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Monday, May 28, 2012
Welcome home, honey(bees)!
I was super sad to hear that the hives at Zilke Vegetable Farm did not make it through the winter. The good news is that Vicki has absolutely no intention of giving up on them. She placed an order for three new colonies of bees to get three hives up and running once again this year. I begged to be a part of the hiving for a couple of reasons. First, I have had a totally irrational fear of bees that has been almost uncontrollable. I am embarrassed by the way they've made me shake and run as though they were going to eat me alive. As totally non-threatening as honey bees are, they terrified me. I've wanted to get over that so I don't teach Lexi to be a crazy person over insects. Second, I am a firm believer in documenting things that we are involved in (obviously, since I am always writing about it here...)
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Our first FTF!
Since our upgrade to Premium Member status, I have been tormented daily with seeing new caches posting in our area that we can not go search for because we have to go to work! It's crazy how making a living can get in the way of all the fun! :-) I have wanted so badly to be the first to find on a cache, but there are a few groups who tend to "hog" all the first to finds in the area. It is fabulous these folks have the time to spend caching every day, but it becomes frustrating for those of us who seemingly never have a chance because we are racing those who are retired and have the free time.
Recently, Shane and I had to spend a day working from home to take our car into the shop for maintenance. We have two cars, but the one is much less reliable to make the trip all the way to the office than our daily driver. It is used for short trips only. We dropped off the car needing service at the dealership and headed home, with one quick stop on the way...
I noticed a whole series of hides by one team, and thought we might just have a shot at one of them if we caught it quickly. The cache listing was published less than an hour before we made the grab, and it was located right on our way home. We were so excited to be logging our first FTF, we practically sprinted down the trail to the GZ! Shane made the find fairly quickly, so I logged our smiley and we headed home to get to work for the day. It was an exciting, albeit quick, detour on our short trip. It was tempting to try for a couple more in the same series, as it appeared no one else was out and about yet, but we made the responsible decision to get started with our work day promptly instead.
What a great way to start a day, with success, right off the bat!
Our first FTF! Find #111 4/26/12 |
I noticed a whole series of hides by one team, and thought we might just have a shot at one of them if we caught it quickly. The cache listing was published less than an hour before we made the grab, and it was located right on our way home. We were so excited to be logging our first FTF, we practically sprinted down the trail to the GZ! Shane made the find fairly quickly, so I logged our smiley and we headed home to get to work for the day. It was an exciting, albeit quick, detour on our short trip. It was tempting to try for a couple more in the same series, as it appeared no one else was out and about yet, but we made the responsible decision to get started with our work day promptly instead.
What a great way to start a day, with success, right off the bat!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Take me home
#108's awesome camo |
We had stepped right over it |
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Opening Soon!
May 19, 2012!!! |
Vibrant, delicious lettuce growing strong |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Afternoon with a view
As always, be aware, this post may contain spoilers. In most cases, we try to keep things vague and non-specific, but occasionally there may be pictures or descriptors that give some secrets away.
Saturday, April 21, was an afternoon that just begged to clear our minds and spend some time together outside. How could we resist? We ran some errands and stopped at a park right behind the grocery store we found ourselves shopping at. There were a couple hides in the park, so we figured, why not?
As we walked past the playground and picnic areas, we encountered this manhole cover. Since Lexi was with her mom, Shane decided to take the obligatory bow in her honor. It was fantastic! I am guessing there were a few folks wondering what he was up to that day. :-) (It was totally worth it to bring Lexi with us in spirit.)
Saturday, April 21, was an afternoon that just begged to clear our minds and spend some time together outside. How could we resist? We ran some errands and stopped at a park right behind the grocery store we found ourselves shopping at. There were a couple hides in the park, so we figured, why not?
As we walked past the playground and picnic areas, we encountered this manhole cover. Since Lexi was with her mom, Shane decided to take the obligatory bow in her honor. It was fantastic! I am guessing there were a few folks wondering what he was up to that day. :-) (It was totally worth it to bring Lexi with us in spirit.)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Another milestone, 100!
Easter is one of the holidays we alternate with Lexi's mom, so we were excited to have her this year. She arrived in the morning, searched for the eggs the Easter Bunny had left around the house for her, and even stumbled upon a basket of goodies as well. :-)
Since we weren't having a big elaborate meal for the holiday, we decided to go out and hit our milestone of 100 caches found as a family before returning home for homemade pizza - Lexi's favorite meal to help prepare. We headed for Tecumseh and let her make a quick grab for our #99.
Easy grab for #99 |
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