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April 16 Snow Storm

Bill — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:52:25 +0000

Seems like we got more snow today than we did all winter. Nice to have a snow day, but it would have been nice to have power.

Ice sure is powerful

Bill — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:39:35 +0000

Spring is Springing

Bill — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:39:16 +0000

Winter is here

Bill — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:41:42 +0000

It seems that fall was taking its time with moderate temperatures and sunny skies. It was a great time to be out in the woods. I spent quite a bit of time working on clearing the ski trails of downed trees prior to the snow fall. I would take off after work and clear trails for a couple hours each evening. I think I cleared about 20 trees. This appears to be a constant battle as Erin and I took a quick ride out to one of the trails we had completely cleared and in just a short distance came across two new downed trees crossing the trail. :( Snow is on the ground now, so it won’t be long until its time to strap on the skis and head out on the trails.

After our quick ride we came back to the house and while Erin was working on school work I started hauling wood for the first time this fall. I loaded up both the inside and outside wood boxes and got the stove filled up ready for a match. Here is a bit of a photo progression of the work.

All this work because the outside world is beginning to look like this….

Great Saturday

Bill — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:27:15 +0000

Slept in this morning until 9. It was so nice to get some extra rest. I don’t know what it is about the week of school after a long break, but it really wipes you out. After some honey nut cheerios I dropped Erin off at Jesse and Aprils house and went out for a ski. It was about 6 below when I stared skiing. The sun was shining a the snow was sparkling everywhere. The trail was snowed over from the wind and snow we had last night so I was breaking the trail again. There were lot of fresh tracks already out. I wasn’t sure but I think there were fox, wolf, and deer.

After skiing I hauled wood to fill up the “wood box” outside our house. Then I relaxed and took a sauna.

Let the new year begin

Bill — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:07:57 +0000

2010 was a great year with lots of fun and lots of work. I’ve been working very hard on getting my masters in educational technology. In 2010 I completed 27 credits, 9 in the spring semester, 9 in the summer session, and 9 in the fall semester. I’ve only two classes left and will finish the program this summer. Erin and I have some exciting news, and it doesn’t involve a baby. In the last month of the year we officially purchased our home on lake Vermilion. We love living on the lake and enjoy getting out in all the seasons Northern Minnesota has to offer. School (work) is going well. I am teamed up with a guy named Steve who works for a technology company based in Duluth. He comes up to Virginia twice a week and we hammer out the tickets created by our staff k-12.

We’ve had a nice amount of snow this year so far. I’ve only been out skiing once though. I am hoping to ski at least three times a week in the coming months. I may have blogged about this already, but I’m not sure. Jesse and I built a sauna this summer. We’ve been using it quite a bit and I’m really excited to use it after skiing this year.

Well. I hope to blog more often in 2011. We’ll see how that goes.

Fall

Bill — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:42:05 +0000

Fall has been going by pretty quickly here on the lake. Work has been very busy. We are working with a company out of Duluth that will help with our schools computer network. They are great to work with and very knowledgeable. Steve is my main point of contact for the company. He has been spending quite a bit of time at our building helping the year get started. We are hoping that things begin t slow down for us, at least in the realm of hardware failure and poorly images computers.

At home Erin and I have been enjoying our time on the lake. Weekend boat rides dubbed the “Apple Cider Tour” are taken frequently. We have been using the suana on almost a daily basis. It is so nice to come home from work and relax in the sauna. We are still jumping in the lake to cool off from time to time, but those swims sure are getting shorter and shorter. We’ll see if I am crazy enough to jump in this winter.

Here is glimpse of what our neck of the woods looks like this time of year.

Wheezer

Bill — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:29:03 +0000

The last few nights Erin and i have heard a wheezing sound outside our house. At first Erin thought it was me, but we were able to narrow it down to a sound coming from the woods by our house. Erin thought there was something big and dangerous in the woods that would devour me whole and wouldn’t let me go investigate. So last night when we heard the sound again I armed myself with some bug spray, a headlamp with spotlight mode, a camera, and a tripod. This is the resulting image of the scary animal.

Back Home

Bill — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:26:21 +0000

Its nice to be home after a week in Fairbanks. I had a nice time working for the Alaska State Wide Mentor Project. They are a great staff and fun to work with. Even though the work was fun, its nice to be home hanging out with Erin again. We got the “big boat” in on Sunday after I broke myself out of a 15 hour slumber. Jesse, April, and Sawyer came out and we all (Jim included) went for a little boat ride. It sure is nice to have the boat in this early in the year. I hear we should be seeing temps in the 70s in the next couple of days. Sounds like we should take a boat ride after school.

Huck

Bill — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:31:44 +0000

Huck Fin and the story of the runaway dock.