Outdoor living at the lakehouse....

Notice all the conveniences of home..

actually the appliances are nicer than what we have in the loft. LOVE LOVE LOVE the waiter / ice in the door on the refridgerator. We even have a garbage disposal.. we haven't had a garbage disposal since we left Los Angeles in 2007....

one of my favorite things about the Lakehouse...

yes... I'm thrilled to have a full size washer and Dryer! The cabinet above the W&D was originally mounted in the strangest spot on a kitchen wall.. I bashed my head on it the day we closed on the Lakehouse so it had to be moved! works perfectly above the W&D.

Our room...

These bed frames are so high that Jake has decided he loves his bed under ours...

The Guest room...

It all started on Friday morning..

with a trip to Bolingbrook to pick up the U-Haul truck.. 1st stop Ikea. We breezed through Ikea with the precision of skilled shoppers. Loaded our findings onto 2 carts, yes, 2 carts I was pushing one overflowing while Ken pushed the furniture cart. Checked out and surprisingly came in under budget. We loaded the U-Haul and headed home to pick up our goodies that were packed and waiting. 3 hours later driving through pouring rain we arrived at the Lakehouse, me driving the U-Haul truck and Ken driving tha Saturn with the dogs in the back seat. It stopped raining for about 30 minutes and thats all it took to unload the truck.

We stayed up and put together beds, and living room furniture, unpacked dishes and glassware then crashed. New bed, strange surroundings, pouring rain and wind, but we were so tired it didn't matter. Slept like babies.

Woke up to a very cold and windy Saturday. Drove into Angola and bought a Washer and Dryer while we had the truck to haul it back home. Spent the rest of saturday putting together furniture, decorating and cleaning. here's a couple of photo's... One is the Living room and the other the Dining room... What do you think?

30, count them 30...

Bags of leaves. Thats what we cleaned up around the Lake House yesterday. We also steamcleaned the carpets and took down some strangely placed cabinetry (the bump on my forehead proves it). The deck looks amazing now that it's clean. This really was the most physical work we've done in ages and we're paying for it today. I feel like an alcohol-less hangover. Poor Ken, is so sore from raking leaves. Today has been a lounge on the sofa day although we did accept a delivery of the Beds for the Lake House this morning. They went into the basement until Friday when we'll take furniture out there.