June 2026 Re-cap

Summer is in full motion....

Rick and I helped our church up north pack food bags for the less fortunate in the community

Our tube cover tore last fall so we got a new tube

I captured this double rainbow over the lake

Back home for Carsons birthday

How can he be 14?

The cousins hanging our after presents

chalk art

I love that they still swing <3

My mom got to met Doc, I think they like each other

Scar & Lew stayed with us a few days after the B-day party

The trip back home to the cities, they played so hard.

We got to watch Lew play Baseball, this is his 1st year.

He's a natural

Then it was Father's Day, 

It was nice to be home this year so some of the kids came over for a cookout.

Playing Bocci ball

Missing Brice, but there was a phone call  :)

ended the night with a fire and S'mores

Still June, and back up to the cabin after Father's Day

My niece MJ and her boy Eli spent a few nights with us while her daughter was down at the church camp just down the bay from our cabin.

Sunset/Loon

Brice & Jen and kids came back up to the cabin for a visit...

Rick & Brice putting out the swim raft.

So strong  :)

Piggy back rides on the lake

Hubby slaphing my legs. It's was soooooo hot.

That sums up June, July may have to be 2 parts.... stay tuned

 

May 2026 Re-Cap

Our Sweet Audrey was invited to Prom by her special guy

They are so cute together

Just driveway basketball with grandpa (and Carson)

Our Carson pitches for his BB team, so fun to watch him

Rick and I took a side trip to Detroit lake to find some of the famous trolls

If you ever get a chance you should visit. 

It will take the whole day as they are spread out all over Detroit Lakes.

https://visitdetroitlakes.com/explore/discover-trolls-in-detroit-lakes/

Early spring shoreline fixing.

We were able to stream Carsons band concert from our cabin

My goofy boys decided it would be funny to send me this photo from their remote camp site.

AI can do a lot to frighten a mom!

Opening Cabin weekend with our boys (and Brices' family)

Dock goes in first

Every spring Brice carries his kids out in the lake with his hip waders, she's almost 12.

The next picture is the 2nd spring we owned the cabin.

Lew helped a little this year!

He loves the hammock, uses it as a swing.

Always games!

Father and son having some quiet time together. 

Doc loves the cabin

 The crew, so thankful for them

Looking forward to another season at the cabin. #11

Recap April 2026

Nobody ever told me that life speeds up after retirement, it's crazy!

I have fallen off the blogging-train and need to catch up starting with April...

I mostly post blogs (life stories) so that my kids/grankids can go back years from now

 if they want to remember an event or just revisit the past

Rick and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary this year, 

I still claim he's the best and I"ll keep him forever.

Easter was here this year so we were lucky to have the twin cities crew here to celebrate.

Oh, and we got a grand-dog named "Doc"

Gavin and Carson chilling at my big Bro's house for Easter lunch

These little beauties are my granddaughters

The gang at the house I grew up in. My brother now owns it and continues to host holidays.

April 19th brought another year to celebrate sweet Audrey! How can she be 17 :(

Rick and I along with Brie and Carson went to the cities to watch our Scarlett demonstrate

 her Roller Derby skills. Her Derby name is "Scar Face" That's my girl.

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Vibe room wall art

A little over a year ago we transformed one of our main floor bedrooms into 

what we fondly call our "Vibe Room"

We purchased a much desired massage chair, a full electronic keyboard, 

and a giant bean bag chair.

Rick put up a knotty pine accent wall and painted the other walls a muted warm beige/green

(the photos doesn't do the wall color justice) 

I added some calming light fixtures, and there you have it....a place to "chill"

 There's one thing still missing...

I have been contemplating for a year....

What to put on this wall. 

#1 Make a canvas of one of my favorite nature photos

#2 Buy a print!

#3 Some sort of shelf ?

Then, a few weeks ago It popped up as an Amazon ad! I just love what I saw and it would fit the "Vibe" for that room, but first...

On the other wall above the keyboard I made a printed canvas of our grandkids

 jumping off the dock at our cabin! 

I'm in love with this print,

 it makes me smile every time I look at it :)

Plus it goes along with the "vibe" for this room

So here's that empty wall again from another angle

Big old blank wall !

Back to a few weeks ago when that Amazon ad popped up on my phone...

I instantly loved it...

Unique and a bit of a conversation piece, 

We can add some of our favorite books to this sweet looking upside down book shelf.

Each book is secured by an elastic black strap.

Rick was in agreement so I placed the order,

My DIY guy hung it,

I added some items to go on the shelves and Ta-Da! 

I’m so happy with how it turned out!

My son Gavin gave me the idea to check out Goodwill for some unique books 

to go with what we already had at the house

Simple, purposeful and perfect for our "vibe room"

I'm glad I was patient and waited for the perfect wall accent.