Just call me Lefty

Todd and I shot the rifles the other day so I can get ready for my first deer hunt.  The box labeled "cindy" was shot at 50 yards.  the other box labeled "todd" was at 100 yards.  Since I know my left eye is more dominant than my right I decided to take all shots left handed.  whoo-hoo, guess who got a bulls eye at 50, but does not have as good a shot at 100?

Summer in Idaho Part 1

This post should have been posted at the end of July, but better now than never!

 

Gina and I took Henry and Shiva's ashes to the Salmon River for a float trip.  We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and attempted to find a beach to camp at, but alas, like a summer day in a river canyon, there were no spots available on the road side of the river.  Soo, after a tasty lunch, we rigged up the boat with our camping gear and set off to find a beach on the opposite side of the river.  Even with this option, there were few beaches to choose from so we settled on a steep small beach.

Gina cooked dinner of delicious sausage she made from a friend's deer.  Henry played fetch of course. I drank beer while hiding from the sun and throwing Henry's stick.  Shiva rested in the sand.
We slept under the stars half out of our bags as it was a warm summer evening. 

Morning came and we had yogurt, cereal, and fruit for breakfast.  Broke camp and set off, me with my coffee still in hand.

Gina hula-hooped on top the raft while we passed under the Manning Bridge.  Shiva was released just past the bridge, in a very deep, calm part of the river.  The white bone fragments flickered as they dissipated into the clear depths. 
Afterwards, Gina was at the oars for a while and did a great job maneuvering the Partridge Bridge rapids.  She is an excellent rafting partner.  She cooks and wants to oar.
The trip was short but all of us were glad to get out for a girls weekend on the river.

Relax...not doing it.

The roof is done.  The dormer is done enough.  There are no more pressing projects.  Todd is almost done clearing out of the flume.  It is time to relax a bit and enjoy the place....
okay, so the pool shot is not mine..but Cindy d's reality.

Big Brother

June Bug is learning lots from big brother Henry.  The other day's lesson was "barking at squirrels up a telephone pole."  Between the two of these fur balls we should not have any rodent problems.

Dormer progress

On Tuesday, July 3 I started helping Ryan Hays, our neighbor, with building a dormer on the house.  The first day was lots of prep and setting the posts.

The second day the shape started coming together.  We worked very hard on the Fourth of July holiday. 

Here is how the dormer looks as of Today- Sunday.  It is primed and ready to be painted.  Some day we will build a porch underneath but there are a few more projects in line before that.  The roof should be finished by the end of next week.

Another project we finished today was painting of the half-bathroom- cool cucumber.  We removed the vanity and replaced it with a simple oval mirror.  Look at what I found in the bathroom sink after taking the picture.....

Knee high

If I recall the mid-west saying correctly:

The corn should be knee high by the Fourth of July.
It looks as if we are well on our way to having some sweet corn!
Tomatoes are in the ground. I have harvested some beets, radishes, and zucchini already.

Dormer construction Part one

Starting on Tuesday, I have been helping our neighbor Ryan put a dormer on the front of our house.  Here is a before picture with the roof shingles torn off:

And here is a picture as of the end of work today:

It is going to be such a great addition to our house.  Transform if from bring Ranch style to something with a bit more depth.