Dock

Since the weather was so nice over the weekend and the neighbor kids were up at the lake, we decided to go up there so they could all play together.  While they were playing I took the time to move the approach on the dock so it is centered and the deck is flush with the deck on the dock.  Its been bothering me since we put it together over the summer.

Dock

I have been concerned about leaving the doc in the water over the winter for a while now.  I've heard stories about 2 ton concrete blocks being dragged 20 feet down the lake by moving ice sheets from several different neighbors.  My little 16" augers don't stand a chance!  So with the nice weather this weekend, Terry and I went up and dragged the dock up on the beach.

Chimney

After taking down the old chimney, we had to patch the roof and siding.  In the last picture, the siding had been patched but it had not been painted yet.  The roof patch was purely cosmetic, but we had a piece of the siding from the old outhouse that happened to fit.  It's white rather than silver, but at least a portion of the overhang is not missing any longer.

Down Tree

We decided to purchase a set of security cameras to install at the lake so we can keep an eye on things.  When I got there to start installing them, I found that we had a tree fall across the driveway.  It looks like it was rotting away at the base and it finally just gave way.  Luckily it didn't do any damage and it's not very big, so cutting it up will be quick.

Living Room

Last week I spent some time hanging the missing drywall in the living room.  We are not ready to start taping it yet because there is some work that may need to be done behind the lake side wall still.  But at least it is is closed up and a little more complete for when we come back in the spring.  For now, the power and water are off and everything is locked up for the winter.

Retaining Wall

The retaining wall is finally finished!  I stacked the last course and cut the 1/2 blocks next to the stairs this morning.  While I did that, Kelly got the pile of dirt out of the corner by the girls bedroom.  Then we worked on sloping the hill above the wall together.  We'll move the large pile of dirt and maybe work on extending the stairs next weekend.

Kitchen

We decided to rearrange the kitchen this weekend.  We moved the counter that was on the west wall to the wall facing the lake.  Doing that put the sink in almost the exact location that it will be when we do the full remodel.  That meant we could hook up the water and the drain.  We still don't have enough counter space, but a working sink is huge!

Retaining Wall

We have been very busy at the lake the last couple weeks, but it has just been clean up, so we didn't take any pictures.  This weekend we got the retaining wall outside the street side entry nearly finished.  We have 1 more course to put on the wall and we need to cut a few blocks to finish the edge next to the stairs.  We are very pleased with how it has turned out.

Bedroom

We now have the ceiling fan installed in the bedroom!  But now that we have it, it has cooled down and we don't need it as much...  Oh well, it looks nice and the bedroom is starting to feel a little more finished.

Chimney

In preparation for jacking up the street side of the cabin, we tore down the old chimney today.  By taking it out, we can now dig along the wall and break up the old foundation and pull it out.  We will probably punch holes in the floor of the kitchen and utility room and jack it up from inside.  That will help keep the cabin from moving toward the lake as it goes up.