The colder weather is fast approaching. Each day we can see many farmers working long hours to prepare for the harvest. Our street will soon be filled with trucks carrying potatoes and wheat. This will be our first winter in our home. As we are looking forward to thoughts of hot chocolate, where to put the Christmas tree, and kids being able to sled in our backyard, we are also filled with worry about how to keep warm. Our home's main heat source is a wood burning stove. Feeling very unprepared without a truck or a chainsaw, we knew that it would be a bit difficult getting the wood we would need. This last week though, with the help of some wonderful friends(and their trucks), we were able to get a few cords of wood! It's a good start but a few more cords may be needed. We have found joy in the physical work of cutting and stacking. It's difficult, but we are grateful for the sore muscles! We now feel a bit more prepared for the harsh winter winds of Rexburg! Bring it on! P.S Dear Santa, this year we would like a Dodge Ram and a chain saw....
"Our" Potato field ready for the pickin'
"Lumber Jack Trevor" hard at work!
Kids helping stacking the wood. They did MOST of the stacking! Great to have eager helpers!
The pile so far. Much more to come....
Yes...a wonderful place to attract hobos!!! We just found out recently we have them here on the coast. Not happy about that at all. Enjoy your snow-filled fall-winter-spring...we will be wishing it got cold enough to snow here, or at least cold enough for the snow to stick!
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of the boys stacking the wood...strong boys!
ReplyDeleteYour post always make me miss Idaho.
Hey--I found the link to your blog way back in my old e-mail I don't use anymore--so good to see your beautiful family! They are really growing up.
ReplyDeleteI have some really special memories of stacking wood and starting the fire with my family--and of being freezing sometimes, but other times waking up to a nice roaring fire before breakfast. there's something really homey and comforting about a wood burning stove. (I also remember my sister melting her nightgown from standing too close to get warm . . . :) Your house is beautiful too!
Thanks Jessica!!! Good to hear from you! Kids grow up way too fast! Our home is in Sugar and it made me think of you guys! :D Alisa, Come home!!!
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