September 4th

It has been too long!

I am so excited to anounce that I got a new computer (finally!) so I can now blog without waiting about 15 minutes for each photo to load!

So much has been going on the past few months but today we had to take a breather and head out to the North Dakota gravel roads to measure wells.  Thor & I took it on as a side job and we have to measure the depth from the top of the well to where the aquifer well's water starts.  So...that is what we did today!!  Above is Thor heading out to one of the wells bright & early in the morning.

The day started out beautiful!  Although it is work - it is nice to get out of town and take a drive through the country.  Some of the roads like the one above are a little challenging since we don't have a truck - but we manage!  The corn in the area (above) will not be there anymore next month when we measure  - it is harvest time right now!  We talked to more farmers than any other time out because everyone is out in the fields and super busy.

 

This plane was out spraying fields - Thor & I tired to take a photo of it - and finally in it's 8th or 9th time around we finally caught it!

 

 

Here's our new little salamander friend!  Thor noticed him from in the car when we were driving down a road - and made me stop because otherwise we would have run over it - what a nice guy!

 

 

 

The gorgeous morning gave way to a stormy afternoon - I was the lucky one who was driving today so I didn't have to be in the rain - here's Thor trying to wrap a well before it starts pouring.

 

 

The calm before the storm..

 

My view for most of the day.

 

 

A picture never does things justice.....the view from here was amazing!  The sun was behind me beaming down on this field so that it turned a hot yellow color and looked awesome with the dark storm behind!  From here we headed home to spend some time working on the basement - which by the way - I need to get new photos taken of the space because it is ROCKED and ready to tape!!

 

More next time... :)

 

Finally...A relaxing weekend!

Gosh...with all of the holiday buzz and the new year this is the first blog in quite a while!  Today seems to be the first day we have been able to actually lay back and relax after this crazy holiday season.  I am still cleaning up wrapping paper in my office, our christmas tree is still sitting in the snow in our back yard and I still haven't used our Christmas gift cards!  I think that the lack of cold and snow in Fargo has made things seem to move much slower...it is already January and feels like November!

So right before the holiday - even though we had no company we put a few finishing touches on a few rooms in our home! 

Thor & I decided to create a photo gallery. It turned out awesome!  Each photo is so special...each is a photo that Thor has taken when at a job for his wildlife jobs. They have been taken in the Fargo area, around Ashley North Dakota, Nebraksa & up in northern Minnesota.  I just can't beleive how wonderful he is at taking photos they turned out so crisp and clear and really bring home all of the neat things he experienced over the past few years. 

With the crown molding we put up in the fall and the fresh paint the room final seems close to finished!  Another coat of paint on the  moldings and some new window treatments will mean we are done with the office!

On Saturday Thor starts framing the basement...exciting!!!
When we first moved in we had all of that storage space in the basement and since we gutted it we have been crammed on the main floor so we are anxious to get Thor that space down there!