Year 3

Memorial day weekend and the kickoff of summer! We did have a good day on Sunday but Friday and Saturday were mostly rain. Didn't matter too much since I had to get a railing on the loft on Saturday so the kids could sleep up there. I think it came out pretty good. Was tough to figure out what to do with it but the final plan was a good one. Another project off the list. Now need to get a load of gravel to get the shed leveled out. Then need to shingle it. That will leave the final 2 projects of the summer: An outdoor shower and a wood shed. Should leave plenty of time for fun without as much work this year.

Winter cabin

Spent christmas day and night at the cabin. The wood stove ran us out before we learned to only burn one log at once. We got snow shoes for christmas and spent the day exploring the trails. Totally different place in the winter. Coyotes were going crazy during the night. Sounded like a person getting butchered in the woods.

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Hunting season is here

Jonah got his first deer today. Nice young doe. Should be tasty with all the corn that was around this fall. I dont hunt but that gave me time to make dinner and cut some wood. Building this cabin was the best decision I ever made.

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Are You Ready for Some Football?

Football season has officially kicked off and we have our own football player in the house this year. This is Jonah's first year in the White Bear Youth Football League. He is a member of the Gamblers, which I'm proud to say are 3-0 after tonight. Check out those helmets. Jonah had 3 tackles tonight and is improving every week. Nice work Jo!

Move In Day

Got moved in this weekend and finished the cleanup for the year. We're really happy with how it turned out. The only job left inside is tiling the fireplace and I'll probably make another trip up this fall and do that. Next year it's a rain catching gravity fed water system and bathhouse. I've got all winter to finalize my plans.

Whipped

Nora at 11pm on Sunday night while I was putting the last coat of polyurethane on the floor. This is what we all feel like after 2 summers of this. It has been a definite learning experience and I would gladly do it again. The family time has been the biggest reward and the nice side effect is we now have a cabin of our own.

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