I am essential.  I have a letter telling me that it is essential that I drive to a location to participate and manage the construction of a taco restaurant.  (I didn’t actually print the letter.  It is stuck somewhere in my “smart” phone.  If a policeman knows how to g...

Before I get started, I want to say something.  These past few months have been scary and crazy.  I want to share something with you guys.  In forty years of construction and   raising children, I have seen mistakes, accidents, and recklessness that have caused financi...

I get up on Sunday with the intent of topping last week’s story.  Sadly, this week I got nothin’.  I cannot top Girl Twin and P$^&#r bringing home a MILK cow (Otis).

I have a story to tell, but first, I’m going to give you a quick Otis update.  First, Otis is still...

I’ve been excited to tell this week’s story.  This story could easily fall into the category of a chapter of a great novel, but it is just part of the fact-filled story that is my/our life/lives.

Living in the mountains of Northern Colorado can be tough on a high s...

I had a rough week.  Not a “I can’t get this restaurant open” rough.  More like, “I hate my smart phone” rough.  I think back to my days with Reverend Miller and Mrs. Woodward in Sunday school.  I think about the lessons that should have taught me not to hate but I’m t...

Before I write this week’s story, which incidentally I wanted to write last week; I want to thank you guys for the condolences concerning the passing of our two boy llamas.  Although most of the comments and condolences were directed to Elaine and Ivy, I felt and appre...

Sometimes when I get up on Sunday mornings, I have no idea what story I’m going to tell.  Today is no such Sunday.  I could have written this story last week, but I would have had to amend it this week.  I had no way of knowing what was going to happen.

As man...

If you remember, I changed jobs last summer.  I didn’t change careers, just jobs.  I left the high-stress world of building commercial projects, for the slower pace of building homes.  I changed jobs to build not one, but two high dollar cabins down the road from my ho...

Today is Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday 02/02/2020.  I can admit that I have watched both of these  events.  Several times in my life, I have been getting ready for work (not on Sunday), turned on cable news, while getting dressed and watch the festivities.  I kno...

I thought I would have National Western Stock Show stories to share.  The truth is, I do.

One would think that by the name National Western Stock Show, it would be about all things “cowboy”.  Well, it is, but it is so much more than that.  The National Western Stock Sho...