The building begins...

Dad started building the shed today!

We are making the move!

After many years of looking, we finally found some property in Burley! Almost all of Brian's work is in the Burley area and it continues to increase. The commute and living apart has become very tiring and it is difficult when our family tries to gather because Brian cannot break away from his work for very long during the summer. So we have decided to re-locate and we are very excited for the new adventure. (For now, we are keeping our IF home until we decide where to retire.)

We purchased 4 acres about 9 miles southwest of Burley city center. It is in the middle of prime farm ground and we love it. The property was used as a corral for cattle, so it is many years worth of composted manure. We should have an amazing garden! Brian, Jaxon, Brittany, Jared and I worked to take down fences, burn weeds, take old equipment to be recycled, etc.

We marked out where we wanted the house to go.











Then Brian rented a backhoe and started digging. We hit rock on the west end and will try to break some of that out, but will probably settle for a half basement.














Brian has been working from sun-up 'til sun-down........














.......rain or shine.

Oh, for crying out load. Noone told me you had to start at the end of the trip and work up. Change it, screw that! You all just look at the pictures anyway. Noone cares where we went and how we got there. Whatever. (shut-up Jaxon and Dallon, you too Kristie Ione).

...to McCall. Come on, really, don't you think this 60 year old man's pony tail is sexy? I think I should grow one of those and stick it through the gap on the back of my hat. Certainly I could earn some respect points with my grandchildren.

Then up over Galena where Jared's chain came in half, my headlight decided to stop working in the night, the wind and rain came in gusts, and Barney slept through the entire thing (at Red Fish Lake) while Jared and I struggled immensely.

A very rewarding ride. Oh, and Barney, your motorcycle skills are greatly improved and impressive. Next ride.......D.C.

Another great campsite on the South Fork of the Clearwater....

Through Bovill, Idaho, to Dwarshak Dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater.

Athol (pronounced by holding your tongue with your thumb and index finger and saying "apple") where my beautiful granddaughters are visiting G&G Krupp and their cousins.