I realize that it is not that big of a deal to some of you to say that you have been at 1450 elevation but here in Iowa that is pretty unusual! Chris and I hiked a bit in Pilot Knob State Park on Sunday and got a nice view from the observatory of the surrounding land. It really was a beautiful day and we are trying to enjoy the last few days of summer while we can! We were also taking a break from our work weekend of pressure washing the garage and deck.!!! Gotta reward yourselves when you have worked hard!

I got the deck stained yesterday, am working on one of the bedrooms downstairs today and hope to paint the downstairs bathroom tomorrow. The painter / construction dude was here today and we should have estimates soon for the repairs we need done and then we are on the way! It will be so good to have all this work done. I have been trying to figure out how to decorate/minimize/declutter and it is coming together! Feels good to be making some headway on it.

Enjoy the pics and let me know if you get dizzy from just looking at them—or if the air becomes thin….LOL.