The family learned how to frame a house.
And pour a foundation.
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The Brookins’ also learned how to be a better family. “As we were trying to do this, we were also learning how to communicate,” said Cara.
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The finished product? Inkwell Manor, where Cara and her family have been living for the past eight years.
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CAN YOU EVEN?
The house boasts five bedrooms and built-in bookshelves.
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Now three of her four kids are in their 20s, and the experience of building their own home has had a profound impact.
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“They’re now fearless,” Cara told BuzzFeed. “They dive into anything. There’s nothing you could suggest to them that they could not do. it’s an incredible thing.”
