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How does it feel to get stung on your eyelid?

You can ask Drake, but the answer is “painful”.  Drake was crying and the kids ran in saying his eye had been stung by a yellow jacket.  I was relieved it was his eyelid…which continued to swell significantly.

Motorcycle Explorations

Drake has desperately wanted to go for a motorcycle ride out in the foothills so he was eager to help me finish repairing the damaged roughed in plumbing for the shop so we could leave as soon as possible.  It really was a lot of help to have him as a gopher where he...

The “E” Revisited

It has been a couple years since we hiked to the E so the kids jumped at the chance to make the hike this evening.  The hike isn’t too difficult but the steep hillside does require some scrambling and always causes burning in various muscle groups.  Even our...

Zack’s a Dad! & Septic Celebrations

I am so excited about our new litter of puppies!  When I had to retire Zack as our German shorthaired pointer stud dog, because he had missed several siring attempts four years ago, I was heartbroken. He has been an amazing hunting dog and companion and I really...

Puppies and Chicks

We have managed to help keep this puppy alive but she sure seems like she wants to die.   She has just enough strength to nurse but the other puppies are so much larger and stronger than her now, that she has a difficult time staying latched on long enough to get the...