Thankful Thursday

So, Nathan and I were out of town for a bit. :) We flew up to Bozeman, MT where Nathan's parents picked us up and drove us west to their new home in Philipsburg, MT. It's actually a 20 acre property outside of Philipsburg, and they've been building since the start of 2021. The plan was to be done last October but (thanks to multitudes of labor and supply issues) they're still going. ;P The end is in sight, though!!

While we were there, we helped them with some household projects like hanging cupboards in the shop, unboxing and hanging pictures/frames around the house, fixing computer issues, installing shower doors, and installing stair handrails. We took some breaks, too, and visited a nearby ghost town (Granite Mine ghost town)...

We also went into Philipsburg and visited the museum there that had information about mining in the state and specifically at the ghost town we'd been at...and visited an art gallery and the general store and the candy store and the ice cream shop and the thrift store that Nancy volunteers at. 

And here are some pictures of their home...this is the basement. It's got a big garage, a shop area, a fly tying area, a pantry, a bathroom and a gathering room...

And this is the main floor...it has offices, a dining area, a sewing area, a parlour, the master bathroom and laundry, and the master bedroom...

And this is the loft (upstairs)...it has a sitting area, bathroom and three bedrooms. There's still a lot of blue pine to be put up for walls but it's coming along...

And here are some shots from outside...they're hoping to finish the siding soon (their siding guy is AWOL) and then get the deck finished before winter...

The trailer that they'd been living in while the house was being built is actually parked in the pole building there.  

So that's their place. It's so fabulously quiet (they're calling their property Serenity) and the forest is beautiful.

And since it's Thankful Thursday...thankful for my new spinner carry-on bag (so much easier to wheel that around the airport and down the plane aisle), this tool that I found to help hang photos on the walls, the fact that museums preserve stories and history, and the gorgeous weather we enjoyed while we were there.

Mostly, though, thankful for the time together--getting things done, learning stories about things in the house, enjoying good home-cooked food, playing pinochle, and just being. :)