S#%t Happens

It has been a long time since we wrote a blog. Frankly, life got in the way and plans changed. In the last post, we were starting to build our cabin.

Cabin Progress, 2019

Last summer, we checked on the foundation, retarped, checked the sump and called it good. So, what happened?

Firstly, we took a little trip with friends.

Halibut fishing in Ketchikan
Better luck next time!
Beautiful views

We had an 8th grade graduation trip to Cedar Point.

We closed the park
Adrenaline junkies

And we managed to find time to move into a little ‘project house’.

Kitchen before
Kitchen after
Overgrown Landscaping
Starting to Feel the Love
The original garage was demolished
Family project
Maybe this should be our cabin!

When you move into a Fixer Upper, focus changes. Cash flowing a house project requires perseverance. S#%t happens. Sometimes you think you will just need to paint a room, and then it becomes a big project full of squirrel nests.

Floor out, maybe just a coat of paint…
… or not…
A room fit for a teen

Sometimes a Facebook marketplace bargain door turns into a porch project, and more building permits.

Before the door
The bargain
The porch passed inspection!

Each step of the process has it’s own challenges. This week, someone decided to help themselves to our trailer, which was just sitting in the driveway.

Enjoy the dents, thieves…

Why they would choose our locked trailer, from our driveway, in the middle of the day is baffling. It now just makes us have to pause, redirect efforts, deal with insurance and rearrange previously made plans. S#%t happens.

The cabin will happen. Just not today, and probably not this year. And more s#%t WILL happen, but, we’ve got this.

Hooha!