Picture's of progress...

Just a little difference in white's on ceiling. hehe

Looking at far wall... needs finished.

Bedroom carpet and baseboard...

If we remove that heater... hmmm...

Living room has carpet!

Seaming... not perfect but ours...

Distraction!! My $20 Bargain find Stove!!!

Monarch Wood Cook Stove - all there! Only 500 lbs!

OK... I moved a 500 lb. stove... you want me to do what???

Soda break time first... lol

Oh look... heater is off wall... and it's painted!

Yay! Thank you Marc!

Bedroom carpet is finished...

Now just gotta paint the baseboard...

Hallway with carpet...

Beginning to trim out living room... time to go home.

We put in two full days this weekend, getting lots of things done. It's so rewarding to look back at the before pictures and see how far we've come in getting the cabin ready to make our home. Thank you to Dusty and Aaron for their helping us this weekend... especially in getting that heavy stove brought in. I love that stove!! hehe

Thanks for sharing with us!!

Marc, Suzi, and Brittany

Works in progress...

We worked on the cabin again yesterday.

I have to say I'm not feeling as overwhelmed as I did at first. With each accomplishment comes the satisfaction of being one step closer to moving into our new home.

We had a few snafu's thrown into the works this week, with getting a call from the water company on Wednesday saying we had water leaks, and had used 60,000 gallons of water! Marc and I went out and found two broken pipes. The carpets were wet so we had to rent an extractor, and fan for a day to get the water up.

Then on Thursday when I checked my bank account, I found that someone had charged my paypal account $500.00!!! I about had a coronary. The bank not only helped clear this up, but gave us a credit to cover the monies until paypal comes through and corrects the charge. I'll be happy when that's all cleared up.

Marc laid the carpets in the bedroom, and put the baseboards on. They turned out pretty great. I painted the ceiling in the kitchen. It went from yellowish to white! Looks so much better. Also, I began cleaning the appliances, and floors underneath them, and found things like eggshells, boxes from prepared foods, straw, and filth. It was disgusting! Oh... and the burner guards on the stove were cast iron, but had gummed on foods and burnt on spots, so we left those soaking overnight and will have to scrape the yuck off. Underneath their beautiful.

Today, we go look at a early 1900's stove that we can put to use in the kitchen for usable space, and conversation. It's pretty neat looking and a bargain at only $20. I can store pots and pans in it, and put usable things on top.

Also, we plan to lay the carpet in the living room today, and that will make such a huge difference in the way everything looks. Then we can begin moving things and setting up.

I'm very excited to get resettled in our new home. I think it'll turn out pretty neat, and it's ours! YAY!

I'll post some more pictures soon!!

Hugs!!

A new beginning...

Well, we bought a cabin and 4 acres!

So I figure this is a start to a brand new phase in our lives. We're settling in with lots of work to be done on property, and in cabin, as well as plans to expand in the spring/summer this year.

I will probably just keep small notes and pictures along the way, but since this is so significant I feel it should be written for years to come, and looking back on our accomplishments.

Just a few of the before pictures... with the one painted wall in the living area that we've done. We've painted the bedroom, the kitchen, and the kitchen cabinets for a fresh look. :)

Hugs and loves... Wish us well!

Suzi