(written on October 8th from notes taken previously) Today was a bust-my-butt-on-Haven-Hill work day. 🥵 First, I got up early, grabbed my newly fully-functioning trailer 😁, and headed down to the Rogers recycling center with Jim to get him free wood chips from the yard waste area. Sadly, we were turned away, as I think … Continue reading 2026-08-12 (Wednesday) — Aaaaaand… Another Haven Hill Work Day 🙃

(written on October 8th from notes taken previously) First stop of the morning was getting gas and then distilled water from the neighborhood market in Pea ridge. From there I headed over to the hill to find my heater core flushing stuff, which, no joke, turned out to be in the very last of who … Continue reading 2026-08-11 (Tuesday) — Welded! Painted!

(written on October 1st and 8th from notes taken previously) Gratefully, I was undisturbed last night. 🙏 Unfortunately, not a single junkyard in the nearby area had a van that would have the bracket that I needed. 😶 It's incredible to me that they've made basically the same van for decades, and mine just so … Continue reading 2026-08-10 (Monday) — Get Bent!

(written on October 1st from nodes taken previously) The sun did indeed cook me early. 😅 Gratefully, there were a couple of trees in the parking lot in a spot that provided shade sufficient for perhaps another hour of sleep, so I crawled out of my van, said hello to a couple of sister missionaries … Continue reading 2026-08-09 (Sunday) — Found!

(written October 1st from notes taken previously) Spent a little bit of the morning cleaning up and cleaning out my van and dealing with my trailer's dead battery until Gary came by looking for his dogs that had run off. Wanting to help find them, I set out on foot through the property, first the … Continue reading 2026-08-08 (Saturday) — Quit, Man, the Ticks!

(written on September 30th from notes taken previously) [It's been so long that I don't remember most of what happened today. I have notes, but they don't really mean much of anything to me, because each note is pretty much just one word. 🙃...😆] I spent some time veging in the morning. I chatted with … Continue reading 2026-08-07 (Friday) — To Buy or Not to Buy? 🏡

(written September 30th from notes taken previously) Spent some time chatting with my mom in the morning before giving her a ride (in Happy 😊) over to the shop that replaced the damaged power distribution box in Thomas' truck. Replacing the distribution box will hopefully resolve the issue that he's been dealing with for, gosh, … Continue reading 2026-08-06 (Thursday) — Happy Helper

(written on September 29th from notes taken previously) Long, hot work day today. 🥵 I don't remember if I mentioned it, but today was the day that I headed down to Russellville with Jim to help him with a concrete job he was hired to do at the LDS church there. It's a two-plus-hour drive … Continue reading 2026-08-05 (Wednesday) — Steaming Concrete

(written on September 23rd and 29th 😶 from notes taken previously) It was another late night, late morning combo, and before leaving for Haven Hill this morning, I spent a little time chatting with Mom. Once on Haven Hill, I spent a while on the tractor mowing in an effort to lighten Jim's load a … Continue reading 2026-08-04 (Tuesday) — Doing More Arkansas Things. 🙃

(escrito en la madrugada del 15 de agosto) I was up late this morning. Struggling. 😕 Mom made hootenanny pancakes, and that was tasty. Thanks, mama. 🙏 My mom let me know that Happy has been having AC issues (and heat issues), so I headed out on a test drive with her. At first, the … Continue reading 2026-08-03 (Monday) — Happy Cold