Chaos at the Cabin...

Rick had just finished laying the dining room floor. This doesn't look like chaos...

Well now it's getting a bit more crowded.

Once I finished putting on the gym spar...well that's when chaos arrived. Rick was beginning on the living room and everything had to be moved around. We are still bumping into things in this area. The living room is fairly large and is taking much longer than anticipated.

Part of the reason is our running out to the meadow to cut and split wood.

The log pile grows...

Schrader Landing turns into Schrader Logging!

We've had 2 deliveries of "log Lengths" that we are cutting up and splitting ourselves. Each delivery consists of about 30 logs each about 10 to 13 foot in length. We've had glorious weather and need to get it all cut so it can "dry" for the summer. We'll then stack it on the proch and in our metal shed. Rick does all the chain sawing and I run the splitter! I've been having fun! Yes, I really enjoy running the splitter!!

Kitchen before and after...

BEFORE gym spar finish...

AFTER gym spar finish...

Some views of the "finished" kitchen floor...

We are currently trying to decide "if" and "where" we need rugs. We think definitely in front of the sink...

One in front of the stove? Or should it go between the island and the fridge? So many decisions! And what about size??? We are going to be experimenting with different rugs we already have.

So into the dining area we go...

We did a little each day. Some boards went smoothly. Some didn't! There was one board that got set aside for a "time out". Still not sure if it was Rick or the board that needed that "time out"...LOL

Eventually it began taking shape...We had to empty out and move the china cabinet. The table was moved back and forth several times.

The house is a real mess...more of those pics later!

Here is where we are now. I went ahead and gym sparred behind the china cabinet and in front of the deck door. We wanted to try to put things back as soon as possible.

Let's get back to the floor...

We moved right along into the kitchen. We managed as little disruption as possible.

Dealing with the fridge was easy, we just moved it out and floored under it. The stove was a bit harder, as a space hadn't been left for the floor to slip under the stove feet. We wedged up the stove and angled the boards underneath. Rick was very pleased with the results.

So the kitchen was finished. But, instead of finishing the boards right away (gym spar), we decided to move right along into the dining area. And keep the progress going.