Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We had some good storms go through Friday night and Saturday morning. After noon, the storms had passed and the winds picked up to 50 mph. Of course, the kids and I had to try out the kites in that wind! The winds brought a massive dust cloud with it, covering a [...]
Posted in Family Things on February 22, 2007 | Comments Off
The past couple of days, temps have been 75-80 degrees so the kids and I have been out flying kites. It’s sooo much fun! I took way too many pics but, dang, everyone had such a good time, I’m going to just post them all to remember the day by.
Nellie’s little feet and [...]
Posted in Family Things, House Construction on February 19, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The well house concrete is ready to go so Steve got the base plates on the corners.
The shed. It’s a scary place. An avalanche waiting to happen.
Steve gets one wall pretty much cleared out.
Ah, finally a shelf-like form is beginning to appear! Could it mean that organization is in our future?
Some cane [...]
Posted in Isaac's Reading List on February 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So far… I’ll just edit and add to this post as he finishes more this month.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling
Bone Chillers: Teacher Creature, by Betsy Haynes
Ghosts of Fear Street: The Bugman Lives!, by R. L. Stine
Ghosts of Fear Street: Camp Fear Ghouls, by R. L. Stine
Bone [...]
Posted in Isaac's Reading List on February 13, 2007 | Comments Off
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling
Posted in Isaac's Reading List on February 13, 2007 | Comments Off
I’ve just added a new category for me to file posts in: Isaac’s Reading List. Isaac is a big reader so he’s going to start keeping track of the books he reads. I’m going to go back through and backdate for all he’s read in 2007 so far. Feel free to [...]
Posted in House Construction on February 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Finally! Proof of progress happening once again!
Tuesday, we poured the floor to the well house and the beginning of the retainin-wall-to-be in front of it. As most of you know, it’s all a slope here, to one degree or another. Retaining walls are our friends. So is running water if it [...]
