Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Happy Birthday Melissa! July 9th update

Painting is not quite done. . .but close!


This shows the primer. . .paint will come later in the week.

A Before of the concrete wall to the foundation.

The rock that will go on the foundation was delivered!

Here's a closer look - isn't this stuff great??!!

Cabinets are installed!

Attic ladder is up!

Happy Birthday! Melissa with Grandma Dona & Grandad Keith

The Jockey box of Mel-itos, Brunette Ale & Root Beer.

June 21 - More cabinets

First things first. . . the cabinets! All assembled, waiting for installation!


Now the fun ~ Happy Father's Day Omp!! We love you!

What's this? A bag for kids???!!!

How's this for a tote?? It holds an Emma!

Look at all that flooring!

Sneak peak at what's to come. . . cork on one side, wood on the other! Which counter should we choose?

Still can't decide on the counter material. These seem too light.

These seem too dark.

June 13 - cabinets are in

Just playing house. . . Nap time at the cabin means a house made of boxes, floor padding & a few special blankies.


Time to put together some cabinets! Sunnywood ~ Cambrian style from Ace. Of course.

Don't forget about a house for big sis!

Monday, July 13, 2009

June 10 update

The light fixtures are in! Too bad they have to come down so the exterior can be painted.



This is the bathroom fixure. . . they'll both be the same. And yes, those are the wrong light bulbs - but that's an easy fix.


What a mess! Lets clean this place up!

This is the 650 sq ft of wood floor that Melissa moved by herself! All 2100 lbs of it. . . 30 boxes!

Such hard workers! Many hands make light work. Even if some of the hands are only two years old.

This is the bathroom faucet. . . just like a water pump!

Kitchen cabinets before (stay tuned for the after shots!)

Climbing the ladder to the attic. . .



What! That's construction dust on your nose Em!

You too AA! You've leaned too close to a piece of sheet rock!
And an update on the outdoors. . . .


Despite all the earth moving. . . I have flowers in the meadow! Here's a lupine

And a wild rose plant. . . no blooms, but maybe next year.

We're ready to go home now Omp. No more photos please!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Back to work!!

Spring is here. . .the snow has melted & we're back at work on the cabin! Grandma Dona celebrated her 80th Birthday on Thursday. Here are Grandad Keith, Grandma Dona, Auntie Gay, Mom (Grandma Jill) and Uncle Jeff. And we continued the party with a picnic lunch on Saturday. This is Grandma's sister Donella & her husband Karl, along with Mom & Grandad Keith. (That's the neighbor's place in the background - we still haven't moved the picnic table back to the meadow.)

The sheet rock is done, the paint is completed on the inside, the wiring is waiting for fixtures to be installed. The exterior will be painted within the next week or two. Water will soon be hooked up. Flooring still needs to be ordered, but the cabinets are on their way.The off-white color turned out perfectly! The ceiling is the same color but with a flat finish it looks different. I love how the windows & natural light make it look different colors!
Ooops - we found some mistakes that weren't caught earlier! The closet doors were all framed in at 75" instead of 80." It doesn't seem like a big deal, but all the windows & doors line up on the same "line" - that is until you come to the closets.

How about this one. . . the door to the bedroom wasn't framed at all! How on earth did Dad & I miss that? Who knows but thank goodness Brad figured it out.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Pre-Christmas Update

Dec 20th - Lots of snow now!


The deck has a railing! Not that you can really see it with all the snow!

Can you see how deep this is? There must be a good 6+ inches!

Frost inside the windows. . . its very pretty. Enjoy this photo because soon this cabin will be all closed up & there won't be frost on the inside!

Ava standing by the front door - with the new door knob!!

Nice thing about working in the winter is the cabin is a giant freezer - no need for the guys to take their hamburger home. I did close up the package for them - you never know who else is hungry up there!

Not a whole lot went on between Dec 20th & today. The electrician was finishing up the rough-in. There may be insulation going in the walls & sheet rock being hung but I don't remember when they were going to start. We're just about finished for the season.