oh, he's holding on to it! He's a natural.
I think it's just as much work to prep and then tear down After the trip is the trip itself. Got me. Yeah. On the way to the movies. I'm sorry I missed that, Rebecca. What did you just say?
I said rule number 1 when you're puking, never look at the puke.
Yeah, because Jonah puked the other night and then you looked at it.
No.
You amateur.
Well, he smelled it.
I smelled the puke.
Because it was right next to his hammock.
Yeah, he didn't even get out to throw up. He just leaned over the hammock.
What did you do with that puke?
It's just there. It's there. It's nature's. We fed the forest. Stocking up on snacks before the movie. We don't get to snacks at the movie. Kombucha, coconut water, pork rinds, meat sticks. Kids got some applesauce, snack bars, pistachios. We have never taken Henry to the movies. He won't watch a movie with us at home. You have to put him on a show when you do that. Hopefully he'll be so compelled by the big screen, the fast action, and lots of snacks that he'll sit still. How do you think little man's gonna do in the movies? I don't know. Why isn't he sleeping like this at the movie? Yeah, right. Yeah, you didn't get the memo, buddy.
