June

It is June and FINALLY everything seems do be dry up at the cabin. We took the Nomad (trailer) back up for our summer living. The kids were thrilled to be able to get back into the Nomad. They love it. While we were driving up the mountain road, Lauryn suddenly got very excited and said "It's our mountain!!! It's our mountain!!!" I thought that was precious. It was a beautiful day and we are anxious to get some work done. Dave got horseshoes for Father's Day. We will build a horseshoe pit and hopefully the kids will play without hitting each other in the head. Maybe I will be able to help a little more this summer.

This is a look at the inside main beam. I love this ceiling.

This is a look from the back of the cabin towards where the front door will be.

This is the "pond" that sits in our little community. It is beautiful right now. It is hard to believe that by the end of the summer this will be a mud pot. I hope that because the spring was so wet that maybe it will stay more of a pond rather than a mud hole.

It is obvious that some of us fared the winter better than others. The sad part is that the first thing Clara asked for was her baby. I had already thrown it in the trash. OOOPS!!!

The big melt down

Water Water Everywhere...

Last year at this time everything was completely dry. This year there is plenty of mud and the cabin is FULL of water. Dave spent a whole day pumping the water out so it could dry. I am grateful that I decided to stay home with the kids. What a mess.

The cabin survived a pretty harsh winter. The roof held up great and we are hoping to have it all dried in by the end of the summer.

winter wonderland

So Dave couldn't stand to be away from the cabin any longer so he and his friend, Roger who happens to have a cabin a few lots down from ours, got on a snowmobile and went to visit. They found everything in great shape which is a relief to us. It is hard to imagine that this snow might possible melt by May.

All nestled in for a warm (or not so warm) winters nap

Dave was able to make it up to the cabin ONE more time. This is the black paper that should protect our little cabin all through the long winter. Now I think we will see her in May.

snow snow go away, come again in a couple of days

I suppose all this snow means we are finished for this year. Hopefully all will be well in May.





Our new friendly neighbors.

Another week a little more progress

So we (I always say "we" when really it means Dave) are still working on the roof. Hopefully in about 1 or 2 more Saturdays we will have it ready to withstand winter.

Roofing

The goal is to have part of the roof done to protect for winter. We need to get the tongue and groove on with the tar paper. So...here it goes.
This is the roof from the inside. This is what our ceiling will look like. I think it is beautiful.

Here is the outside (obviously). On top will go tar paper, insulation and then a metal roof.

This is the front entrance

This is what I love about this project. This time of year is beautiful up in the mountains. The bright sun on the changing colors. The air is fresh and the weather is crisp. I can hardly wait to sit on my porch and read a book in October up here. Then you can go snuggle up by a warm fire. Maybe in about 2 years. (:
OK so it is not New England but this is not too shabby. I love the changing leaves. We just need to figure out how to get some red up here. There is a little but none on our land. We love our little slice of heaven. It is great to get away from the TV and phones even if it is just for a few days.