Kid chores
The kids have to help daily with animal chores, but as they have been getting a little older, the scope of chores has expanded. Since it was a snow day and we were all home, Alex and Vicki cooked lunch.…
Why is the butter in the fridge?
As you know, we like to get back to the past and look at how things used to be done in the time of our grandparents and great grandparents. Part of that, is reading (listening to audiobooks) of biographies from…
Ginger for the sweet tooth
I have a confession. I have a sweet tooth. In fact, if I have a bag of spice drops sitting on my desk at work, I might eat the whole bag in a couple of days. I like to keep…
Just a short run
Yesterday afternoon, as the holiday stand down was coming to an end, and the new week loomed, we needed to do some chores. I was short tempered with the kids and snapping at everything because I felt we had not…
A Christmas Eve Trail Ride
Instead of a stressful afternoon of cooking and worrying about special dishes, we decided to saddle up the herd and go for a trail ride. It was a nice 35F outside and the weather was clear. Our neighbor was nice…
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…
What fixed my sciatic nerve pain
At the Naval Academy in the late 90s, I ran a lot. I ended up with a double Achilles injury at one point. I also ended up in PT (physical therapy) for sciatic nerve pain. Then I went to…
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…
Best friends
Turbo and Mack after spending the morning outside working on chores.