Mountain House Update

It's been months since I've blogged.  That's because things have been moving very slowly. But they are moving.  After many meetings with architects, builders, and engineers, we are finally getting underway.  So mark it, July 10, construction has begun! Today, they cut dead trees away from the site and started digging for footers.

And so it begins.  Hopefully, the weather will cooperate and they can get the block work done soon. 

In the meantime, we have spent a couple of weekends in rental cabins (our insurance company pays for "loss of use") and we've even had a few adventures.

The guys have done some hiking. Jeff just got his 500 mile pin!

We spent some time at some of our favorite restaurants!

We had some family time doing fun stuff at the cabin.

And we had our annual 4th of July cookout, complete with red, white, and blue Fruit Pizza! I must say it's a nightmare trying to cook in an unfamiliar, under supplied kitchen, but we managed!

During the holiday weekend we did have a new "first time" adventure in Pigeon Forge. We went to Jayell Farms to drive/ride some UTV's. It was fun, but every part of my body hurt by the time we finished our trail.

Jayell Farm is located right next to the Dreammore Resort, back off the road.  It's a neat place.  They have horseback riding

Zip lines

And lots of muddy, bumpy trails for ATV's and UTV's.

A good (muddy) time was had by all!

Meanwhile, back home I've been picking out tile, cabinets, faucets, commodes, sinks, mirrors, light fixtures.....and that's just the bathroom! There's a lot to decide.  There's a lot to be done. But we'll get there, one day at a time, one step at a time. Stay tuned!