Playin' in the outdoors

We got a small taste of spring the last week. It was 50 degrees today and they say we are still 15 degrees below average. After seeing the weather over the last 3 weeks up north, I'll take 50 and sunny any day of the week. Too bad for y'all in Michigan! We spent today outside enjoying the sun. The kids decided to rake my quad trail. Cody has been riding the dirt bike on it but there are large rocks and many limbs to watch for. I did get to bid on another job this week and I am going to bid on painting the inside of our church this week. So far I haven't had any calls to actually do the work. I believe work and the economy will be much better this year. Here are some pictures from today.

Here's I am with Becca riding on the quad.



Cody and Carrie raking the trail. They spent hours out there. I don't think they know just how big 85 acres is until you have to rake it!





A campfire sure makes all the difference. There is just something fun about having a campfire. Carrie was really excited about the fire, she said it was like camping only we owned the entire campground. The kids hauled firewood for a few hours over the past 2 days while Sandra burned it.



I introduced Cody to an axe. He got a good workout chopping a couple of logs into smaller logs. After a while I broke out the chainsaw to show him how to work smarter not harder. Of course, maybe this is why so many people are overweight these days! Makes you wonder...is it really smarter?!

Looking forward to Spring

It was 63 degrees and sunny today. It was a nice change from the last two weeks. It's been decent during the days, usually in the mid to upper 40's, but just below freezing at night. Our weather is definitely improving. Birds are out everywhere. The kids got a chance to break out the four wheeler and dirt bike the last couple days. They love to ride. Sandra's parents were here for a day last Tuesday. They were on their way to Florida to visit friends. The kids had fun visiting. It's only been 6 weeks since we last saw them. Doesn't seem that long to me yet. I'm still checking out leads for work. I have a job to bid on Monday, so hopefully I can get some work this week. We kind of put the pole barn on hold for a little while, just until work picks up and gets a little more consistent. We have to be frugal with the savings we have. I don't want to spend money that we need to pay bills with on home improvements. The kids are doing good in school. They are looking forward to spring. Six Flags over Atlanta opens March 6. It's basically like Cedar Point. They are looking forward to a trip to Atlanta. Maybe we will take a trip over spring break.


The kids celebrated the first 100 days of school with a small party. Here's a couple of pics. Sandra's mom brought a lot of goodies for the kids. I think they have enough to last them until Easter.

New Plumbing

Sandra says we need to make some home improvements around here so I'm thinking about doing some plumbing. What do ya'll think?



Actually I think she was referring to finishing the pole barn. It rained all day yesterday and today. The driveway coming up the hill is really slick and I was not able to pull my work trailer up the hill last night. My truck and trailer are stuck on the hill at least until it dries up later. I worked in Huntsville this week for a couple selling their home and they had a lot of small repairs that needed to be done. So right now I'm sitting here in the camper while the kids are doing school. Maybe it will dry up later and I will get my truck unstuck. We need water and my truck is the only way to get it up here right now. Still no word from the lawyer about the utilities. We are supposed to get rain throughout the next week, but the temps are in the 50's. It's better than SNOW!