I really thought that I had submitted the last blog entry for 2019, and then a couple of more things popped up, that I wanted to enter..
We were on our way to have dinner on Saturday afternoon with some friends who used to work at Habitat for Humanity, and we came across seagulls... lots and lots of seagulls . . . in a parking lot... I don't think I've seen so many in one place before... I don't know where their home is, but, thought this picture was kind of cool.
While having dinner with our friends, we expressed the thankfulness that we had for them in helping us with our cabin project... And, it hit me afterwards that these are people who had a 100% clear understanding of what our needs were, what our taste was, and what our vision was. This is the sign of an amazing friend/sales person... knowing the customer. I don't know how many time we walked into the store, and someone said, "You need to see this".. or, "I saw this and thought of you" and it was exactly what I would have picked out... Probably Jim was having a stroke, but, he agreed with me on this one, Rachel and Brian have been amazing. We started out as customers and ended up as friends... They have moved on to bigger and better things, and we are so thrilled that they are wanting and putting themselves into a position of bettering their lives and families, but we miss them.
I was online a couple of weeks ago, and I saw this knife set, and I thought it was so unique that I just had to buy it. This is going to go into the downstairs kitchen... I don't think it particularly goes with the main level kitchen, but, will be perfect downstairs...
In keeping with our goal of keeping costs down, we were in Home Depot on Saturday, and saw a trolley of sheet rock, and it was 50% off.. So, we, of course, bought it...picked it up on Sunday afternoon (because it wouldn't fit in the van and I didn't want to try and get it in my Kia Soul - like the bicycle... giggle) and we put it in storage. The only problem was, it was bitter cold on Saturday afternoon, and Jim and I was hauling these 7 pieces of sheet-rock out of the trailer and into the storage building.. I can attest to the fact that 1/2" sheet-rock weighs considerably less than 5/8" sheet rock... like a lot... I am not the strongest Mighty Mouse on the block, and this was a serious strain... and it was cold.. (Ok, I'm complaining... but, we're now on our way to collecting sheet-rock...) Jim asks me if I knew how much gyprock we needed to complete the cabin (and I'm still calling it gyprock - because it's gyprock in Canada) and I told him I didn't have a clue... All he said was, "A lot"..
Remember those florescent Boeing flight line jackets from last year? Well, they're still alive and well and... bright. I wanted to get a picture of Jim, but the reflective pieces in the jacket kind of negated the whole picture! All he kept saying was, "Hurry up.. it's cold.. my hands are freezing!"
On my travels this past weekend, I found these shelves... I thought the carving on them was just amazing. I bought them, and showed them to Jim, and he agreed.. they are going to look amazing in the cabin.
And, guess what got put together and ready to ride!!! I know they say that some things are just like riding a bike, but.... I dunno about this one... I was told that it takes some practice to get the hang of a tandem bike... so, this has me a little nervous... I told Jim that I think we need to get our mountain bikes out of the garage and let me ride around for a bit on a regular bike first... I just hope his isn't going to be like programming the tv... something that I have to ask the grandkids about... hmmm...
This this little gem (below) is one of the stocking stuffers that Jim got me this year.... It's wrought iron, mama bear (or maybe daddy bear) and baby bear... I love it... Jim went to pick it up, and hid it in the back of the van. That afternoon we were loading trailer and taking stuff to storage... Jim said that he didn't think I would find it in the van... guess what... started yanking it out.....Jim figured out at that point, that I'm pretty sleuth at some things.. I thought it was something I had put in the van and forgot about... uhuh... Either way, I love it...
One of the cute items we got for Christmas was kitchen utensils that Melody and the girls wood burned... They are going to look amazing in the cabin and I love the effort and time it took to make... So, a BIG thank you to Melody, Mahayla and Brea for the thoughtful and loving present!
And, this was a stocking stuffer I got for Jim...It's a Smart Vent that is controlled with your iphone - we need another 10 - 12 if we want to have them all over the cabin. Time will tell if we have them in one room, or the whole cabin... I thought it was a cool idea...
And, being that this is New Year's Eve, I think this is going to be the last post for 2019.... It's been an amazing year, and a really wonderful year in the cabin department. Thank you for all your good wishes to those of you who follow our blog.. it's been an amazing adventure.
And, as always, the adventure continues... Jim and Cheri
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