When you have north of 100 trees on your property, leaves are inevitable. Thankfully I have a willing helper.
Santas Chef
Grandma came over to serve as sous pastry chef to Monsieur Ryder in his quest to make the perfect cookie …
Sawdust
It’s pretty common this time of year for me to spend some time in the shop turning large pieces of …
American Inja Warrior
Who doesn’t get caught up in the occasional Sunday afternoon American Ninja Warrior binge? Ryder of course, must act out …
White Stuff
Since I was a kid I loved snow despite it never snowing where I grew up. On occasion we would …
Train Travel
… is so civilized. No blaring safety recordings in your ear. Legroom fit for a human. You can eat and …
# 200! – Christmas Lights are Up
Wow! 200 hundred posts!!! I had done a lot of decorating the weekend after thanksgiving including getting the tree up …
Not so Dirty Work
I thought it would be a mess. Especially after the poor report that we received on the health of our …
Leaf Vac
Kris is going to tell me I’m the biggest tractor nerd out there. She wouldn’t be wrong, but clearly she …
Somebody Can’t Wait…
The magic of Christmas is very much alive at our house. I remember laying under the tree and watching our …
Christmas Tree 2017
Its that time of year again…. time for our annual trek down to Friendship Tree Farm to look for our …
Rusty Trailers Matter
I’m finally getting good use of my $150 utility trailer. I had to re-pack bearing which is about the messiest …
Milestones on our pathway…
This week one year ago we looked at, made an offer and negotiated a contract on our home which we …
Rink Rat
We started Ryder in some Ice lessons a couple weeks ago to give him a little change of scenery from …
Boys need to dig
Sometimes a kid just needs to dig in the dirt. It’s not always the three year old either. It can …