Just an update on this:

I came here (to my parents house) yesterday to visit and get my passport and other travel things sorted, and I found some pictures of the cottage.

I was looking at them at 2am just in awe. It's absolutely 100% gutted. Only thing left are the floors (except for what was surrounding the fireplace). No ceilings, our BRAND NEW (about 2 years old) roof is gone, ceilings are gone, nothing is left but the shell (the supporting 2x4s or whatever). It was pretty dang overwhelming.



Well. Here's where rebuilding starts. Just going to have to build up new memories in this new cottage!