Playing in the forest
One advantage of living next to state forest is the kids have a lot of places to play. After lunch today we sent them to play. They had told us they were working on shleters. Ok. Then they came back…
Category kids
The lack of education at school
I am not against public schools. Our kids attend public schools. However, I am concerned that the country feels the problem with schools can be fixed by simple standardizing the testing, and therefore, standardizing the curriculum. Maybe, the problem with…
Riding in the snow
As is the tradition, the girls had to do some bareback riding in the snow. Vicki loves to ride bareback in the winter because it keeps her warmer. Vicki decided to try out Dakota, Alex’s new pony, while Amanda rode…
The range is open
Last year, Alex and Vicki expressed some interest in shooting as part of Tetrathlon. Tetrathlon is a Pony Club competition that includes swimming, running, jumping (the only portion that involves a horse), and pellet pistol shooting. I introduced them to…
Money saving tips
On your next family vacation, pay to send 1 large dog crate in the cargo space of the airplane. It is cheaper than buy all those seats.
Cake decorating
Vicki loves to bake. I fact, in the past 8 days, she has baked and decorated 2 batches of cupcakes and 2 birthday cakes. Today, she worked with Grandma to bake a cake for Grandma’s birthday, and then she got…
Butter for dinner
This morning we processed 8 roosters being raised for meat. And tonight we will eat the one Vicki named Butter. She was very excited to finally eat a leg that she had been watching grow since May.
Family tradition
This weekend, Alex and I have been camping with his Arrow of Light den and members of Troop 20 from Griswold. After we moved, I gave Alex the choice of finishing with his old den, moving to the local Pack,…
Horse crazy girls
It’s not too hard to convince the girls to ride. Tonight Vicki decided to try out Calli while Amanda rides Huey. Don’t all 7 year old girls ride 16.2hh 6 year old Thoroughbreds? Of course, neither girl can give enough…
A hunting we will go
This afternoon Vicki and I went out for a short hunt after I got home from work. This was special because it was her first time to go hunting in a tree stand with me. We didn’t see anything ,…