For months now, they have been gathering, cutting, splitting and stacking it. Today they finished. All of our firewood for the year is ready to use!
At first it was slow going, but, as they say, “practice makes perfect.” Manny and the boys soon worked out a system to efficiently handle the work. They set up two splitting stumps, and Benjamin manned one while Adam manned the other.
Manny split one log after another, while the boys gathered the split wood and kept the stumps ready. They hauled the wood by hand, in wheelbarrows, the tractor bucket, and finally, in their cozy coupes.
Everyone got involved, and it often became a contest. They loved to see who could haul the most. Daniel and Caleb competed against each other, hauling wood as fast as they could; while Adam and Benjamin also sought to out work each other, and together, out-do Manny. In the end, everyone won, as the last of the wood was stacked away in the garage this morning. We will all be warm this winter. 
