Bachelor life

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Friends,

Ben ran off to Illinois and he took all the women folk with him. Fear not, this is merely a temporary development. It does, however, leave our household to be be run by men. Things are different when the ladies are gone.
thanks to Matthew, our primary photographer for this post.

A busted stove is soon repaired when men are around. Tools arrive, parts fly in all directions. Problems are identified, strategies are formulated. Action is initiated, order is restored. TA-DAA! It only took two trips to the hardware store.

The only thing better than making repairs in the kitchen is dragging the problem out to the ultimate man's lair, the garage. Want to make a garage more comfortable? Fill the shelves with copious amounts of hazardous materials. Be sure to stay upwind if this baby ever catches fire!! Can't you just feel the father-son bonding?

We planted apple trees. This is where we get back to our organic roots (no pun intended). Each tree gets a big dose of horse manure to get it off to a good start. Hey Ben; You're in charge of fencing!!

Shovels are handy for lots of jobs. The dog food starts out in the bucket with the red lid. The dog eats it. Later on, the dog leaves the reconstituted dog food on the slab in his pen. This new product is shoveled into the other bucket and moved to an obscure part of the property. It's a simple system, but no lady has EVER been expected to do this job. This is men's work!!

World domination, even when it is reduced to child's play, has long held the interest of the H boys.

What could be more manly than eating a quesaldilla for dinner on a table strewn with tools and stove parts? Some of us even ate together, but there was very little talking going on.

KP is an all hands affair. Duties are assigned and executed. No problemo.

The next order of business is devotions. Tonight's reading is Galatians 5: 16-26. This is a big meaty topic with lots of in your face concepts to grasp. Perfect for an all-guy event. Knitting helps to foster true masculine confidence. Anybody want to make something of it???? I didn't think so!

What better way to wind down the day than with a hearty milkshake? There was a choice of secret ingredients from which to chose. Yes, Nick took his enzymes.

The mood was light.

A display of weaponry is expected, and is barely noticed.

The end-of-the-day festivities brings everyone to the mega couch for a little work-out on the Wii. This is male bonding at its best. We don't even remember where the poker chips are kept.

Run Mario, run!!

Man is triumphant!! The household continues to function, even in the void left by our traveling wife, mother, daughters and sisters. But to tell you the truth, it just isn't the same. Come home women folk, and bring Ben with you!! We miss you!!

be safe,
Hec @ 19