closing up the cabin

On Saturday afternoon late, about the time we thought they probably weren't coming after all, this girl and her dad showed up, and they were the most pleasant company.

We went out for supper and she got busy opening up the new cabin Barbies. They're for everyone, new ones for the lake.  We had to figure out where to put all the stickers on the boat, and Joe attached Barbie's TV.  (Her boat has a TV on it.  That Barbie.)

We played Yahtzee. The child had not played before so we had to help her figure out what to do with the dice, which to save and which to roll again, where to put the scores.

The child scored two Yahtzees.

TWO.

Seriously??

And she really did too, I was sitting right there.

Crazy.

It snowed before it was all over with and it was so cold out while they were outside working, just shivery.  In the spring 30s will feel so warm.  Not at this point though.

This is a little too much.  Vinegar that expired in 2018?  Come on. That's ridiculous. I threw it away, though Joe and I wondered if apple cider vinegar would actually go bad?

Seven years though?   We're not finding out.

The water softener was disconnected and taken away to Joe and Heidi's warm garage for the winter,  Their trailer was hooked up to go.  Jay winterized the washing machine.   

I didn't clean anymore.  

The week before I braved the two closets up front and it was a yucky job, but it was the right thing to do, threw things away, banished all evidence of past mouse excursions. 

But enough cleaning for the year.  It feels endless but never feels complete.   There's always another mess somewhere else, mouse poop here or there, dog hair and dust bunnies. Crumbs. Wrappers. Wet towels. Odd things that we wonder #1 what they are, and #2 why they're there.  Anyway, I washed the fridge, which was actually pretty clean, and good enough for now.

And that's the end until next year.

Love, Val