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darz5150
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# Posted: 19 Dec 2020 23:01
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Had the a couple of the grandkids out today for early Christmas. Fixed them up a go kart so they aren't always stuck riding with grampa in the side by side. They live in the city, and look forward to visits away from it all. Today, no TV, internet, cell phones etc. Just family food and fun.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2020 07:10
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No kid will ever remember a great day playing video games or watching tv. There just time wasters...until you can do something real fun like this.
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paulz
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2020 07:53
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Excellent!
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deercula
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2020 08:00
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They will remember these days forever. Next up: a BB gun and slingshot!
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2020 09:18
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Exactly what Brett said! Way to go grandpa!
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2020 09:40
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Take one , make one papa !
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Ol Slim
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2020 15:31
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Good stuff right there! You never what little thing will spark something inside a child that stays there for life.
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WILL1E
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# Posted: 21 Dec 2020 08:29
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Darz...is that the cabin in the background or is that an actual shed?
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darz5150
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# Posted: 21 Dec 2020 09:11
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WILL1E.
That's my shop. But a buddy of mine liked the layout and how it was built, so he's gonna order one, and use it for a cabin. I designed it with a couple more windows and a porch. I will post a couple pics. But they're on another computer.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 21 Dec 2020 09:19
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 21 Dec 2020 11:50
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This past Columbus Day I saw my dream realized. With the cabin done enough to make stays with the family comfortable we spent 3.5 days there and my brother came with his family and set up his camper behind the cabin. The five kids spent the days playing, picking wild apples, exploring the woods, target shooting, and driving tractors and golf carts. Seeing them make great memories is what this cabin thing is all about for me.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 21 Dec 2020 18:23
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Quoting: Irrigation Guy Seeing them make great memories is what this cabin thing is all about for me
Gotta agree on that one. There's something still magical watching kids have a blast. Good looking bunch of kids. ðŸ‘
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darz5150
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2021 20:29 - Edited by: darz5150
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Seems like some of the skills kids learn at the cabin. They actually take home with them too.
This is one of my grand daughters that likes to help me in the shop. I got her a set of plastic kids toys, with a screw gun, hammer tape measure etc. She told her mom she had some work to do today. My daughter snuck in her room and caught her " fixing" her stove.
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Curly
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2021 21:46
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Great picture! Looks like you have a good little helper. I hope she takes her stuffed animals off her stove before she turns her stove on. 
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darz5150
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2021 22:01
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Quoting: Curly I hope she takes her stuffed animals off her stove before she turns her stove on.
Lol. Me too.
Don't know what she was "working" on. But she removed the doors and shelves and things. Just to put herself in one of the most uncomfortable working positions I can think of. So it must have been important. 🤔
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Fanman
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2021 08:57
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Hangin' with Grandpa at the cabin...
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2021 10:40 - Edited by: Aklogcabin
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Our grandson is ready to ride out to our cabin. He got a couple hours in yesterday . He took his friend for a ride.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 15 Dec 2021 00:04
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Had part of the family out Sunday. Turned a couple of them loose in the shop.
Hooked them up with a couple of " cordless" spoke shaves and a pallet board.
Been teaching them how to use old school tools. They really get into it.
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Shadyacres
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# Posted: 15 Dec 2021 07:47
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darz5150- You are right, the best days are when the grandkids show up. They tire me out but it is worth it.
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travellerw
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# Posted: 15 Dec 2021 14:11
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Quoting: Brettny No kid will ever remember a great day playing video games or watching tv. There just time wasters...until you can do something real fun like this.
While I agree with you, I unfortunately think we may be dinosaurs.
My kids spend hours talking about great video game days with their friends. Whether its all online or they have "lan" parties and video tape it. Its what kids are into these days and they are making memories! I don't really get it, but I guess its no different then going out and building a snow fort. Just a time waster, but we had fun doing it.
We built our cabin so I could teach the kids some practical physical skills. Then we would have a place to go where we can balance out some of that screen time.
As an aside, I have been teaching my sons to shoot.. and damn all that gaming and hand eye co-ordination has made them damn good real quick. It took me years to get that good, them it took days!
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 15 Dec 2021 17:24
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Awesome! A few months ago I bought surplus playground equipment, so we'll have a slide and a firepole for the kids and cousins when they come up.
I always want the cabin to be where the kids want to be!
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BobW
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# Posted: 15 Dec 2021 19:40
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Fanman
Ain't Granddpaing great?
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 4 May 2022 12:57 - Edited by: BRADISH
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Quoting: KemotoruHakashi That sounds like such a fun time for the kids tho.
SPAM.
Someone ban this fool and delete his comment. He is trying to 'link build' to help his SEO for his spam website.
IP resolved to Netherlands. Spam removed. User removed. I wish you guys would email me when Spam appears.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 8 May 2022 23:23
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Had a family get together yesterday.
My granddaughter had a surprise she wanted to show me.
She pimped out her mini bike with LEDs. She put on a tail light, front running light, dual head lights, and some of those twinkly fairy lights.
She was more than proud to tell me that she did it all herself.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 8 May 2022 23:43
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I have to add another thing. Although I am very happy/impressed with her work, I have to admit that I enjoyed the light show the most, while chasing her 200# + father, on an 80# minibike through the woods in the Log Dawg after dark.
We were laffing so hard he ended up getting away from us, because it looked like a Sasquatch that was trying to escape after steeling beef jerky on a minibike in a wacked out Jack Link jerky commercial. Lol
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