Cabin on the brain

This May our family started to build a cabin in the wood. Half our land is field and other half trees. We decided to build in the corner of the field. One for the view of wildlife (deer, cranes, fox) and two for safety because there have been forest fires the late few years. So almost every weekend we have been working on it. Winter will be here soon, and there is so much that has to be done. So here is a play by play of this project we have taken on!

The wall are going up.

Windows are in by the start of June

June and July, each weekend we worked all weekend.Insulation, wire, staining....

What a view.

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The wood floors are pine, on the loft. Beams are pine as well. 3 layers of clear coat polyurethaned to get the shine

More pine on the out side,board and batten siding. That is what we are working on now. Hope to be done that by novermber. The snow will be coming soon. By the end of August we could sleep in the cabin.

Thankgiving the snow came but did last, but made for a fun weekend.

Off grid living, with solar panels. To bring hydro in was a cost of $20,000 + up. So we went off grid.

This is the view from the loft bedroom after the first snow. It's going to be a great winter.

After the dirty donkey

It was a fun day, and the beer at the end of the race was nice and cold!

What a great group of Dirty friends I have.

Dirty Donkey

Last month my son went to the manitoba games for triathaloin. He was 6 over all in this age, won gold in the team event! Way to go! Now this coming weekend a new kind of race for our area. The Dirty Donkey race. "Whoever thought 5km's could be this tough... this fun... this DIRTY!!!" Part foot race mixed with an insane mud run, plus an obstacle course that will knock you on your "Donkey"! I'm on team Fiftyniners

Looks like fun, but scary at the same time. Good thing you have a team to do it with.

I'm ok with a little mud. This picture is of my hubsand and my son, I'm taking the picture and look about the same. (2years ago)Can't wait for saturday to see how it goes.

Manitoba Games

My son Mallory has been training for 6 month 3 times a week. He has work so hard and this week is the maintoba game. Triathalon is a tought sport. 300m swim, 10k bike and then a 3k run. His fastest time this year was just under 40min. Can't want to see him in action @ the games on july 19-20, 2012. Go Mallo go! All the pictures above are of Mallory at the St.Malo Triathalon on june 23

Half-marathons

Half-marathons: because 13.2 miles would just be crazy I ran my first half in 2001 and i'm have completed 24 races. In 30 days #25 will be completed. Some girls chase boys....I pass them!

why to people always have to make a coment

i find the most common one is "couldnt you afford the other wheel then!!!"

and why to people think your from the curces is your on one wheel!

You never see people yelling thinks at people on bikes?

Where's your other wheel?

Where's your handle bars?

You've only got half a bike.

Was that bike half price?

Look, it's a tricycle.

Those aren't jokes, they're the first half of the comments you hear on your ride.

It's our job to have the second half ready.

sense we are a family of five on unicycles I like to tell my kids;

look at those un with 2 wheels.

If they ask is I'm a clown. I tell them no there the ones with all the jokes.

unique jokes! Why is it people are impressed by more balls and less wheels?

What did the unicycle wheel say to the ultimate wheel?
I've been framed!

Q: Why is the unicycle the quickest of all pedaled transportations??
A: Because it doesn't need training wheels to get it moving. :D :D

Riddle me this:What kind of Giraffe has only two feet and can balance and travel with all it’s weight on a single spot without its feet ever touching the ground?

Why can unicyclists always go longer than bicyclists?
Bicyclists are always two tired.

It saves twice as much gas as riding a bicycle. I wave to twice as many friends and the dogs only chase me half as far.





Yes the pink frame and awesome tire with clear pedals is my ride!