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Well... Canada Day has come again and I'm still feeling proud to be Canadian!  But, I must say, it's pretty incredible to live in the USA!  It's given Jim and I so many opportunities over the past 40 years.  My roots and my heart are still with Canada, but a big part of me is grateful for life in the US.

And again, this year, my grandchildren celebrated Canada Day with us.... I know they don't like this tradition, but they humour me ever year.  Here's the oldest!

The 2nd oldest should have her picture here, but lost the picture so it didn't get sent to me!

And, here's the 3rd oldest showing off Canada and cats...  He really likes cats so every year, I send him a Canada Day shirt with a cat on it...

And, here's our Ben the youngest of the gang!  Happy Canada Day to all!

I saw this light fixture in the store and I thought it was amazing... When it's all lit up, it looks great - but sitting on the front lawn it looks like a fish tank!  The lights are in the cross bar at the top and it really looks spectacular when lit.  I'm going to have to have Jim install it, and then take a picture.  This piece is going in the loft bathroom...  There is already a light fixture there with the same wrought iron look and the same glass, so I think it's going to look cool... not like a fishtank..  Giggle.

And, we ran out of oak flooring for the kitchen, so we had to buy one more bundle.  The floors looks amazing, even though Jim is having a little bit of an installation issue... But, he's amazing with these things and I'm am 100% confident the last little bit is going to be fab-u-lus!

Here's the kitchen floor showing the progress Jim's made.. It really is pretty.  After installation, it will be stained and sealed so it will look a little bit different.

Here's the other side of the kitchen...  I still love the stove... it looks old fashioned, but it's new... and, it's actually made in Canada! 

When I was in California last, I found this clock in a little vintage store and I thought it looked interesting and amazing.  It actually is a cuckoo clock, and the ticking sound is very, very quiet.  We have a cuckoo clock in our house in Provo and I don't usually have it run because of the noise.  But, this one is very gentle.  It was super dirty when I bought it, but, Jim worked a small miracle with a can of compressed air.. and, a few minor repairs.  Jim put it on the wall going up the stairs to the loft.

Every time Jim goes to the cabin, I always pack a few treats and meals for him.  I'm not especially thrilled with the grocery stores nearby, and I think Jim likes something that is quick to heat up and eat, so I've been sending food with him for years.  Anyways, this time, I went to Great Harvest bread in Provo.  I really like their products - very natural and hearty and very, very flavourful.  He had the box of treats on the deck while he was bringing in stuff from the vehicle, and apparently, a squirrel or chipmunk likes Great Harvest bread also!  

Maybe it was the pumpkin flavour or the chocolate chips, but the little jerk chewed on both ends!  And, that was while Jim was right there on the deck close by!  We have a squirrel who sets off our security lights on a regular basis.  Apparently, he likes to run up and down the deck.. Every day, Jim has a plethora of video showing the little rodent making his moves!   As long as they don't get into my cabin, we're in good shape.

And, this year again, we worked with Utah County elections.  It's becoming a regular thing for us, and we always work at Provo City Library... That's our jam!  

When we left for the evening, the lady who manages the whole thing said, "See you in November!"  Giggle.  

It's kinda fun for us, and a change of regular activity and scenery for us!

And, this is the 3rd day Jim was working on the floor... more is getting completed little by little.

And, a little more of the ceiling it getting done.  Jim and Ben are almost at the peak!  They had to stop working because they ran out of boards that were planed and finished...

So, before Jim came home, he planed more boards and got them ready for installation.  

This is blue pine which gives the ceiling really an interesting look... He integrates the blue pine board in with the regular pine board.

So, we're moving along nicely...  Still a lot to be done, but tons already done.  I am excited and hopeful. We've been having some major complications at the house in Provo - to the point, I asked Jim to come home - I couldn't handle things on my own.  We came back home, and we've been dealing together. The adventure continues... 

Love, Jim and Cheri

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.  They must be felt with the heart"  Helen Keller