When we built our current home in 1984, we were only the third house in our subdivision of 28 wooded lots. Because the subdivision developed very slowly, it wasn’t until about eight years ago that we began to feel that we were living in the “city” rather than in a private, wooded setting as it was in 1984. 

Adra has a dream of raising llamas and I just enjoy being in the wide-open countryside. To pursue our dreams and desires, we started searching for property on the outskirts of Edmond, Oklahoma.  After a couple of years, we found the perfect land just 11 miles northeast of our current home. It’s in the country with a breath-taking view, but only minutes away from all the conveniences of the city. 

Our first thought was to just build a weekend cottage. While traveling for several years through Tennessee and North Carolina to visit our daughters in college, we began noticing log home distributors and were intrigued by the idea of this type of home.  After several years of research and planning, we decided to make the weekend “cabin” idea into a permanent residence. 

Our travels exposed us to many types of log structures to consider. After several false starts with other companies, Adra and I selected Suwannee River Log Homes. We are excited to finally have our dream becoming a reality and look forward to the day that we get to move into our custom-designed, cypress log home. Our family and friends are very excited that this venture is finally underway as they have all been patiently listening to us dream for the past 8 years!