Well, it's JustMe. North Texas. Thinking about enrolling in the next class. I need reassurance. You have to understand, this is the first time I've considered a log home. Back 17 years ago in Dallas I bought a house that, as it turned out, was a Craftsman kit built back in 1917. Beautiful and well-constructed pier and beam home. So, I understand the concept of 'kits,' even though, here, we're not talking kits. We're talking the pioneer spirit, the do-it-yourself and live free spirit -- just like that kindred spirit who built the Craftsman.

But, I'm still anxious about making the next step. I fully realize, from the public website of LHBA, that this concept is without fault. But can I do it? You probably know more about what I'm asking in that question than I do. I am in my late 50s with (having married late and divorced even sooner) a 9-year-old daughter. I'm cerebrally negotiating the dynamics of purchasing a sufficient property and building a LHBA home while providing my daughter the best schooling she can get. (I did an online assessment of a 'stick-built' home of the proportions I wanted and it came out to be $272K - 'material' and 'labor' included. NO CAN DO. Enough of that. (We're talking Sherman, TX-area for those of you in TX, Oklahoma). I have to be honestly realistic here about my decisions. I'll be working a 'job' for as long as she is in school.

So, I'm guessing I'm asking people to help be my conscience. My gut says 'go for it.'