Cabin Progress

I thought it's time to show you what we've accomplished at the cabin. Several weekends we've spent at camp working on it, and I think it's coming along nicely. I have curtains only in the living room so far, but we did get mini-blinds hung at all the windows. Most of the furniture is in place, with a few pieces to be added yet. Wall decorations are still to be hung, but I may wait to finish up on that until spring. Every time I go, I fight the urge to put a lot of things in the drawers, cupboards, etc., yet I know it won't be long until I'll want to put them away for the winter. My mind just can't accept the fact that summer is GONE!!! and that winter is just around the corner. SIGH!! Where did the warm weather go????? I miss it already.

Anyway, here are the before and after pictures. Some of them are not the exact angle, but I think you'll get the idea.

BEFORE

After (We painted it Transvaal Beige, with Earl Gray and Burgandy Wine trim.)

Took the door out of the bedroom & replaced it with a window.

In the living room we put a window to the back looking toward the creek. I think one of my previous posts showed a view of our "back yard."

The back view before the window.

The back view after the window.

NOW WE'LL GO INSIDE!!

The kitchen.....before

The kitchen.....after

(I liked the curtains they left in the cabin, so I used them as my color inspiration, and painted the kitchen Salmon White.)

Another view of the kitchen before

And....After

The living room....before

After...what a transformation!!! We just painted the paneling, put in a new window, and covered the OLD linoleum with nice carpet.

Another view of the living room looking toward the kitchen.

The same view...after

The bedroom...before

The bedroom....after

We took the door out and replaced it with a window, painted over the paneling, and put nice carpet down. It is really nice.

Well, that's about it. It will really put the finishing touches on when I get curtains up and things on the walls. I really enjoy doing this kind of thing, and don't know what I'll do when this is done!! HA

Grandma Again

Just a quick post to let you know our BIG baby arrived. Samuel Luke arrived yesterday (9/8) at 1:04 PM, and weighed in at 9 lbs. 8 oz. and was 21 1/2" long. Joy had a quick and easy delivery, for which we thank the Lord. For more information and to see pictures, Joy has posted several on her blog -- (wesjoymcdonald.blogspot.com) . You can access it also from my main page. We are looking forward to going to Tennessee for a week the end of this month. With the head start he has, I'm sure he'll be walking and eating solid food by the time we get there!! SMILE
Now we have 5 grandsons (plus 1 in heaven) and 4 granddaughters.

Family Reunion & Labor Day

This was a busy weekend, beginning with the Slagenweit reunion on Saturday. There was a good turnout, and we had wonderful weather this year. A year ago we weren't able to be there since we were in Tennessee for our grandson's birth, and subsequent funeral. Two years ago the weather was so cold we sat huddled together at one end of the pavilion away from the direction of the breeze. Good weather makes for a great time outdoors.

Part of the family watching the auction.

More of the auction.

This is the photo I bought at the auction -- my Pap-Pap and Grandma Slagenweit with their 8 children; my dad is the one to the far left. None of the pictured is living any longer, but 3 of the sibling's spouses are. Isn't life's cycle amazing??? I'm now in the older generation of our family. As I reflect back over the past post (Deja vu) I am reminded of the brevity of life, how quickly time flies and we're gone. Life is but a vapor --- how am I living this life; it is the preparatory arena for our eternal life. I want my life to be a reflection of Christ and pass on the torch to my children and grandchildren, as those who have gone before me have done, so that those who follow after me will become part of the household of faith.



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Sunday afternoon we went to our cabin at Roxbury, unloaded the truck, then went to visit friends who are retiring and moving to Chambersburg. Bill and Elaine Baublitz finished their term of service pastoring at Roseglen BIC Church in Duncannon that morning, and we thought they'd need someone to cheer them. We met them at their retirement house, a lovely ranch-style house with beautiful landscaping. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures!


Monday was Labor Day, and we planned to labor...at our cabin. Following are some updated photos. The colors don't show up exactly as they really are, but the main color is an off-white, with the windows and some of the trim painted a darker tan. The trim around the windows and a few other places is called Burgundy wine. I really like the color combination and feel like they dress it up nicely.

The front door goes into the kitchen.

The kitchen is to the front; the bathroom and bedroom are in the extension to the right side. Although it looks green, the roof is actually white metal.

The living room is to the left and the kitchen to the right. (In the spring we want to figure out a way to close in the bottom. We're glad it's designed off the ground like this--some of the neighboring cabins get water inside when the creek rises.)

Our lovely kitchen. We hung some cabinets on the walls this trip and put up a few decorations. It's all finished except to lay the vinyl, and I'm waiting until the living room and bedroom are painted. We still have some sanding to do, then they're ready to paint. Hopefully, our next trip down we'll be able to complete the painting, then the following trip the flooring. When will that be??? I suppose it all depends on Samuel -- the grandbaby we're "patiently" waiting for :) If he doesn't arrive before this coming weekend, we'll go back Friday evening, stay overnight and work again on Saturday.