Log Cabin Saga

As you know by now, we've had the chance to be the caretakers of a log cabin by a lake for 2 months (August and September). Things seldom work out the way as planned, so we didn't use it as much as we had dreamed or hoped. We've become more realistic about what we can and cannot do with our time and finances, etc. Someone ("my assigned friend" VT) asked me the other day it was worth what we put into it.

And really - it did as far as the experience but financially it was a stretch and would be a money pit. However it gave us a chance to live our dream for a couple of months, and imagine what the future could be like. I've often bemoaned that our house wasn't what 'I wanted' and I'm always looking for a more ideal home. Not that ours is bad. It's in a great location, and a very safe neighborhood, but it isn;t the 'perfect layout with the perfect space to accommodate everything I want now - no 3 car garage, no storage room, kitchen too small for a family of 6 to sit around the table comfortably, etc.) But the cabin was a lot smaller and we liked it. Granted we didn't live there day in and day out for years, it was a cabin and a vacation spot. But it put things into a little better perspective for me. And someday, this house of ours may be just exactly what we need, and allow us to do the things we want....like have a summer cabin in the future...or turn our home and yard into our 'vacation spot'.