Cleaning White Leather Sneakers

This last school year I have found myself sick several times, which is unusual for me.  Perhaps, it is the new position I took on this year; perhaps, it was just stress in general taking its toll. Quite possibly it was a combination of things.  What made me feel much better when I felt so …

Electric Log Splitter No Start Repair

In the following video, I demonstrate how to replace the start button on our electric log splitter.  We have owned and operated this Homelite 5 Ton Electric Log Splitter for over a decade. In the video I thought we had it for 11 years, but now I am thinking it is more likely 12 years.  …

YouTube Premier Scheduled Sunday, April 6 at 2:00PM

Join us for a new release video this Sunday at 2:00PM Pacific Time on April 6th.  This video is an update on the changes that have occurred and changes to come.  Enjoy the brief trailer we created for the Premier as well as the Premier this Sunday. Link to the Premier Link to the Trailer …

Merry Tuba Christmas

This year we decided to continue a family tradition that my father has participated in 31 years now, Tuba Christmas. When my folks moved to the area we live, they had to give up some of their daily routines to adjust to a completely different area, climate zone, and state. With Christmas approaching, my father …

Flying Trusses: Long Time No See

Today, my wife and I finished gathering 8 cords of firewood for the winter season. Now we are all nestled back inside the home. My wife has engaged herself in making a huge pot of chili for upcoming meals this week. I decided to use my time to access the blog and give an update. …

The Final and Say on Raising Walls.

This is the grand finale of Krista and I raising the four walls for our 40 x 50 foot shop by ourselves. The time it took us was thirty-six days from the wood delivered to our property, June 19th to the final wall finished and in place on July 25th. That also includes the 10 …

Breaking through the 4th Wall

This is it the last of the 4 walls for the 40 x 50 ft shop build.  We faced many challenges raising it from a wall getting stuck and a storm blowing through with heavy rains. We surpassed both challenges as you will see in the video. As we close this final phase, we will …

The Secrets of Raising a Wall with only 2 People

This is a behind the scenes view of the raising of the 3rd wall. I show how the crane works and why my wife and I are overly cautious around it. In the following video, you will learn why we didn’t sheath the wall before raising it, and how we lowered the crane after the …

Taking a break before we do

A simple inexpensive way to celebrate an achievement is dinner and a movie. We started our marriage in poverty; two college students with student loans that equaled a house payment. We would rent a movie for 99 cents, cook dinner, and have an intermission to make popcorn. See "Vacation Destination the Last BlockBuster?" for further …

Epic Build Continues… 40 x 50 foot shop build

This is the second installment of the shop build. The feat of raising these walls is incredible. We had to return one wench, and the new wench just ate the cable after raising this second wall.  As a couple in our fifties, we realize how extensive this build has become. We have enjoyed working in …