Closing up the Cabin

We paneled and closed up the cabin for the winter. I'm amazed at how much we got done this year.

On Friday, someone from Gabe's dentist's office called and said they had a pie for him. They pick a patient they enjoy each month & give him/her a treat. We named it the 'Good Guy Pie'. Seems like perhaps they are trying to create more business from fillings?!?!

Panel, panel, panel. Jim came to help for the entire long weekend and my parents watched the kids the whole time, so we made great progress.

Paneling the main level bathroom in cedar. Amazing how much softer and thus easier cedar is to work with than the birch that is everywhere else in the cabin.

Finishing up the hallway.

The amazing shrinking pile. At the beginning of the season, this pile was chest high and about 4 times as wide. Plus huge other piles in the screen porch, dining room, and bathroom.  Gabe estimates we put up about 4000 board feet this season. That's a lot of wood! I remember thinking in May that there was no end in sight to the paneling and we'd never get it done. But, because of Jim's hard work and my parent's babysitting, we did it!

Random cute quote from Campbell. As we were driving back to the Cities with the car completely packed full of stuff, Campbell said: "There's so much stuff in the car. It's all stuffed up!"