i'm a lumberjack and i'm okay

we are official oregonians. we own a chainsaw. i only have one word to describe this immense feeling. awesome.

power tools in general are sexy, but there is something about a chainsaw that surpasses all other power tools. they are sexy yes, powerful, and also bring memories of horror films from high school. when hearing that sound of the gas power whirl, i get slightly scared yet filled with a quiet endorphine rush. i am not the only one in the family to have a reaction to this great machine. max wants to eat it, and declan just stares. finn, of course, wants to help.

but in the great storm of last week, we had a tree fall over. marc was here for the blessed event, but sadly, i missed it. in his words he said it was just like a loud crack. i think his heart jumped with joy because he was able to go buy a chainsaw to cut that thing up.
(ed, note: We wish it to be known that while Mr. McCool does indeed appreciate the raw beauty and power of his new tool, we would be remiss if we did not state categorically that Mrs. Adams McCool seems to be practicing a little transference here.)

well, now our backyard will actually get some light, and perhaps next year will be the year of the garden, finally...

and in other news, our lovely and adorable octopus furnace is on the official fritz. with the price of oil going higher this year than any year in the past (thanks gw for effective energy policy!). we (translation- kim) obsessed about finding something different. the biggest issue was finding something that would be a renewable energy source, and really we don't have a lot of options. so now, in two short weeks, we will be the proud owners of a wood stove insert. it is pretty and i hope efficient enough for us. we contemplated a lot of different choices, but i think this was the best lifestyle and financial choice for us... so exciting. now we may be happy with our drafty windows in this house to cool it off, well that is the hope anyway.

the weekend was sort of lazy, at least homebound, a first one like this in awhile. i caught the boys spending some quality waking up time in bed, which allowed me time to work on the blog at a leisurely pace.