Tree trimming........

 

Here's what we were faced against, the last storm broke off a top branch which then was laying across others right above our power line. All it would take is a stiff breeze and down it would come down and probably out would go the power. So this needed to be addressed. This tree has been sickly and it's weak state probably contributed.

 

So up went the ladder and out came the pole saw. Daddy Dave had to carefully cut off the heavier branches as to lighten the load, but very carefully being he was right next to a live wire. Above you can see the thinning of the branches so that daddy Dave could plan the next angle of attack. Some lovely assistants pulled the cut branches away and Down to the street.

 

With the branched thinned out it was time to start cutting on the main branches, this was still done in small sections to prevent causing damage to the power line.

 

This was not the highlight of fathers day, the height of the ladder did result in a lot of swaying and uncomfortable movement. From this angle you can see the way the trunk is angled over the power line, the whole ,branch needed to be removed.

I started to cut smaller sections with the manual pole saw but this was taking forever so without thinking I grabbed the trusty ol stihl saw and headed up the ladder. About halfway up common sense over came my impationness and back to the pole saw I went. With a rope tied to the sections to be cut away I had two lovely assistants(momma Mandy's brothers) pulling to aid in preventing it from falling on the power line.

After toppling the limb on the power line was no longer a threat daddy Dave went back to the chainsaw and the finished project was quickly achieved. After the job was done daddy Dave was met with a delish meal of grilled hamburgers ah, prepared by his lovely wife.

 

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Set it and forget it........

 

If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen or the oven for that matter. Here Malia has taken it upon herself to crawl inside her toy oven....

Ella can't seem to find that dag blasted oven light? Or maybe she's turning up the heat on her sister?

 

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The other evening we had some company over, while they were outside i was In the kitchen getting dinner together. I had my back turned so I did not see my oldest daughter as she came up behind me but this is what I heard out of know where "Daddy I'm necked" I replied without turning around " no your not" she says "yes I am daddy I'm necked" listen Malia we have company over so go back to your room and get dressed! I hear her leave, and go down the hallway. I hurriedly finish up and followed her to help lend a hand in getting redressed, kids geeze you never know what will happen next, or what's waiting around the corner.

 

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Racers ready............

 

On your mark......get set.........GO!!!

 

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Storm damage.........

 

The other night some pretty nasty storms rolled through old concord which left us without power and momma mandy huddled in the bath tub with the girls. Above is a pic of a broken limb hanging just over the power line which supplies ours and our neighbors house. This will have to be cut down but with precaution of course.

A rather large limb fell in the back yard fairly close to one of daddy Dave's projects(one of many).

And the wind mill didn't stand a chance against the 70-80mph winds which swept down upon the ole homestead, pictured above missing a few leafs. But we survived and now just a mess to clean up.

 

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Fort-tastic........

 

Malia is has had a wide range of forts in her day, well add a new one to the list. Momma mandy helped her create this fort out of the couch cushions from another couch.

This looks pretty comfy and she is still out of reach from her sister....but for how much longer? You can just see Malias face as if she's peering from a ground hogs nest, of course a thumb is in her mouth.

 

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Who's Tougher momma or daddy...........

 

More proof that momma mandy is tougher than daddy dave, not only has she given birth twice(without drugs) but now she rubs her toughness in daddy Dave's face. Yep it may be slightly surprising to some but above is proof, momma mandy got a tattoo. Daddy Dave cringes at the thought of receiving a tattoo he would probably pass out, who are we kidding he would pass out. Daddy Dave's pain thresh hold is not very impressive to say the least.

It's a simple tattoo but says a lot.

 

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Safety glasses 1o1..........

 

 

Well the other day daddy Dave was playing catch up on some of the lawns he maintains. With the nice amount of rain we've been having it dose put a damper on the amount of time daddy Dave has to go out and cut. But let's get to the reason of the blog. When using a weed eater you have some control over the spay of the cuttings with the direction of the cutter head. This comes in handy when cutting along fences in crowded neighbor hoods, as to help prevent the grass spray from going in a neighboring yard. Well I was on my last cut of the day and was weed eating near a dog house, not paying attention to the spray of the cutter being it wasn't nessasary .........wrong. At the crucial moment of full throttle and the cuttings coming back towards me, a mistake was made. A nice pile of fresh dog excrement was hiding out in the tall grass. The spray was warm across my face as the aroma tickled my nose while playing with my gag reflexes. With the proper safety equipment being worn daddy Dave's sight was spared minus the dung mist across the lens of the safety glasses. Luckily daddy Dave's mouth was closed, but what can you do, but keep cutting. Barkley won't be happy about this though.

 

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Mondo grass club for men.......

 

Well with a donation of some mondo grass( sister #4) which daddy Dave needed to build a boarder on a planned flower/vine/bush bed and transplanted the mondo grass from sister #4s house. Above the mondo grass is laid out ready for planting.

Here's the grass planted, daddy Dave plans on turning the area next to the road into a low maintenance landscape.

 

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Birthday.......

 

Well what is daddy Dave doing on his 21st birthday, is he out drinking with the boys? Getting rowdy out on the town? No......well then what. Well after a nicely grilled hamburger and some company from his near by sister and her hubby it was a night in, but not before building Malia a fort in response to her request.

What better place too build her a fort than on her own bed.......hopefully getting her to go to bed will be a synch.

 

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Fast food.........

 

After momma Mandy treated daddy Dave and the girls to dinner, because she lost a bet(sister #4 is having a girl) we stopped by a local fast food chain for a quick frozen treat. Here Malia is making a mess of things but sure is enjoying it.

What do you mean don't eat the paper?.........extra fiber. If you eat the paper, do you have to wipe at a later date?

 

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Malia crusoe......

 

Malias forts have evolved........with her sister now pulling up on everything the fort has reached new heights. Here Malia is up in her fort while her sister hangs out below.

 

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Warrior dash.....

 

Just a couple pics of the warrior dash crew before the run.......those are some gangster thugs, daddy Dave was packed heat(brought his guns).

Here's the group all finished up with mudd to boot. Of course daddy Dave and uncle joel don't look so muddy but they already had a chance to simi-rinse.

Here's proof them fellows did get muddy.

Everyone sort of cleaned up the best we could with next to no cleaning stations available of course cold beers were readily available.

 

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