by oxnam | Jun 3, 2018 | Farm Life
Our little lab pups are only two days old and when I made my final visit for the evening I discovered one the wasn’t going to make it through the night. To steal a line from The Princess Bride, she was mostly dead. After all these years, my heart sinks when I...
by oxnam | Jun 2, 2018 | House
Our realtor called to see if we had time to squeeze in a house showing before we left, to which we agreed. In preparation for the showing, Kim went into cleanup mode as I prepped the dogs for the others litters that should be coming as soon as tonight but more likely...
by oxnam | Jun 1, 2018 | House
I made the rookie mistake of returning the skid steer without topping off the fuel. It was already unloaded when he asked me at the counter…$6/gallon, oops. $200 for the 24 hours after the discount he gave me for how they recorded the rental when I picked it...
by oxnam | May 31, 2018 | House
I got to use a new/modern skidsteer for the first time, a John Deere 318G. When I first climbed into the cockpit, I was not excited about the joystick controls for all locomotion and bucket control with a foot pedal for RPM control. After a brief learning curve, I...
by oxnam | May 30, 2018 | House
We are still in limbo with regards to our septic system. Our contractor and health inspector convened once again near our house site to review the two test hold I had dug. Skeptical of the improved soil he requested an additional hole be dug as he watched. He...
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