The McKie's

Friday, April 10, 2009

Yard Overhaul

This is our backyard at present. They have been working hard all day drilling our well, and they just hit water! --Tammy

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Boise Zoo

The other day April and I took Remi to the zoo. It is a surprisingly good zoo. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. --Tammy

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

This is our current backyard. It seems that our yard was probably a riverbed at some time, so there are many rocks just a couple of feet below the soil. Our plans in getting a ground source heat pump have been temporarily waylayed as we transition from the original plan of large trenches in about a third of our backyard, to two wells, both with the same basic idea. Basically what it does is extract heat from water which runs through pipes deep in the ground, where the temperature remains constant, and then recirculates the water to repeat the process. They can be up to 70% more efficient that standard heating systems and up to 30% more efficient than standard cooling systems. Plus, almost all our hot water will be free in the summer. I sure hope it is worth it. --Tammy

New Birds In My Life

This is one of three cockatiels that I adopted last Saturday. They are still a little nervous and anxious with their change in environment. One of them is recovering from some kind of trauma. The vet showed me how to trim their wings today. I am hoping April will help me with that sometime this week. We are still waiting to see if Bob is allergic to the birds. Hopefully not :( --Tammy

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Hagerman Fishing Trip

Today we drove to Hagerman. Bob, Bob's mom Inger, my mom, and Marvin all were in attendance. Marvin and I were able to get our fishing license and we all went fishing at Riley Creek for a couple of hours. I caught a decent sized rainbow trout and so did Bob. The most exciting part was getting a nibble by a large sturgeon. I lost my hook after that one.