The Miscellaneous

Along with all of the Big Jobs that were accomplished during our pre-reunion time at The Cabin, lots of Little Jobs were done too!
Some things were very small – like the replacement of some faded Rummikub tiles.

(Who knew you could buy individual replacement tiles for your Rummikub game? Go, eBay!)
Some might have gone unnoticed  by many  like the shined up indoor hot water heater (Thanks, Joie!).

We added a new multi-person swing back at the old maple.

And next to the pond, it was quite the place to be!

(Number of children on swing added for the photo! We tried (!!!) to keep the max occupancy at 4 for actual swinging!)

Gary spruced up the outdoor spa (aka hot shower at the cabin!)

for those of us staying ‘on site’.

There was a bit of pond raking to help make swimming a bit more appealing to the ‘eeew – it’s a squishy bottom’ crowd-

But given the number of kiddos (and adults) in the pond at any given time

I don’t think it was that much of an issue!
Gary gathered the supplies for a replacement fence along the bank of the pond

and completed the job with help on the first day of the Reunion.


(I love how it works great to keep little ones from falling over the embankment, but is virtually invisible otherwise!)

See what I mean?
We replaced our trusty red sofa, which was purchased used in the early 90’s,

with a good quality (not as) used sofa that is super comfy and came with free pillows and a little cedar trunk. Thank you, Facebook Marketplace!

The red sofa lived on the porch (where it was pretty handy)until the end of the reunion

when, with the help of an ATV and several strong guys,

it was ceremoniously burned (along with a leaky tent and a fair bit of trash and tree debris) as a final bonfire for the reunion!


Farewell, good and faithful sofa! You have served us well!

We loved, loved, loved being up at the cabin with the sweet anticipation of the Reunion to come. But just because we were ‘on campus’, doesn’t mean that others were not pitching in to make this marvelous family time come together. There were meal planners and game planners and activity planners. EVERYONE pitched in to make this a Reunion to Remember, and one of these days I’ll even move this blogging thing from “Reunion Prep” to the actual Reunion!