Well, there simply hasn't been a lot to write about lately!
The weather here in SW Minnesota has been very cool and dreary for April.
The days where it reaches 60 degrees and we see some sunshing have been few and far between.
Today, however was a different story. It must've got to about 65 degrees and the sun was shining all day long.
We are fortunate enough to have a brother-in-law who has a very nice wood splitter and is letting us use it....SO, we have been very busy cutting up our wood pile and trying to get everything split before it has to be returned.
We have an unbelievably huge pile of wood that needed to be split.
We've been at it for 4 full afternoons now, and we are starting to see the end of it.
I figure another 3 afternoons and we should have it licked.
It will really be a good feeling to have that taken care of!
Today my dad was up helping for the afternoon.
A couple of days ago, my brother Brian, helped for the afternoon.
Our son, JD helped us one day....and our daughter, Heather has also helped for a day or two.
Christine of course, has been a fixture, and has helped every day but one.
Our great neighbor, Quentin has helped a couple of days also....
Most of the wood actually comes from Quentin.
He's a sheriff's deputy, who does wood cutting & tree-trimming on the side, and on his days off.
Whenever he gets good hard wood, like ash, black walnut, elm, locust, etc.... he simply drops off large chunks of it in our back yard.
We have an awful lot of wood, but I simply hate to turn down good wood, when it gets delivered to our back yard.
I told him this week that we may have to sell some of the wood next fall/winter and get some going-out-to-eat money for his family & our family.....
He really is a great neighbor. He keeps an eye on our place whenever we're out of town for more than a few days. He regularly comes over to see if I have any chain saw blades that need to be sharpened, and if he sees me working outside, and he has a day off, he just jumps right in and doesn't expect anything in return.
I/we do have opportunity to pay him & his wife back occasionally though.
We help watch their 2 girls, if they're ever in a pinch. I was also able to help him tile a bathroom that they put in their basement a month ago....
It all works out pretty good.....
I continue to try and have everything in place for an extended motorcycle/poker vacation in June.
I am hoping to leave here around the end of May and will probably try to be back by the 4th of July.
I still have plenty of work that can/should be done before I leave.
I probably won't be able to play poker again until next weekend. (unless if I go to the little local Indian casino tomorrow night, which is a possibility)
Next weekend, I need to pick up something for a Lakota Creations customer on the way to MPLS, and also drop something off for another customer, so we can write off another business trip...& that's what we intend to do.
We'll probably leave on Wednesday and be back on Sunday for Mother's Day hopefully.
We had a great Easter. Most of Christine's family was able to come here for the early meal. (and an Easter egg hunt)
We had turkey, ham, and all the fixin's.... & it was delicious!
Late afternoon we headed to Inwood and had a lighter meal with my side of the family...at my parents house.
We had a very enjoyable time at both places!
Christine should be home shortly. We both worked very hard today, so she ran into town to pick up some chicken & potato's from Pizza Ranch. It's normally very good....and I'm sure it will be tonight.....especially since I'm really, really, hungry.....
Ciau for now.....
The weather here in SW Minnesota has been very cool and dreary for April.
The days where it reaches 60 degrees and we see some sunshing have been few and far between.
Today, however was a different story. It must've got to about 65 degrees and the sun was shining all day long.
We are fortunate enough to have a brother-in-law who has a very nice wood splitter and is letting us use it....SO, we have been very busy cutting up our wood pile and trying to get everything split before it has to be returned.
We have an unbelievably huge pile of wood that needed to be split.
We've been at it for 4 full afternoons now, and we are starting to see the end of it.
I figure another 3 afternoons and we should have it licked.
It will really be a good feeling to have that taken care of!
Today my dad was up helping for the afternoon.
A couple of days ago, my brother Brian, helped for the afternoon.
Our son, JD helped us one day....and our daughter, Heather has also helped for a day or two.
Christine of course, has been a fixture, and has helped every day but one.
Our great neighbor, Quentin has helped a couple of days also....
Most of the wood actually comes from Quentin.
He's a sheriff's deputy, who does wood cutting & tree-trimming on the side, and on his days off.
Whenever he gets good hard wood, like ash, black walnut, elm, locust, etc.... he simply drops off large chunks of it in our back yard.
We have an awful lot of wood, but I simply hate to turn down good wood, when it gets delivered to our back yard.
I told him this week that we may have to sell some of the wood next fall/winter and get some going-out-to-eat money for his family & our family.....
He really is a great neighbor. He keeps an eye on our place whenever we're out of town for more than a few days. He regularly comes over to see if I have any chain saw blades that need to be sharpened, and if he sees me working outside, and he has a day off, he just jumps right in and doesn't expect anything in return.
I/we do have opportunity to pay him & his wife back occasionally though.
We help watch their 2 girls, if they're ever in a pinch. I was also able to help him tile a bathroom that they put in their basement a month ago....
It all works out pretty good.....
I continue to try and have everything in place for an extended motorcycle/poker vacation in June.
I am hoping to leave here around the end of May and will probably try to be back by the 4th of July.
I still have plenty of work that can/should be done before I leave.
I probably won't be able to play poker again until next weekend. (unless if I go to the little local Indian casino tomorrow night, which is a possibility)
Next weekend, I need to pick up something for a Lakota Creations customer on the way to MPLS, and also drop something off for another customer, so we can write off another business trip...& that's what we intend to do.
We'll probably leave on Wednesday and be back on Sunday for Mother's Day hopefully.
We had a great Easter. Most of Christine's family was able to come here for the early meal. (and an Easter egg hunt)
We had turkey, ham, and all the fixin's.... & it was delicious!
Late afternoon we headed to Inwood and had a lighter meal with my side of the family...at my parents house.
We had a very enjoyable time at both places!
Christine should be home shortly. We both worked very hard today, so she ran into town to pick up some chicken & potato's from Pizza Ranch. It's normally very good....and I'm sure it will be tonight.....especially since I'm really, really, hungry.....
Ciau for now.....
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