Category: The Daily Grind

Yesterday we finished constructing our strawberry planter. I was pleasantly surprised at how it came together (although the built in sprinkler system that came with it is pretty cheesy). Not too shabby After finishing the top layer Nancy and I planted the 50 strawberry plants while Diana played in the dirt in the garden. Now… Continue reading Strawberries – Part 2

Unfortunately, my beloved Cougars continued their tradition of “one and done” in the NCAA Tourney tonight. I was grumpy for a few hours after the game so I decided to go on a walk with Nancy to get rid of that grumpy energy. I didn’t have high hopes for the Cougars anyway (I picked them… Continue reading One and Done

I’ve been thinking about getting a new car and wondered whether it was worth it to get a hybrid. I used the following numbers in my calculations: Car Price MPG 2008 Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.) $21,080 24 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid $29,720 34 All numbers from Consumer Reports April 2008 issue. Note that this isn’t… Continue reading Is a Hybrid Worth It?

One of our biggest problems with Strawberries in the past has been kids. They pick them when they’re still green. Birds also like to peck at the berries. This year we decided to plant the strawberries in a bed that could be covered with a net. I ordered the bed online a few months ago… Continue reading Strawberries

Planting season is upon us (well, it’s more appropriately called “start seeds indoors” season). The first plant of the season is broccoli. I’ve tried growing broccoli in the past and although the plants grew well, I never got them to head out. I think it’s because broccoli is a cool-weather crop and I always started… Continue reading Planting Season

I always get excited during the winter for gardening during the spring/summer. Unfortunately, I tend to lose my excitement once the hot weather of full summer takes hold and Nancy is usually left with the daily task of watering and caring for the garden. This winter I decided to experiment and try something we’ve never… Continue reading A Doubtful Experiment

I have lived in Utah for about 14 years now and this has been the snowiest winter yet. It seems like every week there are about two storms and one of them dumps about a foot of snow. Last night we had another doosie(sp?). It wouldn’t have been so bad, but the wind was so… Continue reading Another winter storm

This morning we woke up to a blowing snow storm. I knew it was pretty deep just by looking out the window but I didn’t realize how deep until I got outside. I estimate that it snowed at least 10 inches. To make things even more interesting, the wind was blowing and had created some… Continue reading A Nice Little Storm

BYUFan’s been bugging me for about a week to post something about Christmas so I finally did it. So scroll down and check it out.

UPDATE: January 20, 2008 8:20 PM – I’m working my way through the December posts. The posts are in chronological order so be sure to click the December archives to catch any of them that you missed. We’ve been so busy lately that even though we’ve been doing lots of post-worthy things, we simply haven’t… Continue reading A Busy Christmas Season