Monthly Archives: August 2011

Progress Continues

I spent the morning getting ready to go to Decorah to do some errands and get groceries. I think I’ve changed how I get groceries and for the better. If you would see me in the store you would see … Continue reading

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Beautiful day today

You couldn’t have found better weather than we had today. We had low 80 degrees with no humidity. Perfect! It was a good day to keep working on outside projects. After doing some things in the house, I headed outside … Continue reading

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Time to buckle down

July has always been a busy time for us and this year has held up the same as the past. But now that Ragbrai and Cub Lake is over, I need to get somethings done before the good weather is … Continue reading

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Getting ready for Winter

Doesn’t this title just make you cringe? Since it was a nice day out today, Daryl and William decided to switch the bucket from the White tractor to the Oliver tractor. The reason is because the Oliver tractor has a … Continue reading

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Friends

After a couple of days with some of my very good friends,  I decided that instead of writing about the cabin in this post I would write about my friends. For the past 30 years on and off (depending who … Continue reading

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Next project for William

William really enjoys creating things and I guess that’s probably why he wants to go into Engineering after high school. He didn’t like how the chicken feed sits on the floor in the coop so he bought some trash cans … Continue reading

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Finishing up some stuff

We’ve been talking quite a bit this summer about our front porch. The sealant was looking cloudy and we weren’t sure how to get it cleaned up. So we found a really powerful power washer to rent and William spent … Continue reading

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Pillsbury Dough Girl

OK – now I don’t want to whine but I’ve tried a couple of different things these past two days so I don’t puff up like a balloon after our bike ride. Guess what – they are not working! This … Continue reading

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