OK, now I am getting angry. We arrived back to our cabin to find that we had 3 things stolen and the hot tub was disgusting. The rental agent’s cleaning staff is supposed to take an inventory of our property. We discovered that a large frying pan and a laundry basket were missing, but the thing […]
February 21, 2008 – 4:29 pm
During our latest excursion to the cabin, the kids found what seemed to be as lost house dog down by the river. As hard as they tried to leave the unfamiliar dog alone, she seemes to grow attached to my stepson, whom she followed determinedly. We brought her inside, having no real say in the […]
January 20, 2008 – 2:57 pm
We finally managed to get all 5 kids to be available at the same time! We coordinated flights for Evan’s sons to come from NY, and for Goo to fly down from Tallahassee to fly UP to Charlotte with us. Luckily, we found itineraries that had both flights arriving in Charlotte within 40 minutes of […]
March 11, 2007 – 10:32 am
Arriving in Charlotte, we rented an SUV because we knew we would be shopping for furnishings for our new space at the cabin. We picked up a double futon and bedding for it on our way to Boone. It barely fit in the SUV. We had to tie some of the pieces to the top of the […]
February 12, 2007 – 7:56 pm
We cant believe the amount of progress Jeff made on the lower level. He sent us some pictures of what he has done so far. He built a stairway to the downstairs from…..what used to be a closet!
December 24, 2006 – 1:48 pm
The weather was gorgeous during our time in Boone. It was sunny, but crisp and cool. The family took alot of walks and explored our river community. We walked down to the New River, which is a lovely stroll from the cabin. We walked across the wooden bridge that connects River Ridge 1 with River […]
November 19, 2006 – 7:14 pm
The cabin is a 3 story structure. The main level is solid log construction with a kitchen, dining room, living room, MBR, full bath and laundry room. The top level is also log construction, with 2 BRs, a full bath and a huge loft with a fabulous vaulted picture window. But the lower level is […]
November 10, 2006 – 8:48 am
First trip to the cabin as our own.