Monthly Archives: April 2010

The guys are doing a great job getting the east half of the roof stripped and covered with the waterproof felt material.  Our plan is to complete this half before moving on to the west roof, which will include a … Continue reading →

Week Two Begins!   I’ve never been happier to have rain on the weekend!  Monday brought a beautiful day filled with sunshine – and a bit more wind.  The tarped roof held up nicely and we only got a bit of … Continue reading →

On Friday, I met Larry Anderson over at the cabin to walk through with him.  As a former Skokie Building Inspector, Larry has been such a great help and advisor on so many projects.  Larry will move to Kansas City … Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 – Day Four of the Log Cabin Renovation (Phase One) Did you see the article in the TribLocal today?   http://www.triblocal.com/Skokie/view.php?sub_id=167693&action=detail&type=stories  Great job, Mae and Ardis! Appropriately Earth Day as we work on our environmentally-friendly project.  Not only … Continue reading →

Day Three was slow-going, but eventful, nonetheless! The guys got the east dormer walls up.  We talked about leaving the ceiling vaulted in that room – which makes the space seem bigger.  Will talk to Ann and Bryon and Pastor … Continue reading →

Central’s Log Cabin Renovation – Day Two Danny and new guy Louis got started early today.  Maria, Will and I stopped by around 10:15 and found someone’s hard hat sticking out of a little square hole in the James Drive … Continue reading →

4-19-2010   Wow…a busy first day at Central’s Log Cabin!   7 a.m.  Went over to let the guys in the cabin.  I have to say that early in the morning – before the sun had quite broken through the clouds – … Continue reading →

Sat 4/17 – met Ann Clark at the log cabin.  We hung up the offical permit sign from the village.  It was exciting to announce this at church and I think it helped people believe this is actually going to … Continue reading →

Friday – 4/16/2010 I did get the permit today.  Was so excited to go in.  Will and I were there at 8:30 a.m. with our check (for $3,156 – yikes) in hand!  My whole theory about “fast” not being in … Continue reading →

Welcome to Skokie Central United Methodist Church’s Log Blog. This is a written journal of the progress throughout the renovation of our beloved historic Log Cabin. Click on the links above to find out more about this environmentally friendly project … Continue reading →