Dear Friends and Family!

We hope you are all happy and healthy this holiday season, and have joy in your hearts and treats in your bellies!

Merry Christmas!
Zoey and Osker

We're keeping an eye on two fish logs just up the creek from our beach.  At some point Fish & Wildlife placed these giant logs further up the stream to create fish habitat.  These two logs came loose during the last high water.  They're really no threat for us because we're a ways from the creek, but if they move down to our neighbors house close to the creek, branches can get caught behind them making a dam where water backs up and floods the banks.

The floor sanding is finished!!!  Mom and the carpenter have been on hands and knees looking for sander scratches, even doing the final 150 grit with a palm sander!!!

Next is a major vacuum and wipe down!

Our flooring mentor started sanding!!  He uses 60 grit on the drum sander going diagonal, then with the grain. Then he uses 100 grit on an orbital sander.  He seems very conscientious and patient!!  Lots of dust.

We have just finished laying the final boards at thresholds and around some edges.  Glad to be done with this backbreaking job!

Geez.  We were just peeking in when they saw us and came over and shut the windows.  Like we were going to jump in and track mud on the freshly sanded floor??!!!

 The bathroom cabinets have been built and installed.  They were built by a Shady Cove cabinet maker.  Mom had him use "Old Fashioned Milk Paint" for the finish.  It's a paint that allows the character of the wood to show through.

This is the master bedroom walk-in closet flooring.  The boards came in lengths ranging from 1' to 7'.  We used a lot of the smaller pieces in this closet.

Finished!!! Sort of... still needs sanding, finish and closet organizer!

With all the rain we've had recently the creek is raging!  Mom has a little fit when me and Osker go near the water.