Back on February 17th we got one chord of firewood. Then on March 3rd, we spent another Sunday getting more. The second time, we brought Julian along. His help made my load lighter and he gained valuable experience using a chainsaw to add to his skill set of manliness.
I'll be honest, there's something really attractive about a man who can climb a tree and use a chainsaw safely. It just screams "manly." Okay, I think the other attractive part is that he is willing to spend his only day of the week to relax to go in the forest with his family to get dirty, sweat, do something that will save a bunch of money on an electric bill and be an example to his children of how hard work can be fun and rewarding.
Yes, this is what a "forest" looks like when you live in the desert. Several years ago the Forest Management people said you could only cut "dead and down" but after a huge fire swept through this area, they changed it to include "dead and standing."
The kids helped some, but they spent the larger bulk of time having fun in the dirt. Orion brought the tractor Grandpa gave him and had fun moving dirt piles.
We left around 8:00 am, got to the forest about 9:00 and stopped for lunch at about noon. David, Julian and I ate BBQ gluten burgers (similar to a sloppy Joe) with potato salad and the kids had PB&J's with oranges. I guess they didn't wipe their faces very well after lunch because at the end of the day, it looked like they had eaten dirt sandwiches. We worked till around 4:00 and got home at 5:00, in time to unload, take a shower and eat supper by 6:30. Nothing feels so good as a good shower after all that work...oh wait, a good massage feels pretty good too.
Thanks again Julian for your help.
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