Remember this story? You can read it here. Or… you can read the story as Tracy McCray describes it on the Post-Bulletin website here. Or… you can read the story in print in the Saturday, June 19th edition! Tracy said this about my blog…..“I LOVE the “always have a choice and it always makes a … Read More
Moving
Last Friday we moved Baby Girl into her new apartment at college. BF Mike, Nate and Baby Girl and I moved the belongings of two college girls from a storage unit to this cute house apartment. The girls have the UPstairs apartment so we had a good workout on moving day. Let’s face it, moving … Read More
A new ride
DIY Guy saved his money and bought himself a new bike! He’s been saving and talking about buying a recumbent bike for a couple years now. He found the bike on Craigslist — and though it isn’t new, it is pretty dadgum close to being new. The bike has been in our garage for a … Read More
Take me out to the ballgame
We took the kids out to the ballgame last week. Mike’s ballgame — in Stewartville. First stop: The Pizza Ranch — because Baby Girl loves her some Pizza Ranch Boofay (trans. buffet), especially the cactus bread. I’m pretty sure she goes just for the unlimited supply of cactus bread. After we finished at the feeding trough, … Read More
Tastes like chicken
It was the middle of the night last week when I heard a commotion at the chicken coop. The loud “peeping” from the younger chicks got me out of bed and running to the chicken coop in my bed clothes, with a flashlight. On my arrival I saw our young white chick stuck half-way through … Read More
Doing the right thing
Found – Power Tool in Rochester. Must identify the power tool (type / model, etc) and where & how you may have lost it. I will not respond unless you give me some details (brand and type of tool minimum) — don’t bother fishing for info. On his way to play drums at church last … Read More
Absent
Wait. What? It’s Sunday? I haven’t written since when? Tuesday? Whoa. It’s been a week…a very crazy, unsettling, busy, exhausting week. So much has happened — and changed — I’ll tell you all about it later – But now I must go collect eggs — and ponder the existence of good companies to work for … Read More
First swim
Gabby was pretty excited last night when we headed out to the pool and went through the opening process and it IS a process . . . of loosening all the springs a task that DIY Guy was happy to hand off to a younger back (with a skinned shin from roller blading) Baby Girl … Read More
Bone tired
DIY Guy and I worked all weekend in the yard After digging up insane numbers of plants and moving them to new locations we tackled the huge mulch pile in our driveway It’s been about 3 or 4 years since we put mulch down….way past the due date for this yard chore… After many hours … Read More