With the leaves turning to the color of fall, I can now find the time to devote to writing and maintaining my blog sites. Although I have many excuses for not making a post in 143 consecutive days, it simply comes down to the fact that I did not have the time. Strange that now that I have retired from the working class, I am so busy.
I did spend the early spring recuperating from some major surgery that I had completed the first week of May. Although my recovery time was less than the surgeon had projected, it was not until mid June before I started achieving any sense of energy level. It was not because I was not being nursed! I was surrounded by all of my family and friends, they were at my beckon call. I am not saying that I did not take advantage of that scenario! However, I thank them for their love and concern.
If you are a regular reader, you are no doubt aware of our family campground, the Hole In The Wall Recreational Area. Development of this area was a dream of my wife and myself, to have a place that our four children and their families could enjoy, away from the busy lives of working and raising children.
For the first several years of the campground, the families utilized camper trailers and tents. Upon my retirement in 2008, a two year renovation project commenced to build four cabins for each of the families. Two of the four cabins were completed in the summer of 2008 through a concentrated effort from family and friends. The project was completed this summer, with the construction of two more cabins and a variety of other improvements. The concentrated effort to complete the project commenced following Memorial Day weekend and for all practical purposes concluded on August 18, 2009, one day behind schedule. So why didn't I have time to blog?
A big thanks to family and friends who really pitched in and completed this list of "Tasks To Accomplish In 2009". Throughout the summer, we had three generations of family working on
the projects, four if you include the two cute little Great Granddaughters that asked for "hugs" on a regular basis.
"Tasks Completed In 2009"
Interior Finish and Exterior Trim On "Duck House II"
Back Fill And Conversion of "Duck House I" To A Tool Shed
Cut Several Cords Of Firewood Throughout The Summer
Extraction, Reinforcement, And Replacement Of 12'x20' Cook House Flooring
Renovation Of Interior Of Cook House
Excavated Water Collection (Fire Station) Pit
Constructed and Installed Cofferdam in Water Collection Site
Constructed And Installed Decking Over The Water Collection Site
Developed Fire Station Equipped With Hoses And Hose Wheel
Installed And Constructed Several Hundred Feet Of Potable Water Line
Constructed Deck For Water Storage Tank And Connected Potable Water Line
Developed Running Water Into The Campground And Cook House
Excavated And Cleared Two Sites For Cabin Construction
Ordered Material For Construction Of Two Cabins
Construction On Two Cabins Commenced On June 10th
Two Cabins With Lofts, Completed On August 18th
(Including Electrical, Sheet Rocked And Taped)
Ran Several Hundred Feet Of Underground Electrical Wire
Cabins Connected To Electrical Power
Interior And Exterior Work On Two Cabins Built In 2008
Removed Lap Sided Wood Roof On Gazebo
Laid New Shingles On Gazebo Roof
Installed Rain Gutter System On Gazebo
Rebuilt And Improved Fire Pit
Instructed All Grandchildren The Proper Method Of Using A Hammer
Unknown Number of Forts, Cabins, And Miscellaneous Items Built By Grandchildren
Cut Several Hundred Pieces Of Scrap Wood for Grandchildren
and
We Still Found Time To Have Some Fun and Family Time.
I would like to thank everyone for the time and effort that you put into the project, it is something that each of us can look upon with satisfaction and pride in a "Job Well Done". Each of you put forth a lot of effort and work, a lot of it going unnoticed but witnessed and appreciated.
Now For The Good News
"Tasks To Be Completed In 2010"
To Be Completed By Memorial Day
Clear And Excavate Off Site Parking
Gravel To Final Grade The Campground And Bronco Lane
To Be Considered: Build Permanent Cook House
Play ~ Play ~ Play ~ Play
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