Family life in rural Utah.
27
Mar
Spent the afternoon with Hannah and Max in my shop installing the Polaris lock-n-ride windshield, rear window and molded plastic roof. They were especially excited about the roof since it was a blustery day with rain and snow blowing in on a cold wind. I am glad that the kids can feel at home in […]
26
Mar
Our friends have started a very cool company in California designing and selling cute baby clothes. They sent us this adorable t-shirt set when Brianna was born. She is such a dainty little thing that she is barely fitting into the small shirt now. The t-shirt set came with a cute pair of matching pants. They […]
23
Mar
Things were getting a little squishy for our family of seven in our Toyota Sienna mini-van. Every seatbelt was in use and we didn’t have any room for expansion. Plus, driving a mini-van was damaging to my macho male ego. Enter our brand new 2007 GMC Yukon XL in a soft silver birch metallic finish. It took […]
22
Mar
Today Hannah helped me get the onion starts planted. She was only interested in doing the watering but eventually got her hands dirty digging holes for me. My neighbor said that they really like the Walla Walla Onions so we are giving them a try this year. Hopefully they will be good for Jolynn’s jacked up salsa […]
21
Mar
I finally got around to scraping out the floors in the chicken coop. The floors were covered in a sandy mix of several years worth of pheasant droppings and waste. In some spots I literally had to pry up hardened chunks of this filthy mixture. It was nice to see the clean cement floor that was […]
20
Mar
Today the wind started howling and the temperature dropped a good twenty degrees. It was a brutal reminder that Spring is not quite ready to settle in and get comfortable. I love watching the storm clouds gather and marvel at the strong contrasting colors that wash through the sky. The garden preparations continue as we […]