Football Saturday And?

The day started early with a trip to town and another visit to Lowes. Tim and I had to get trim and the poly for the ceiling and Lisa had to get the paint for the house. I said yesterday that we had chose a color but in reality we chose three, got samples and then tested them in the house. After seeing the colors on the wall it was easy to chose the right color so then she bought five gallons. When we got back from town we had a quiet afternoon watching Missouri win then after that game, and waiting for the South Carolina game to come on, we did some work on the cottage and the house. Tim ended up helping Lisa paint the interior of the house while I went and made dinner. The rest of the night was watching football. I am happy to say that all five of my teams won but two of the games were nail biters. South Carolina won but it was down to the last minute before it happened and Florida had to go into triple overtime to win. NIU, NAU and Oregon won easily. Today I get to poly the ceiling while Tim works on a new project! Then we will watch the Bears and 49ers game tonight! GO BEARS!

The Gables Are Looking Good!

As I write this post I am doing it on my old laptop, which is Tim's. I had purchased a new one three years ago and have been using that one to write my blogs until yesturday. I went to turn on my computer yesturday afternoon and the screen decided it was done functioning. So I guess Tim and I will eventually look for a new laptop but until then I am will be using Tim's; thanks dear! The gables on the Crafty Cottage are looking really good. Tim worked on them by himself yesturday since I was in town most of the day. We decided to do the gables with the same tongue and groove wood that we did the ceiling with. I am glad Tim was so insistent because it does look better than using the bead board paneling I was thinking we would use. All that is left to do with the gables is to get some trim and to polyurethane the ceiling and gables. Then we move onto the electrical and walls. Thank you Tim for getting the Gables done; they look great!Lisa and I went into both Parrottsville and Newport to run errands and grocery shop. We had no intention on being gone so long but our Lowes trip took way longer than we thought. I was helping Lisa pick out paint for their house. Lisa and I have the honor of painting the interior of the house. This adventure could turn into a Lucy and Ethyl episode. Don't worry, there will be pictures! Check back and see how we do!

Mother Nature Dictated The Day!

We knew that the weather for Thursday was suppose to be rainy and since the all the wood we are using to finish the interior of the cabin is outside and covered we did not want it to get wet while we were working so we decided to take the day off from the cabin.  However, Mother Nature decided to play a little game with us.  It looked like the rain was going to hold off so Tim headed down to the cabin but then it began to rain hard so Tim came back to the RV. The rain quit and he decided to finish up mowing the grass, there is quite a bit to mow and just as he was finishing it started to rain again.  So Tim came in.  The rains quit and he went out to weed whack and guess what?  It started to rain again.  This time he decided to finish in the rain and once he was done and came in it quit raining.  The sun even came out and we figured it was Mother Nature saying, "yeah I am winning this game!"  I decided to take advantage of the weather and cleaned out cabinets and then washed all of the woodwork in the RV.  It needed a good cleaning anyway.  Once we were both inside the sun stayed out and the rain was done until Tim decided to change the oil in the truck; it began to rain!  Now the rains we were having all day were really nothing once the storm we were expecting did roll in.  It came in quickly and with force.  The winds blew, it rained hard and the thunder and lightning were intense.  Mother Nature had decided we were done for the day and we agreed! The storm front that came through is suppose to bring cooler weather and a chance for it to be in the 70's for the next couple of days.  Does this mean fall is coming to Eastern Tennessee?  I guess we will have to wait for Mother Nature to decide! 

Friendly Folks and Something New!

Yesterday Lisa and I went to the Laundry Mat do wash our clothes.  I have to say for a small town that only has a gas station, a pizza parlor and a Dollar General Parrottsville also has a very nice Laundry Mat.  It is big, clean and never crowded.  It also has very friendly people who use it.  While I was loading my washer a local that happen to be next to me mentioned to me that she thought the washers were new.  I said they were new to me because I just moved here.  She started a conversation and then invited my to her Church, Parrottsville United Methodist Church, this coming Sunday.  I have been looking for a church and since I am United Methodist I took it as a sign and will be checking out the church.  As I was getting my clothes out of the dryer another woman who was finishing up folding her clothes offered her table to me because she had just wiped it off so it was nice and clean.  So far, since I have been here, I have been fortunate to meet some very friendly folks.  It is nice!
Tim and I have bought a lawn mower.  We have not had to worry about cutting grass or yard work for over four years.  Tim cut the grass yesterday for the first time in four years and he did not mind it a bit.  We purchased a nice mower from a new friend here that had let us know his uncle wanted to sell this mower to get a bigger one.  It works great and was a good deal for the money.  I think I will let Tim have the pleasure of mowing!
Today is 9/11 and it is hard to believe that is has been 13 years since that tragic day.  I read an article today that said some younger students have no idea what 9/11 is.  I found that a little surprising because it is still being talked about today.  So I would like to just offer my prayers to all the victims and heroes from 9/11.  You nay be gone but you are not forgotten.  Remembering 9/11.

The Ceiling Is Up

Tim and I have never worked with tongue and groove boards so we were not sure how it was going to go yesterday.  Well, it went well and we were able to finish the ceiling.  We worked together and while I was up in the loft most of the day Tim was going up and down the ladder putting the boards in place and nailing them up.  I did the same but I did it from the loft the whole time.  I think the ceiling looks fabulous and we are both very happy with the results.  It was very easy to work with and since it was we decided to do the gable ends of the cabin with tongue and grove also.  The neat thing about this cabin so far is that all the materials being used, except the door, is all recycled from a house that was taken apart, moved and was rebuilt on the farm.  We feel very fortunate to have these materials to work with.  Check out the pictures and let me know what you think! 

And The Winner Is???

So I have had two polls to name the cabin and after each of the poles The Craft Shack won.  However, the cabin, to me, is so nice looking that I just can't call it a shack so I have decided to call it The Crafty Cottage.  It just seems to go better with the exterior of the cottage.  So The Crafty Cottage it is but I do want to thank everyone who suggested names and/or voted.  My next poll will be something involving the decorating of the cottage so check back and see. 
Yesterday we got the ceiling completely covered with insulation.  Tim did a wonderful job and got stuck towards the end of installing the insulation of doing it by himself.  I had an allergic reaction to something in the cabin, I am pretty sure it was the insulation, so I just helped out with what I could while my arms just burned away.  Today we begin cutting the wood for the ceiling.  Tim knows what to do so I will once again be his assistant as we put up the ceiling.  The good thing is that the weather is cooperating.  It is a little cooler then it has been and the humidity has gone down.  There is not suppose to be any rain for the next couple of days which is good because we have wood to cut.  Check back on our progress and more pictures!

The Cabin Interior Begins

We finally got to start on the inside of the cabin.  We are working from the top to the bottom.  The inside of the cabin has nothing.  We have to insulate it, put up a ceiling, put up some walls, run electricity and put down some flooring.  Then I get to decorate it to make it my ultimate craft room.  It is also going to double as a guest room too!  So with the plans laid out Tim and I got started inside the cabin by cleaning up.  We got rid of any tools, paint, etc that we were not going to need and took back the two extension ladders we were using.  We then measured how much insulation we were going to need.  We only bought one bag of insulation so we cut up the pieces, placed them in the ceiling rafters and stapled them into place.  We then realized that was all we could do (which just happen to coincide with the NFL Football games about to begin) and cleaned up the cabin.  We had lunch then ran into town and bought more insulation and a ceiling fan.  We are going to need a ceiling fan to help light and cool the cabin.  We then spent the rest of the day watching football.  My Bears lost and the Jaguars lost.  The 49ers and the Broncos won so I had a 50/50 day in Football/
Today we are going to finish insulating  the ceiling and hopefully begin to put up the wood ceiling.  We have never done this before so we are hoping it will be not be too difficult.  Check back tomorrow and see how we did!