August 31-Almost done!

August 30 - New Carpet

August 29 - Plumbing is in!

August 28-It's Electric!

August 24-Counters!

August 22nd-Kitchen Progress

August 20-Cupboards

August 16-Lighting and my washer/dryer

So little and fun

August 12-Painting the bathroom baseboards

August 11

More storage!

Just need to get rid of the cabinet!

Work Picnic

We at the HRC generally close out the summer with a potluck BBQ. Done at Arch Park in good weather, it's usually scheduled to coincide with the last work day of the interns who leave earliest.
It was a dark and stormy night. Ha! It was stormy but  it passed pretty fast. There was great food, donkey balls, and lots of conversation.

Games were played

Food consumed

John chowing down

I'm in the pic!

Even Lee made an appearance

Work Trip

Every year (almost every year), we get to do a work field trip. This year we got to see the Povah Collection which was donated to MSU. It includes items from the Hamilton family, the folks who ran the concessions in the park from the late 1800's through about 2002. At that point, the rules for granting leases to concessioners changed and the (now named) Povah family lost the lease. So, they donated an extensive part of the family collection to Montana State University. There were some really cool furniture items, totem poles from outside the stores, weight machines, Native American beadwork and baskets, mannequins, and everything in between. It was a fantastic trip and a great look into what the Povahs were collecting. It also helps us to know where other Yellowstone collections are as well as what they have in their collections.

August 7

My backyard is clean!

Check out my new toilet! Great view down the valley.

How cool is that shower?

More Family Time

So fun to hang with the crew. It was great to go into the park and relearn how a tourist feels, not just impatient but loving the vacation. And hanging with the ladies at Chico? Fabulous!

Bre enjoying OF

Merlin on the porch

Enjoying the hot pool

On the porch