Interwebs on Mallard Trail

Yep, we took the wintertime plunge at Lake Martin.  Plunge into cyber space, that is.  

To connect or not to connect has been an issue since the beginning.  Tom decided to dive right in.

This week we connected both to the internet and to cable TV.  The rationale:

We needed a bribe to get Foster to the Lake when he can't wake board or tube.

I love my computer time - and I DON'T work, much, when I'm on the computer on the weekend.

but mostly, WE LOVE FALL FOOTBALL~

And since Tom is the uber of uberest of geeks, we are all set up for wireless surfing on the deck.  What's not to love?

So, here's to testing the waters. . . .

2011 Lake Goals

I recently posted this on my Facebook page, but it belongs here. I've made a few adjustments~

2011 Lake Goals

• Finish rearranging the bedrooms to make a colossal "Yutes" Room.
• Help Foster plan fun weekends in the colossal Yutes Room.
• Trey to learn to pull skiers.
• Tom to learn to ski with Trey driving.
• Improve the walking trail to the dock.
• Get to the farmer's market more.
• Have a picnic at three new places around the lake.
• Figure out which trees to remove to improve the view without diminishing the Fall colors.
• Have more planned weekends with new guests, including a CADC girls' weekend.
• Have a 2-degrees Party - invite all lake friends and they must invite a friend to double down our lake friends.
• Find enough lake friends with pontoon boats to have a sunset dinner on the lake.
• Have a sunset dinner on the lake.
• Catch enough fish to fry.
• Have a fish fry.
• Convince my mother to stay the night.
• Attend church in Alex City with Mike and Dara
• Plant lots of perennials.

Whew, that's a lot! Come on Spring Break and Summer - where are you?

One Year Later

Happy Birthday 60 Mallard Trail

Check out this video.

Miscellany Stew

Here's a bunch of lake photos.

Then and Now

The Kitchen


80's Yellow and in your face BLUE! kitchen into a "tea bag" green and cream neutral. Yep, that's the name of the Sherwin Williams color = TEA BAG! The boys thought it was hilarious - and NOT because they like politics. New hardware that we bought in bulk, total kitchen remake = $150.

The Dock
We decked over one boat slip to make a party dock. All we need is a disco ball. We properly discarded the beaded Styrofoam floating dock and had a new one made. After the water went down we discovered that the whole thing needed better support. We braced it with the big pole in front and re-enforced all the interior supports. There went the jet ski money~ I won't give you the total dock re-make cost, it's embarrassing.

I'm going to pay more attention to the orientation of the before shots before I take future after shots. There are a lot more of these.

Another Neglected Blog?

What happens at the Lake Martin, stays at . . . . . . gets put in this BLOG!

It's already June of our first year and I'm weeks and weeks behind. This BLOG will happen.

Here are the pictures of 60 Mallard Trail when we first bought it in August, 2009.

Back to the '80s

Soon, before and after shots of all the work we've done.