Cabin 5 is back!

Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've been able to update the blog. My old blog over at http://www.freewebs.com/gibson-girl/ is out of room, so I have decided to continue here at Blogger.com.

Well, it's been a long, cold winter. And a lot has happened since I last blogged Thanksgiving weekend of 2008.

Over the winter:

• Dale had a plumber come out and rough in the kitchen and bathroom plumbing.
• We bought a woodstove and had it installed and we even used it!
• We hired some rafter monkeys to drywall the bedroom, hallway and mudroom ceilings and to vapour barrier, tape and blow in loose insulation there and in the vaulted living room ceiling too.
• We are in the process of having a greywater system installed for the sinks and shower/tub. Composting toilet is still on the horizon.
• We bought a fridge and stove from Dufresne in Kenora. Hmmmmm... the do not pay for 6 months deadline must be coming up. Gulp.

So as you can imagine we are BROKE! Penniless. Destitute. Well, not totally but you get the general idea. Whose idea was this money pit anyway?

Dale is going out for a week in May to finish the drywalling. The kids and I are going to join him on the long weekend and bring him home. Gramma is going with Dale. It's pretty sad when your mother-in-law has done more work in your cabin than you have. I hang my head in shame.

I am not looking forward to all the drywall taping and mudding to come. I am looking forward to painting though.

Well much more to come!

Onwards and upwards,