I didn’t realize when we started building this house that we were going to have several HUGE, HEAVY beams to lift into place. We have three very long ones (24+ feet), and four shorter ones (le...Read More
The very first thing I am going to say about framing the walls of our home is that we have GREAT friends! Over the course of three days, Jason & Yvette Whitbeck, Andrew Timpy, and Danny Young al...Read More
The girls have been GREAT about spending time on a construction zone. They’ve found ways to entertain themselves even when there isn’t much for them to do. They’ve been awesome! ...Read More
Last week (nearly two weeks ago now), we poured footings, stem walls, and had the temporary power hooked up. Last weekend and throughout the week we worked our butts off putting on the sill plate,...Read More
A Yorkie puppy! He is so stinkin’ cute – we all love him already! He doesn’t have a name yet, we’re still working on it. Actually, that’s another part of this post;...Read More
This past weekend while Aaron’s brother, Pat, and his family were out of town, I fed their animals in the morning, Aaron’s step-dad, Tom fed them in the evening, and one of their friends f...Read More
Well, not really mutton, but lamb anyway. Today, Emma had an awards assembly at school, and after it was over she and I came back to Irrigon so she could pick out her lambs for the summer. She has...Read More
Like many families around here, we’ve been running from one practice to another, one game to another. I thank God every day that Harley & Katelyn are on the same team, I cannot imagine hav...Read More
Yesterday was a rough afternoon at our house. I had a couple crabby girls, so instead of quiet time and reading, I told them they had to take a nap. One of them – who shall remain nameless 🙂 ...Read More
The Prince has some beautiful subjects, and they graced him with pictures today. (One of the subjects was AWOL in Heppner working cows with her dad.) An out-take . . . Have a great week! AmyNature Gir...Read More
My dad has always been a do-it-yourself type of guy. I can remember dozens and dozens of “projects” he worked on the whole time I was growing up. Some were small, short-term projects, and ...Read More
Our Spring Break was so laid back, relaxed, and UNPLANNED. The entire week, we only had two things planned – Harley & Katelyn had their Range Day test for Hunter’s Safety, and we went ...Read More
