Dave took a day off last Wednesday and we drove down to the Lake to meet up with the fellows from Backyard Buildings who would be building our new toy shed. We drove separately as they were planning on delivering the shed at 7:00 am (!) and I had to stick around home to get Max off to school before I could head down. Knowing that I was bummed about not being there from the begining, Dave was kind enough to text me photos of the the beautiful view I was missing of the early morning sky over the lake. Nope wasn’t jealous at all….
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- Early morning at Colemans Lake
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- Oh to be sitting here drinking my coffee!
They arrived with the shed kit shortly after Dave got there and wasted no time getting started. By the time I arrived around 10 am, they had all four walls up and were getting ready to start on the roof.
While they were hard at work with the shed, Dave put a fresh coat of stain on our picnic bench (before I arrived) and then we went to work pulling up the boards from the old dock.
We broke for lunch at Sutherlands BBQ, which we’d been wanting to try for quite some time and were very happy to discover that, not only do they serve lunch and dinner, but they are open for breakfast as well AND serve from the breakfast menu all day..hooray! Yes, it’s true, I am a huge fan of breakfast for lunch and dinner. We look forward to trying everything on the menu in the up coming months. 🙂
Back to work after lunch, the two men were rockin and rollin on the shed while Dave and I went to the back of our property to mark the property line more clearly. We’ve had issues finding our way out without the aid of our iPhones, so thought perhaps we should tie fluorescent pink tape along the line of trees every few feet so we don’t get lost quite as easily!
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- Dave ties the last tree
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- White Oak creek marks the back line of the property
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- Now we have a clear line to follow along the eastern side
By the time we finished marking the property line, the shed was nearly completed. It took eight hours to build…I think these guys might have done this once or twice before!
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- Yep, I think we can fit A LOT of toys in here
We left shortly after the shed was finished, only to return the following Sunday, having recruited my awesome friend, Doreen, to help us paint the new shed. Doreen’s son, Jamison, just happens to be Max’s age and, as they’ve been buds since preschool days, he was happy to come along and pal around with Max while Dave, Doreen and I went to work on the shed.
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- Doreen and Jamison finally make it down to the lake with us!
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- Doreen helping Dave carry the newly built ramp over to the shed
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- placing the ramp
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- I handed the camera over to Doreen for a snap shot to prove that I really was there as well!
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- Doreen lays her first brush stroke
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- Dave’s well ahead of us as usual
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- almost finished
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- Doreen, Jill & Dave- good work team!
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- the walls are done, the trim will wait for another day
The boys found plenty to do while we painted the shed:
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- Jamison and Max hangin’ out on the uhaul
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- Max gives Jamison a little refresher course in archery
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- Nice form Jamison
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- a little fishing is next on the list
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- deep in concentration…
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- next it’s time to try out the kayak
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- off they go to explore the lake
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- and now to actually get in the water
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- apparently it’s a bit chilly
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- boys always feel the need to splash…what is up with that?
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- Max give Jamison a lesson on how to ride the ATV
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- let the motorcross games begin
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- I do believe he is now a fan of the ATV
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- time for s’mores
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- yes, a good time was had by all
After a long day of work, we took a break up on Waffles Ridge before packing up and heading for home.
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- Dave takes Doreen for a ride before heading up to Waffles Ridge
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- Some of the beautiful flowers blooming along the ridge
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- Chillin’ out before packing up
We packed up all of our toys into the shed and headed home. Yes, it was another beautiful day on the lake…
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- view of Colemans Lake, our property on the left
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- the original road that ran across the dam runs through the front of our property
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- the old dock, we’ve since replaced
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- our view as we drive off…..
the coleman cabin 
We had such a wonderful day with you yesterday. Your property is gorgeous, the weather was perfect for shed painting and the boys were happy as clams doing all the things they LOVE doing. It will be our pleasure to return any time and help with the next project. It really was a special day. Thank you so much!