Cabin Fun!

We had a most awesome vacation in Island Park, Idaho. We rented a cabin on the lake/reservoir that had a private dock right outside the front door. 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms gave us plenty of room, the kids loved climbing up and down the bunk beds and lofts and secret hideouts. The weather was perfect, upper 70's in the day, 50's at night. Karl spent time working on a fussy Jet ski and had an issue with the boat battery, but still managed to have fun. He only fished for about 35 minutes, however. We spent a day in Yellowstone, it was only 30 minutes from the cabin door. Saw only 1 bison and some Elk. The geysers did not dissappoint the kids, who had never been. A picture of a buffalo.... the park rangers wouldn't let us stop...

Remodel

Our son bought a "fixer upper". They actually bought some property and it came with a house. A 1970's house that needs a lot of work. So they, (with a little help from family) have been removing paneling, fixtures, an indoor stone waterfall/taxidermy display, carpet and carpet tack strips, and "popcorn" ceiling. They will be replacing the shake shingle roof, all the windows in the home, all the flooring and all of the indoor fixtures. Eventually, one by one, they will remodel each of the 4 bathrooms and a couple of years down the road they will be gutting the kitchen. For now they will live with orange formica countertops and a brown sink, a royal blue master bathroom tub & sinks. He and his wife are exhausted and the amount of work has been overwhelming. They have a carpenter/contractor that has been awesome to work with, but they are doing a ton of sweat equity. Sweat being the key word because the doors and windows are open and the air conditioning is off. (Think July in the desert) In the next two weeks I think they will see progress that will make them glad they took it all on. Before light fixture: Flemish Amber - a popular color of glass in the '70's.... And After, with clear glass and new bulb. Below, they have removed brick, wall and replaced two skinny windows with one large one, (on both sides of the room). They have to move in in two weeks! The corral has to be built before Natalie's horse arrives in August!!