As you all know yesterday was mothers day. We had a very quiet celebration. The children each gave her a special gift. Raelynn and Jaren also made her gifts at school.

Any of you who have visited my house know that it can get very windy. Well, about a month ago the local power company started construction on a few wind turbines near the mouth of the canyon. They are very close to completing the project so we took a drive down to the area to [...]

When we first started looking for a better way to grow a garden we found a website that sold raised garden boxes. These boxes we very expensive, most of them were in the $200 range. Since we could not afford that price I decided to build my own. I used what I saw on the [...]

Well we did it. We bought 500 lbs. of wheat. Every time we go back to my parents they load us up with some of their food storage, since it is just the two of them they tell me they don’t need it anymore. I was feeling bad that I was not following the advice [...]

Yesterday was Madelynn’s birthday. Can you believe that she is already one year old? She is getting big so fast. First came the presents. Mostly she got clothes, but she also got a small stroller and a doll. She loves dolls. This one can make noises and move and every time the noises go off [...]

I know this post is a little late, but I wanted to let everyone know about the retirement party we had for dad. He officially retired on April 15th, the last day of Tax season. Most of his children were able to come to his house for a surprise party.