Last week, Gary started to install tongue and groove on the ceiling and interior walls. It's starting to look like a real cabin! This is our master bathroom's "water closet"--just the toilet will be housed in this little room. It has a pocket door, but the interior will be all tongue and groove. Gary is partly done with one of the walls in the picture above, but you can imagine how it will look when it is finished.
Entryway
This is the entryway. The picture is taken from the end of the hall looking toward the front room--also known as the "piano room".
"Powder Room"
This is the half bath--so named because it is just a toilet and sink. (Some people refer to these bathrooms as the "powder room".) It is in the hall of the entryway (to the left) as you first walk in. (You can see the front door opening into the entryway in this photo.) We used half-round logs on the exterior wall of this bathroom and added a full log on either side of the doorway to add a rustic touch. The concrete board you see in this picture shows where river rock will be added later. The trim hasn't been installed around the door yet, but it is looking good!
Gary and Debi met on July 31, 1998 and were married four months later on November 27, 1998 in the Oakland Temple.
We had both been married before. Debi was widowed in February 1998 when her husband, Mike Ramsey, died unexpectedly from a heart attack. Gary was divorced and living in Auburn, California. We met because Debi wanted to sell Mike's guns and her sister's husband (Scott) knew that Gary had owned a gun shop in Washington years before. Gary and Scott came down from Sacramento to look at the guns to see what they were worth. Both Gary and Debi felt something special right away and were engaged a week later! (When you know it's right, why wait?)
Now some "little unknown facts" about us...Debi collects "Cinderella" books from other cultures, anything from Disney's "101 Dalmatians", and Christmas nativities from around the world.
Gary collects oil lamps and has over 20 different types. He served in the United States Navy for ten years and was stationed on three different submarines. He can actually say he has lived underwater!
Master Bath's Water Closet
Entryway
"Powder Room"
