what's next

In 2011 we were able to by 80 acres 45min for home back on crown land. Half the land is an old field, and other half jack pine. In May 2012 we started building our cabin. It's post and beam foundation, with pine beams holding up the loft. We had a friend do the foundation, and frame for us. After that the work started for us. All spring from may to june we had sandhill cranes that were in our field. We had our first night in the cabin with our kids 4 month later at the end of august. The cabin still need to lots of work, for the inside to be liveable. August my husband got the solar panels and suff in place. Got the stove in just in time mid of september. We worked ever weekend but but 3 for the start of summer tell now. I'm getting tried off working all weekend but winter is coming, and we need to get things in place. October was time to do siding pine board and batten which I per painted with protective oil. Got most of the cabin done but snow came before we could get the last one done.Thanksgiving was the first No Work weekend, and we got 2 feet of snow in 24 hours. When we start this build we wanted to have a place were we could retire, and until then make memories with our teen age kids. We have been campers for 17 years and need to do something new.

We are not hunters, but the whole family (but me) shoots bow. The teens have made a large fort with fox hole for airsoft wars with there friends. What we do there ATV, snowmobile, cross country ski, snow shoe, wildlife watch, jog, play cards, star star gazing and more... we are 45 min from boating and fishing. This is where the unicycling will head next. We would like to build ramps, board walks in the trees for riding. Will we have to wait tell the snow leave to start the building. Should make of some fun riding!

vintage tulip quilt

386 tulip 15min each to put on, total tulip time 5790min just on sewing tulip! Crazy! now how will I quilt it?

after 6 year of working on this antique tulip quilt with my mom. Tonight i applique on my last tulip!

now how to quilt it? cross hatching with a small tulip in mid of the open areas?

Off to school

Everday from the start of the school year, to of the kids have been riding there unicycles to school. Mallory always there wating for his sister Alexandra. And as I drive off to work I can see them side by side rolling to school. So cute!

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