Judy, I'm speaking as a guy who took the class with his Wife in 1989 and then started grading for the foundation in 2009. Once you two have taken the class, and have access to the members side of the forum, you'll see how much help and knowledge comes from the folks who are currently building. It is a solid stream of people asking questions, building, and then answering the same questions later on for the next member. We are all building each others log home to a certain extent.
The class gets you on the same page as everyone else and assures that Bobthelogbuilders's answer will match your question. It also assures that you will know enough about this system of building to know if you don't understand Bobthelogbuilder's answer. It is not uncommon to have a question start with the words "I know we must have covered this in class but...". Trust me, you come away from the class knowing you can do it and it'll make sense to you both. You'll gain confidence from watching the rest of us go through our builds online and you'll have a question or two along the way. You'll also spot a cool idea or two to incorporate into your home.
It'll happen at your own pace. It is definitely NOT required to wait as long as we did or move as slowly as we are.
PS... After 20 years we did not need a refresher class. We simply needed to want to do it and it started happening all by itself.
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