We've been waiting months to go to the cabin, and we finally got to this past weekend. We were hoping to be able to do a little yard work, and get the yard cleaned up a bit, but there was still too much snow on the lawn. Still, it was so nice to be up there, away from town, and the worries of the world.
We got there about 9:00 pm on Friday night. All appeared to be well until we tried to turn the water on. Someone had forgotten to cover the main valve with insulation, so......it had frozen and we couldn't turn it on or it would leak in the crawl. Luckily we could get water out of the outside faucets, so could at least flush the toilets and cook some. Jim called his dad that night and convinced them to bring up the needed repair supplies on Saturday. They got it fixed and we able to enjoy the rest of the weekend with free flowing water. It's amazing how no water can cramp your style!
We couldn't do much yard work, but were able to clean up the inside a bit. We were surprised at how clean things were. Usually after months of nobody being there, it is quite a mess. Somehow, the mice were stopped, so no little droppings everywhere to clean up. Just dead flies in the windowsills. Nothing that a vacume can't take care of.
We did encounter one problem that the snow caused....the wood stove was smoking so bad and we couldn't get a decent fire going! Jim's dad finally decided that they should run the brush down the chimney pipe. (Think Burt in Mary Poppins!) Sunday morning he and Jim climbed on top of the cabin and cleaned out the pipe. It seemed to do the trick, and the fires were back to normal.
The dogs had a grand time, running, and playing, and fetching.......that Daisy, she's always fetching, or at least wanting to. They played so hard that they've been napping ever since we got home today. That's one thing I love about taking them to the cabin or the ranch, they sleep for a couple of days after we get home!
We had a great time and can't wait to go back. We are hoping that in a few weeks the snow will be gone and we can rake all the pine needles off the lawn and get some fertilizer on the it. Summer is a comin!
2 comments:
It's always so fun to get away for the weekend...even if it is a work weekend. Sounds like it was good for you and the dogs!
I'll admit I'm a little jealous-I wanna go to a cabin! some days, no. most days I wish we still had the cabin up thorn creek. your husband is so talented and does look like a professional chimney sweep-my kids woulda loved to see that...
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