Family life in rural Utah.
19
Mar
Okay, so it wasn’t a fighter pilot helmet. It was a helmet from a helicopter doing contract work with the US Forest Service. Our friend has spent the past week in a helicopter looking for and counting Hawk Nests. Travis got to try the helmet on and pretend that he was top gun. I think Travis […]
18
Mar
When you live in the country you learn to help your neighbors. This past week Max and I helped our neighbor Dale shovel manure out of his horse corrals. In return, Dale came over with his tractor yesterday and tilled in some manure into the garden and helped prepare the soil. I am told it […]
18
Mar
One of the benefits of having a big family is getting a lot of use out of childrens clothes. Instead of throwing out all the clothes that are grown out of before they are worn out, we box them up and save for the next child. Jolynn started digging out summer clothes boxes and found […]
18
Mar
The weather has been truly spectacular the past few days with highs in the eighties. The kids have put there swimsuits on several times to run through the sprinklers. Yesterday Hannah and her friends found a stash of squirt guns and had a little water fight. We have had to remember to put sunscreen on […]
11
Mar
This week Travis and I got to spend some time planning and building a pinewood derby car for his cub scout packs annual race. Travis decided on the standard wedge design and worked hard sanding the wood smooth in preparation for painting. We drilled a 3/4″ hole in the rear of the car and filled […]
6
Mar
Max loves helping me with the chores each day, especially when I go to the barn to feed the dogs or chickens. Last night he found this shovel and had to shovel manure like our neighbor was doing with his tractor. Max goes everywhere in his little pair of cowboy boots and we do well […]