American Dream Home – Gone Country
It’s been a year since our episode of American Dream Home – Gone Country aired. So, I thought I’d share some behind the scenes. We filmed the episode over the course of three days in…
Caring for Baby Chicks
Let the adventures of caring for baby chicks begin. We read, researched, watched YouTube videos, and talked to friends and family who’ve pecked the ground before us to prepare for our baby chicks. There’s no…
The Story of Tom’s Broken Neck – Part One
On July 30, 2022, Tom broke his neck and sustained a spinal cord injury from a mountain biking accident. This first blog is a collection of videos, photos, and posts I shared on social media…
Happy Easter
Happy Easter from our family to yours. Our Easter celebration began on Good Friday. Tom, Asher, and I went to church with two other families in our neighborhood. Afterwards, I went home to be with…
Tom’s New Book
What follows is an excerpt from Tom’s New book titled The 3 Pillars of Vigor: Essential Habits for Exceptional Health & Fitness. One sunny Sunday morning during the summer of 2022, my wife Vanessa, our…
We Got a Gidget
Back at the beginning of the month, we said goodbye to our 17 1/2 year old Shih Tzu Gizmo. We loved Gizmo with all our heart and were sad to say so long. A few…
We Love to Ski
Our 22/23 ski season has come to an end. We took our first run on November 19 and our last run March 24. We had 33 ski outings with countless runs at Wild Mountain (season…
Goodbye Giz
We said goodbye to our beloved Gizmo today. This morning, we all took turns holding him and thanking him for being such a good boy…
Our Dogsledding Adventure
For Christmas, Tom’s mom and dad gave our little buddy a gift certificate for a dogsledding adventure. We picked him up…
First Flock of Chickens
As we excitedly prepare for our first flock of chickens, I thought I’d share all that it entails. We’ve watched countless YouTube videos (many of them with Asher) and scoured the internet learning all we…
Cheers to 19 Years
It only seemed fitting to celebrate 19 years with our witnesses, our amazing friends, Ken and Kim. Tom smoked a delicious pork roast that we paired with steamed broccoli and gluten-free cornbread muffins. And Ken…
(Home) Gym Rats
Tom and I met at the Life Time Fitness back in the fall of 2002. He was on the personal training staff and I was working out with a personal trainer by the name of…
All Decked Out
It’s an exciting day here in the country. Our new floating deck is done. And while our pretty little paver patio served us well, it just wasn’t functional for us. We love to spend time…
Pileated Woodpecker
At the end of the summer of 2020, our little buddy was supposed to start kindergarten. However, the public school in his district was doing distance learning and requiring 5-year-olds to “go to school” in…
Merry Christmas
We thoroughly enjoyed our first year living in God’s country. Tom and I continue to work our respective online businesses, educating others on health, wellness, and fitness. If we’re not on our laptops, you can…
Front Door Before (& After)
This is what our front door looked like back in the day when the land around our home was a Girl Scout Camp. Our home was called the Barb Munson Program Center. A two level…
Like a Luge
His vision of a straw lined sledding hill changed into “like a luge” as we hauled bale after bale down the hill…
Snowy Sunday
On this snowy Sunday, join us as we work together to take care of a down tree and have a little fun…
Chopping Wood
We celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary today by chopping wood together…
Stacking Firewood on a Saturday
Saturday is made for stacking firewood. Tom, Asher, and I put together a new firewood rack…
Holiday Planters
I’ve never made holiday planters before so this is by no means the proper way to do it. I’m more of a get your hands dirty…
Wild Turkey Trot
The wild turkeys were regular visitors to our backyard this past spring though mid-summer and then they disappeared…
Casting Call for Gone Country
Just got off a Zoom for a casting call for a TV program called Gone Country. We were recommended by a friend as the perfect fit for the show. They requested we be inside our…
Plethora of Picnic Tables
At one time the Girl Scouts owned our land and these were their picnic tables. In our woods we have six (what were used as) day camp shelters. Each shelter has four picnic tables. If…
Assembling Adirondacks
It was a balmy 32 degrees F this morning when Tom and I assembled our new Adirondack…
Saying Goodbye to the City
Things drastically changed in Minneapolis during the summer of 2020. Riots, lootings, shootings…
Deer Cam
Our morning routine includes, coffee, cards, and feeding the deer. Tom and I sit at our…
Unboxing our Breeo
There’s nothing better than a bonfire on a cool crisp fall evening. There’s nothing worse than…
If You Feed Them…
Not a deer in sight when they went to fill the feeder at 7:15 am…
Winter Blue Jay
I took this picture out the window next to our game table. It was a cold winter morning as you can see from the snow around the Blue Jay’s eye. In the bird world, Blue…