The great garden renovation: waterfall and lower wall
Day 15: Big progress today. There is a feeling of satisfaction in the air as we can finally start to really see the garden taking shape. This is a great…
The great garden renovation: Boulders and Stairs
Day 8: The rocks are here! Ok correct that, the boulders are here. They did not look this big at the landscape store..... They require two people to carry them,…
The great garden renovation: The upper wall
Days 4 through 7 So the first part of the week was spent digging up the plants and removing the old garden structure. Finally, on day four with no more…
The great garden renovation: how I got started
You may have read some of this already as I have written some of it already. But with the ups and downs of life, I never finished writing it. I…
Enjoying the great outdoors: the boat
We love the outdoors and big adventures. Our adventures have changed quite a bit since we had Noah, who is now five. In the pre-baby days, we liked to do…
The great garden renovation: finishing the pond and waterfall
We are almost there. After several days of digging, we have been able to lay the pond liner and start to place the rocks around the pond. Things are starting…
The long journey to happiness
Today I'm feeling pretty optimistic. I have learned a lot about mental health over these past couple of years. I have learned there is no one size fits all cause,…
You make your own happiness
I sit down with my computer, trying to figure out how to put words to my feelings. It was a pretty normal morning, nothing too exciting, nothing too sad. Just…
Establishing training goals for the bike packing trip
I look outside at the grey sky and the half melted snow. I can hear the wind and I shudder at the thought of going out. I zip my hoodie…
Surviving Huntington’s disease – being gene negative
This is normal. I am normal and I am not alone. WE are not alone. What we are feeling or going through, someone else is too. Your family is effed…