Trying to Save It
One of Abigail’s ear piercings has gotten infected, so it’s antibiotics and cleanings 3 times a day in hopes we can save it. The doctor was anything but optimistic. She said give it two days. If we don’t see improvement, we should pull out the piercing and let it close up/heal. We suspect it’s the […]
I Broke the Tree Stand
We had this handy-dandy self straightening tree stand that I really liked. Jen hated it. I found it very convenient for standing up the tree and leveling it. Jen thought it was too tall and required too many branches to be cut off the bottom. Yesterday it wouldn’t work as easily as I had remembered. […]
Metabolic Wall
Not sure if I’ve posted this or not. Certainly meant to. Sometime this year (can’t remember if it was spring or summer) I hit the metabolic wall. No longer could I eat whatever and not gain weight. In fact I seemed to do nothing but gain weight regardless of what I ate or stopped eating. […]
Fire, Fire, Fire
The weather was right and the chainsaw was working, so we decided to have a fire last weekend. The girls had a blast outside all day. We did pyrotechnic things like playing with the flint & steel. I think this weekend we might try lighting our own cotten balls. And smoke sticks of course. Obviously […]
That Ain’t Right
Had to get Grandmas HVAC inspected. Hadn’t done it in a while. Signed up for the annual service contract. Scheduled the appointment. I expected it all to go swimmingly. We’d had a few cold spells, so I know it was working. The guy fired it up and walked downstairs to see the glow plug cherry […]
Mouse Tally
Got another. Left a bunch of traps baited after the last sortie just in case. It worked. – b
Boots, Boots, Boots
I’ve done these shots before, but I always love the collection of boots we have between us. I guess it exemplifies the activities/capabilities to which we’re all striving to be successful. Or maybe it’s just a boot fetish? – b ps. there’s actually a lot more I could add to this collection. This just happened […]
My 28 Year Old Truck
283,000 miles on the odometer. 58,000 on the motor. It runs pretty well and has become my go to dirt bike hauler. Problem is when little things like power window switches, taillights, or dash controls stop working, I can’t always take it to my mechanic and expect a quick or cheap fix. Parts like that […]
It’s Not Me. It’s Them
In addition to the digital entertainment, we also added a rope ladder to their already physically demanding setup in the basement. The rope ladder, being free hanging and comprised of many independently moving parts, forces them to focus and balance just a little bit more when trying to get to the monkey bars in the […]
It’s a Surprise
Jen gave the green light to get the girls a bike, so I struck while the iron was hot and found one the next day. The plan is for it to show up on Christmas along with all the necessary safety gear. Currently planning out riding strategies, so that we’re successful with this thing. Sitting […]