I’d rather not have animals at the cabin, wanting this space to be friendly towards those with allergies. However, we know more people with pets than with allergies, and our own kittens can’t be completely left alone at home so they come along with us.
I don’t know how Timmy got up here, but since he couldn’t figure out how to get down, I had time to grab my camera before I rescued him.
Wesley wonders how he could do such a trick.
Piper already knows…
Aah, the pictures don’t do it justice, but I like decorating our cabin with my used Christmas finds.
I bet you’d never guess that a thrift store gave me this tree for free! 
I actually had to pry off all the old with lights and put on new ones and cheered it up with red ribbon. Clearly, it can’t handle the star on top.
Our other tree is smaller but sturdier. Sturdy enough for the kids to decorate themselves.
I found these for soldiers at an after-Christmas thrift store sale. Love them!
I probably spend more time putting lights up than we actually use them, but I like making sure Christmas lights light up the way for neighbors coming over for the annual Holiday Open House.
We don’t have the snow to make it picture perfect, but I love our cabin in all seasons anyway!
Before (Single Pane, ill fitting, aluminum frame):
After (The antithesis of previous windows…possibly with a price tag to match):
Much, much, much cozier!
Sometimes, it’s hard to avoid adventures on the island. Take this last weekend. We went to the cabin partly because we were throwing a neighborhood Christmas party over there. Wesley was being his usual obstinate self and had decided to pee on the carpet in the bedroom. [There was evidence and testimony that this wasn’t an accident.] This necessitated a trip to the pet store in the one strip mall on South Whidbey.
When we went in, there was nothing unusual. When we came out, it was snowing! Or soaping? The hardware store had a soap bubble machine and we had fun!
