Last year, we decided to take advantage of our drought and we built a peninsula where we plan to hold wedding ceremonies because our pond was dry and made it easy to get in there and move dirt around. Last month, we got the area prepped for seed. As it turns out, the only thing […]
Let the Playing Commence!
Menards sent us a rebate check, so you know us. We couldn’t let it burn a hole in our pocket. The show must go on, so we decided to add a play set to the miniature golf course. If you recall, on a rainy day in May, our boys had dug up some sod and […]
Sold! To the Man in the Back!
When we first started doing events about 6 years ago, we were really surprised at all the different types of events there are out there in the world. Our most unusual, to us, event request is auctions. They are also our favorite as we think it is fun and exciting to hear them rattle off […]
Hiding the Uglies
At any business, you have one major eyesore. The dumpster. It’s a necessary evil. It’s no secret that the back of our clubhouse could use some TLC. Since repaving the back and putting in drainage isn’t in the budget, we thought we could at the very least cover it to make it look more attractive. […]
Field of Greens Minigolf
We added a miniature golf course to our place in 2004, so we didn’t waste any time in getting a sign put up. This year. 2013. But who’s counting, right? While we had Iowa One Call out here marking the lines for our fence post, we decided to have them mark the lines for our […]
Mud. Rain. Muscles.
Since we are beginning to offer a Tuesday Night Burger Buffet, we thought we needed to amp up the play area around the minigolf, so families could have more fun. What better way to accomplish this task, then to build a playset. Before we could put the playset together, we had to prep a space […]
A Plated Meal Meets the Drill
If you’re looking for a dull moment, then you’re in the wrong spot. I’m not sure we have ever had just a normal day. It’s what keeps life interesting and tests our abilities to remain positive. We’re glass half full kind of people. Last weekend, we had a beautiful wedding reception. I wish I was […]
Flower Bed Prepping
Spring has gotten started a little late this year. I can remember several years in the past where we have planted flowers long before May 15th. It seems like when the spring was ready to be here, our to do list quadrupled in size. To keep things moving along, we got to work prepping the […]
Building the New Ceremony Site
Last year, our ponds were dry. As it turns out, you need rain to fill creek beds that keep ponds filled with water. Go figure. Rather than sit around and fill the ponds with our tears, we decided to take advantage of the dried out ponds. Last summer, we began work on building a new […]
Range Balls the Credit Card Way
When I was a teenager, I worked behind the snack bar at the golf course. We used to have the range balls in garbage cans and we’d scoop up the buckets to fill them. It was everyone’s least favorite job and I always tried to look busy doing something else to avoid it. Teenagers. It’s […]