TRYING TO BEAT THE SNOW...

Well, we are winding down this season... we're kind of in a little bit of Indian summer right now...but, we are expecting this can change in a split second.  It is swinging back and forth from warmish to coldish.

Jim has feverishly been making trips to the cabin with a load of this and that... we are trying to empty out at least one of the storage buildings this year.. and it's been a challenge.

With the van full of.. stuff... Jim had to make a stop at the hardware store in Panguitch to buy some plywood and cement board for the hearth... we found that the price varied from about $10.00 a sheet to $19.00 a sheet for the cement board... quite a difference for identical products.  The only problem was getting all the stuff needed into the van..  he got creative.. giggle.  Notice the tie down running in one door and out the other side and then the tail end stuck inside while the window was rolled up to hold it in.

I think you can see a 4x4 post between the seats.. I didn't go this past weekend... it was really coldish, and I was home having a pajama party with the grandkids... So, Jim ventured off by himself.

With the cold weather coming on, it's imperative that we get as much siding on the exterior as possible.  We don't have help on this project, so the only one available is.. Jim... sad face..  The first picture is what the siding looked like BEFORE Jim started working this weekend, and the 2nd is after a few hours..  He's doing an amazing job.

Around the windows has proved to be a little on the tricky side.. There's a teeny, tiny little space between the window and wall - Jim said he didn't really know how to do this, but he figured it out.

The fireplace is an ongoing project.  Jim got the big rock in the corner wired into place this past weekend.  He couldn't go any further without purchasing a few more lag bolts and lead anchors... guess what someone forgot to buy.. giggle.

But, here's what the cabin looks like at this point... The green space on the wall in the upper right corner is where my stained glass windows are going to go.... haven't got them back from the glass shop yet... waiting, waiting, waiting...  grrrr...

Lots of work.. lots of decisions... lots of love...  the adventure continues.

Jim and Cheri