The wood came from trees he felled on his own property. The home he's made means everything to Gary and his family. He's good at his job and confident in his ability to provide for his family. Gary has good insurance from State Farm and is not worried on that score either. Some additional homes are built in the area.
Most homes sit on large parcels of three to fifteen acres with large buffers between.
Time marches on, Gary and his wife are friendly people and good neighbors. He and the neighbors have formed a close knit little rural community, visiting back and forth, as friends do. Many come to swim in Gary's pool. They have cookouts in Gary's back yard. Of course, no one just comes over and uses Gary's pool or BBQ without being asked.