It's been a while, but like any truly great friend, when we reconnect, we pick up right where we left off without skipping a beat!...
So, where were we again? Oh yes...the Blog Cabin of course...
Ok, so before jumping into all of the changes & renovations the Blog Cabin has gone through, I'd like to touch upon a few personal life changes & renovations of our own (which will also explain where P & I have been all this time!)Since we've been away we have had over 15,300 page views! Thank you Blog Cabin fans! I wasn't sure anyone was reading and now I know! Long
"campfire story" short - we have had quite the journey. I had a little run in with cancer which I
cancer-tainly say ;)... I have proved victorious! Cancer = 0/ J = 1! Boom! As well as a back surgery (ruptured disc)- followed up by 2 vocal cord surgeries, which left me with a couple very sore throats and a somewhat decent voice! I didn't have a voice for 1 whole year - can you believe that!? Not having a voice for that long was totally weird, but also helped me fine tune my writing skills so, Blog Cabin fans get ready for some interesting posts this Blog Cabin season! But, before we start I would like to give a quick shout out to P and my family who took care of me and got me through it all - family is the best! #WHOA #LOVE. All of the medical bills have been paid and funding is once again available for our Blog Cabin Adventure! So, let's get started -
shall we?! We have a lot to catch up on so pay close attention or it's very possible you could miss something! We have come a long way Blog Cabin fans and we have a lot more to do so grab your tool belt and follow along - let's get it going! Let's start with the outside. We will eventually invite you in for a peek, but
we need a little time to tidy up a bit. From the last time you were here, we have put on a nice bright red tin roof and some siding! All courtesy of "our Wayne" and friends of course! Nice work fella's! The red tin roof was a lock! P & I agreed on it from the very beginning. The siding on the other hand, took us a little longer, but eventually we got there. We were torn between a log cabin or a rustic country cabin look. This decision was big, huge in fact because let's face it...whichever siding we chose determined the entire look and feel of the Blog Cabin. The siding is the "face" of our tiny rustic cabin. After many a conversation about shaker shingles, clapboard, mahogany log, maple, pine & barn board we couldn't talk about it anymore. The time came where we needed to take action and make a firm decision! It all came down to a very, very intense coin toss which took place around the Blog Cabin campfire one night. Our Wayne was there, my mom, me & P and an oversized bag of marshmallows - yum. It was dark so we had a flashlight ready for the results of the toss. "Heads" was log cabin siding and "tails" was a clean line, sage green clapboard. P slowly took the quarter, repeated the rules of the toss, placed the quarter flat upon her thumb and with a quick flick, popped it up into the starry night sky. The quarter shimmered as it turned and flipped through the air and as it made it's decent down...well... P failed to catch it :)After some searching and debating on where we all
thought it fell, with the flashlight in hand and a 10 minute delay - we found it and....
TAILS! Sage green clapboard wins the toss!
We hope you like the results as much as we do! With a few little cabin accessories and a bright red door to match the roof we will have our little cabin looking country chic in no time! It's great to be back and building again! Stay tuned for my next post about "Rustic Cabin Shutters". We need your help to dress up the Blog Cabin exterior! We are thinking about some rustic carved shutters. We need to get creative and get your input! See you soon! -J
Ok, so before jumping into all of the changes & renovations the Blog Cabin has gone through, I'd like to touch upon a few personal life changes & renovations of our own (which will also explain where P & I have been all this time!)Since we've been away we have had over 15,300 page views! Thank you Blog Cabin fans! I wasn't sure anyone was reading and now I know! Long "campfire story" short - we have had quite the journey. I had a little run in with cancer which I cancer-tainly say ;)... I have proved victorious! Cancer = 0/ J = 1! Boom! As well as a back surgery (ruptured disc)- followed up by 2 vocal cord surgeries, which left me with a couple very sore throats and a somewhat decent voice! I didn't have a voice for 1 whole year - can you believe that!? Not having a voice for that long was totally weird, but also helped me fine tune my writing skills so, Blog Cabin fans get ready for some interesting posts this Blog Cabin season! But, before we start I would like to give a quick shout out to P and my family who took care of me and got me through it all - family is the best! #WHOA #LOVE. All of the medical bills have been paid and funding is once again available for our Blog Cabin Adventure! So, let's get started - shall we?! We have a lot to catch up on so pay close attention or it's very possible you could miss something! We have come a long way Blog Cabin fans and we have a lot more to do so grab your tool belt and follow along - let's get it going! Let's start with the outside. We will eventually invite you in for a peek, but we need a little time to tidy up a bit. From the last time you were here, we have put on a nice bright red tin roof and some siding! All courtesy of "our Wayne" and friends of course! Nice work fella's! The red tin roof was a lock! P & I agreed on it from the very beginning. The siding on the other hand, took us a little longer, but eventually we got there. We were torn between a log cabin or a rustic country cabin look. This decision was big, huge in fact because let's face it...whichever siding we chose determined the entire look and feel of the Blog Cabin. The siding is the "face" of our tiny rustic cabin. After many a conversation about shaker shingles, clapboard, mahogany log, maple, pine & barn board we couldn't talk about it anymore. The time came where we needed to take action and make a firm decision! It all came down to a very, very intense coin toss which took place around the Blog Cabin campfire one night. Our Wayne was there, my mom, me & P and an oversized bag of marshmallows - yum. It was dark so we had a flashlight ready for the results of the toss. "Heads" was log cabin siding and "tails" was a clean line, sage green clapboard. P slowly took the quarter, repeated the rules of the toss, placed the quarter flat upon her thumb and with a quick flick, popped it up into the starry night sky. The quarter shimmered as it turned and flipped through the air and as it made it's decent down...well... P failed to catch it :)After some searching and debating on where we all thought it fell, with the flashlight in hand and a 10 minute delay - we found it and....
TAILS! Sage green clapboard wins the toss! 
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