"It's like Chimes on the floor" just the most simplest things can bring a huge smile! Thank you for this Ashley, Love your family! 💛

I used citrus strip on my kitchen cabinets. It worked way way better when I covered in plastic after application and let it sit overnight.

Youre doing a lot more than building a home and teaching your kids a pile of new skills that they wouldn't otherwise have. Congratulations on your accoplishments to date. You've inspired me endlessly.

Take the door into shade …..after spraying with remover cover with clingfilm and leave overnight as the mild stripper is really weak ! Hope this helps ! Keep up the fight !!!!

I ALWAYS WATCH YOUR VIDEOS, HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY. BUT FOR SURE, THE BEST PART OF THIS VIDEO WAS WHEN YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF TO TAKE TIME, SMELL THE ROSES AND ENJOY EVERYTHING YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR. AWESOME JOB.

Nothing more relaxing than a lap full of kittens! I love all the sweeping shots of the land, sky and animals. It shows why you love living there!!!

"Its like the floor has chimes" ❤😂❤

Having lived in an well insulated home in a very sun-exposed, warm climate with zero fans or AC, I highly recommend getting 100% linen curtains to cover the windows in summer. This quick fix easily brought our house temperature down by 15 degrees. The linen still lets the light in but does wonders for blocking the heat.

Ashley, you and Johnathan have done an excellent service to your children in the way you have raised them. What an amazing family you have created. Words fail to express how much we as your followers appreciate and respect you and your family. May God bless you and keep you in His heart.✌🏻❤️🙏🏻

Girl, you work so hard for your kids! You’re a fantastic mom! The dome, is beautiful. The door is turning out great and love the door color. 🦋

Melt my heart with those kitty's Ice Blue eyes! Dome looks great, great work. Stay hydrated my friends!

Wow the floor looks nice

The bottles in the dome create the most magical effect😊. I love the floor chimes…makes cleanup all the more pleasant

The variation of music in your videos is amazing!!!! I enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing! 💜 I think people usually lay Saran Wrap on top of the citrus strip to keep it from drying out.

Painters usually overlap the paint on exterior glass a quarter inch up the glass panes from the bottom. That means water flows off; if you just make the painted edge exactly where the wood and glass meet then water can get into the joint and cause rot. Hope I explained that OK. Love your work!

You are really a great mom. I love watching you guys.

The chimes on the floor moment made my day ❤ love y’all- thanks for always bringing a smile to my face with your content ❤ Much love from Middle Georgia!

Oh my goodness, the kittens are so cute. You all work so hard and have incredible strength. Thank you, Ashley, for sharing better help.

You remind me of my mommy she was so talented with rocks and plaster paint concrete and putting all together. Its so good to see someone love their kids by giving yourself to them .God bless your heartand god have his hand on you and ur family. Thanks for letting us see into ur world of home.😊

Is the water collection going well this year? The tanks and the berms? Those little $30 swamp coolers really work, not so much the whole room, but personal comfort is fine. LOVE the coke bottle cap floor.

Absolutely love the floor stain!! Oh and that door. Wowza. Beautiful.

Watching you with the door makes me doubt that you ever considered quitting on the Homestead. I see so many little things you could use a good Dremel on. Especially since you all are so attention to detail oriented. This was a great video and that door was worth it. easy for me to say while sitting on my butt in the AC.

I love how you find joy in the small things Ashley.

The door you are renovating is awesome, worth the slog ❤

Better help is good, kitten therapy is the BEST! Lol! 😂❤ Ashley, your finish work on the dome is beautiful! I also love the dresser that Adeli picked out, so gorgeous.😍 Have an amazing week and I love you guys! 😊❤

I would have LOVED to have that bedroom as a young lady. It's turning out fabulous!!

Kindness of parents. You made your daughters privacy a priority. It's lovely, a wonderful gift to your first born.

Stripping paint always a mystery. Sometimes comes off fine with one go. Others not so much. Everything looking good. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌻

OMG, the kittens are so cute!!!😊🎉❤

A celing fan would be better and push the air around good but get one with long base on it

You are probably the 3 rd channel I follow that is sponsored by "Better Help". I often wonder if everyone actually uses the services, and if they really get something out of it. I'm seriously thinking about giving them a try. By the way, congratulations on the sponsorship 🎉🎉🎉 Back to the video... So excited to see the bed build. You are so creative, and I just can't wait to see what you do. So close... (Although, you're probably finished, and we just haven't seen it yet)

Ashley I so respect your work ethic. It’s too late for this time, however, if you use stripper cover it with Saran Wrap just lay a layer on it helps keep the stripper from evaporating so fast. And unfortunately the toxic is stronger. The dome is looking beautiful. I am so happy to see you taking time for you and friends. Your homestead is a looong term project. As always thank you for great video.

My granduncle used a mixture of wasching soda, soap, fine sand mixed with water to get old oilpaints of wood. Mix a paste, spread it on the painted wood, let it sit for a few hours and scrape it of with a spatula. Repeat this, if necssary. Finally sand of residue paint with sandpaper.

Oh my goodness, Ashley! One of the best thumbnails if not the Best thumbnail I have ever seen on YT!! You look absolutely gorgeous and the colors on the walls of the done as your back drop is like catching a butterfly drinking from the last few drops as the sun comes up high enough to kiss the last of the drops for itself!! Just beautiful!! Female here, a Mom and Grandma, not trying to hit on you, nor am I infatuated or starstruck, lol!!! Most women should be complimented on all that they do and are, even more so, especially with a child or two or more and/or a husband. Their job is 24/7/365 a year. It doesn’t stop just because you are sick, or need a vacation or whatever, you are still on the clock. Not that you are one with a lack of compliments, but I try to hand them out with love when I can!!! Y’all have done such a beautiful job on the dome!!! I'm loving the floor chimes, that is so cool. I would imagine if one wanted to, they could be filled just so to make different tones and become an in tune set of musical chimes!! The finished product is just going to awe inspiring!!! Just like you and the girls and the three guys, the buildings and etc.!!!❤😊

Really a good video. Look forward to seeing her move in.

Yay, getting Adali's home done! Great, 30 minutes to finish applying the base coat all the way around. Yum, delicious food in the big city, dresser under bed and color paint for door! Nice find! That does sound like chimes sweeping the floor! Cool! Plastering is done! Take the night off Ashley! The kittens are soooo cute! So are the kids (baby goats). I hope that citrus paint stripper works well. Good, it's bubbling up. Good sign. Good idea to test the concrete stain under the bed! I like the dark too! It always takes longer than you think it will! You have to have a great time with your friends. Yay, three coats are enough. I do really like the look of that door! I love the automatic gate! The harsh chemical strippers do work well. It's going to be hard around all those pieces of glass. Good thing the rain went around you. It looks good stripped. I like that color on the door. Is that the same color as the milk room cabinets? Thanks for this video Longnecker family! It just keeps getting better and better!

It's a really cool door... lots of effort, but I think it's worth it. Great job.

You guys are doing such a great job, everything is looking absolutely beautiful ❤ I hope your daughter really appreciates everything you've put into this dome for her. My suggestion would be to put a canopy over the top of that door, so you give it some shade which will make it a little bit cooler.😁

Feeling your frustration, Ashley. I always start out with eco-friendly stripper. Then I ALWAYS lose patience with it and switch to the nasty but effective kind. Grrrrrr. And be careful about sanding and scraping old doors and furniture. More often than not, you're dealing with lead paint.

I love all the colors in the dome. You are doing great work with everything.

Cover the paint stripper with plastic so it does dry while it's working

That floor looks amazing with the color and the bottle caps😊

Wow its looking fabulous 👌 🎉

Ashley, are you the energizer bunny's mother ? You just keep going and going ! You guys are go getters ! Awesome family love!

Ooo, Ashley!! More kittens to carry around in your overall bib!!❤❤❤ Beautiful color on the door!! What a labor of love ❤

A Mom's Love .. everything about this video is landscape amazing from kittens to beautiful sky.. your family always leave me smiling.. much Appreciated 👍 👍 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 👍 .

Have you all ever done a video explaining why you picked land in the desert to live on?

Coffee and Tiny Shiny. Best way to start the day. looks amazing.

Maybe use a heat gun to soften the paint on the door.

If you have to strip paint again, they make a drill attachment that is a wire brush. You have to be careful not to gouge the wood but you have to do that with a scraper too. It makes getting paint off so much easier.❤❤

Beautiful view of dark clouds and lightning and watching you relaxing playing with the kittens. NICE

Pretty monsoons

String up some glass and stone beads to drag on your bottle caps. Be that would sound really cool. That dome looks amazing!

Ooohh! I cried a little after you painted that door! On a different note, you guys kick butt!!!! You work your butt's off in the heat and still have animals and other chores to do!

Hey Look!!!! Nuuddles. ha ha They look funny. Have fun.

All lovely, and impressive work. Next time you are trying to strip paint like that, try to do it at least in the shade, and after sunset or or shortly after dawn if possible. You could also 4 point spread large wet piece of cloth on a tall frame or between two trees, clothesline, etc. frame upwind of your project. Breeze or wind will cool the area as it passes through the cloth and over item. When I try to do something I've never done before, I try to understand how long it should take, and then quadruple at least. LOL For projects I'm already proficient in, I try to give myself time and a half to double when planning for time. So much can come straight out of left field and throw you off your time table. Good luck in the future.

So glad you made time for good food in Tucson! Where did you find the dresser? Looked like the store had lots of choices. The floor is starting to look like leather...love it and the added benefit of chimes when you clean! Also, thanks for speaking out about the importance of mental health and an avenue to try. You are a blessing!

The dressur. Put a top on it to match the curve of the wall. Gives more space to put things on and prevents anything from falling behind it. It also gives space to hide wires or extra storage. This also goes for head or footboard of beds and any other furniture.

Love the sound of the bottle caps being swept. You went through that new gate like a boss!!😊

I swear I'm sweating just watching you! I don't know where you get all that energy. Doing this on top of all the usual daily stuff you have to do that we don't see. You are impressive! Frankly, you are all impressive!

So I have used the citrus strip and found unless you have perfect conditions you have to lay a super thick layer to get anything out of it. I have used a sand blaster as well it works well they have mediums for striping paint of all different surfaces. There tends to be more sanding involved but I didn't mind cause it seemed to work faster even with extra sanding. Plus with a sandblaster you can use it on a lot of things for refinishing. Plus gentle abrasive can frost you glass if you want too.

Love your videos! They really show the work you put into them!

You coming up behind J and giving him a hug was absolutely touching. d

... your greatest impact is... for a great number of people...An oasis of some serenity... in a world of... churning chaos

To AC her room. Barry about 100-200' of pipe about 4'+ underground. Connect into the hut at a low point. Vent high. As the room heats the ground will cool the outside air and vent into the room as the hot air escapes through the exhaust vent. Keep critters out with copper wool at the pipe inlet. Winter or cold nights the ground helps heat the air maintaining a stable temp,

We won’t forget the musical noise of the bottle caps generously mixed in gravel parking lot at a bar outside Loretto in Mexico. Fun in dry climates..

Floor looks like a beautiful leather

You are such an inspiration and amazing family ❤❤

That floor looks awesome!

The floor chimes are amazing!

The door is looking beautiful!!!

I forgot to tell you how much I love you guys..and I can tell how much you and Jonathon love each other by the way you smile and laugh with each other So cute,y'all are a beautiful couple with 4 beautiful children. Keep up the good work.

U r truelly blessed fam and hard work bless u all❤

all the recipes come from My Mom and our dairy farm unless stated otherwise In the summer we would have family and friends come over for a Bar-be-cue which included Barbecue meat from animals we raised and butcherer ourselves. The old fashion Ice Cream cranks (at least 2) with old towels for one of the kids to set on and several people to turn the crank. After my Mom died I took her Brown recipe box and any other special recipes and saved them to my Recipe files. I also took her favorite recipes from all her Farm Journal cookbooks and put in my file. Along with a Family Recipe book I made years ago of each of my brothers(3) and sisters (2) and mine and made it for each of my brothers & sisters and their children and my Mom for Christmas presents. I am so glad I did because both my parents are dead and my oldest sister and 2 of my brothers. Now my 3 teen grandchildren will have those recipes. Recipe for: Butter Pecan Ice Cream From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1 envelope Knox gelatin 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 4 cups milk 3 beaten eggs Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. vanilla 1/3 cup butter (cut up) 2 cups whipping cream 1 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans Recipe instructions: Combine sugars, gelatin and cornstarch in large pan. Stir in half of milk. Cook till mixture thickens. Stir one cup of mixture into eggs yolks. Return to pan, cook 2 minutes. Stir in butter and whipped whipping cream and pecans. Cool and freeze. Chocolate Ice Cream makes 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp. salt 4 squares (1 oz. each) chocolate, cut up Ingredients: 4 cups milk 4 eggs, beaten 2 cups (1 pint) heavy cream 2 cups Half & Half 2 Tbsp. Vanilla Recipe instructions: Combine sugar, flour, salt and chocolate pieces. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened and chocolate has melted. Add a small amount of hot mixture to eggs and mix well. Return to hot mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove form heat and chill. Add heavy cream, half & half and vanilla to custard. Turn into 1 gallon freezer can. Freeze as directed with your freezer. Four-Three Ice Cream Makes 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 3 cups heavy cream 3 cups milk 3 cups sugar 3 cups pureed ripe strawberries Juice of 1/2 of a lemon 1/2 tsp. salt Recipe instructions: Combine heavy cream, milk, sugar, and salt. Turn into a 1 gallon freezer can and churn-freeze 10 minutes. Mix lemon juice with pureed strawberries. Open freezer can and add pureed strawberries. close container and continue freezing as directed with your freezer. Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream Makes: 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Prepare Vanilla Ice Cream without adding vanilla. Freeze until mixture starts to thicken. Open freezer and stir in 1 1/2 cups fresh crushed lightly sweetened strawberries. Continue freezing until hard. Fresh Peach Ice Cream: Prepare Vanilla Ice Cream using 1 Tbsp. vanilla and 2 tsp. almond extract. Freeze until mixture starts to thicken. Open freezer and stir in 1 1/2 cups fresh crushed lightly sweetened peaches. Continue freezing till hard. Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream - woodland paper (1990's) From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 4 cups Half & Half 4 cups pureed fresh strawberries (or frozen strawberries, thawed) 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla extract Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 3 cups whipping cream Recipe instructions: Combine pureed fresh strawberries, half & half, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla; cover and refrigerate. Beat eggs 2 minutes on high speed in a mixing bowl, Add 1 cup sugar and the salt to the eggs and beat for an additional 2 minutes, Stir in whipping cream. Transfer to saucepan and cook over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. Thoroughly combine chilled strawberries and custard mixture using wire whisk. freeze according to manufacturers directions. All the recipes come from My Mom and our dairy farm unless stated otherwise In the summer we would have family and friends come over for a Bar-be-cue which included Barbecue meat from animals we raised and butcherer ourselves. The old fashion Ice Cream cranks (at least 2) with old towel for one of the kids to set on and several people to turn the crank. After my Mom died I took her Brown recipe box and any other special recipes and saved them to my Recipe files. I also took her favorite recipes from all her Farm Journal cookbooks and put in my file. Along with a Family Recipe book I made years ago of each of my brothers(3) and sisters (2) and mine and made it for each of my brothers & sisters and their children and my Mom for Christmas presents. I am so glad I did because both my parents are dead and my oldest sister and 2 of my brothers. Now my 3 teen grandchildren will have those recipes.

Monsoon season used to be in August. Good Progress!

I see you all working together, which in this day and age is impressive. Bravo on teaching your children that hard work gets you the things you want. Also, you are a machine lady!! The amount of work that you alone do is impressive. I know that you have said that sometimes it’s too much and you want to give up. Maybe that is the time to take a break for a bit and re charge the batteries, work will always wait for you. Thank you for your videos. Your family is an inspiration.

Pure love for her kids

The PERSEVERANCE!

This is so mental! Watching what we began, be finished with such love and attention to detail is so satisfying! You are all doing such an amazing job. The comments say it all :)

When using citrus strip it works better if you use Saran Wrap while it is still wet. Takes less coats and scraping. I am sure you will have to strip something in the future so I hope this helps.

I learned by stripping paint off bricks in hot, dry, sunny Denver that painting on and covering with strips of old sheet helped keep it hydrated and the paint came off better than the non covered.

Stripping those old doors can be very time-consuming I know it took me a week (in a shop) to strip seven coats of lead paint of two doors to make a kitchen island. God Bless from your Canadian Friend.

Love the floor!😍🇨🇦

Beautiful work! The greening of the homestead is lovely.

Wow! The floor looks amazing! ❤❤

I like the dark stain too

The swales are breath taking….water in them!

I would have thought you would have put in a ceiling fan. The hut looks great. I wish i could live there. I would require an AC because i’m a lightweight. Ha.😊

The door let's so much light in,love it❤

you could plant some fast growing trees around the house to shade and cool the air, that would make a huge temperature difference :D

I love watching all your projects. Awesome family

Keep going with the door. You are right it has a lot of character. I can see it finished. Doing a good job.

Such fun details in the finish of the dome. I can’t wait to see all your amazing ideas for the round house. So much to look forward to. Love the summer haircuts on the doodles.

You guys are so inspirational 🥹💕🙌🏼

Where do I even start!?! This was so cool! If anyone could win a battle of paint stripping during monsoon season, it's you!!! The floor looks and sounds beautiful!😂! And the doodles look so totally different, cute as can be. I bet Cloud was like, "who are you?" I'm amazed at your being able to endure the heat especially inside the dome, working as hard as you are. ❤

You sure have a beautiful place out there! Thanks for sharing!!

I’m so looking forward to seeing it all completed! The door colour is gorgeous.

The skies are beautiful.

Ashley you work so hard with awesome results. It is so nice to hear you are taking time out occasionally, you deserve it. All the best from Perth Western Australia.

Beautiful