Jamie Thingelstad

Jul 4, 2020 ∞

Pork Butts out of the Sous Vides baths and now onto the Big Green Egg for 3 hours of smoke! 🔥

Two large pork butts smoking on a Big Green Egg ceramic grill outdoors, lid open, smoke rising, backyard visible behind.

Jul 2, 2020 ∞

We tried Grandpa’s Ice Cream in Fridley for the first time today. Great flavors. The people were super nice and everyone had masks and were well distanced. The ice cream was a great break from the heat! 🍦

Four people hold ice cream cones with large scoops toward the center of a tiled ice cream shop floor. Grandpas Ice Cream storefront at 1258 with red lettering, two white benches, and a large decorative ice cream cone cutout

Jul 2, 2020 ∞

4th of July barbecue prep started today. Rubbed two nice pork butts and ready for Sous Vides baths over next 48 hours.

Two raw pork butt roasts on a cutting board with a jar of Butt Rub seasoning on a white kitchen counter Two vacuum-sealed pork butts coated in dry rub sitting on a white kitchen counter beside a utensil holder.

Jun 30, 2020 ∞

Started reading The Bullet Journal Method. Recommended by Dan Grigsby to give it a full read versus just scanning the syntax. More depth here than I suspected. 📚

The Bullet Journal Method hardcover book by Ryder Carroll lying on a light marble surface, black and gold cover design.

Jun 30, 2020 ∞

Our whole family was excited to hear that Arcade1Up is coming out with Ms. PAC-MAN! We will be swapping our PAC-MAN machine out as soon as we can. The cabinet looks great! 🕹

Ms. PAC-MAN arcade1Up full-size cabinet in blue and pink with artwork of Ms. PAC-MAN and ghosts, showing 4 games on the side panel.

Jun 30, 2020 ∞

I was in Google Street View today and was surprised to see that it had a picture of our house before it was completely rebuilt. It is fun to see what was here before.

Single-story ranch home with tan siding, brick chimney, attached garage, paver driveway, and landscaped front yard with mature trees.

Jun 29, 2020 ∞

Lucky had her 6-month birthday today! She is 42 lbs now, and is still very much a puppy, but calming down some. She’s a great dog and learning more every day!

Family of four posing indoors with a fluffy white Old English Sheepdog puppy on a hardwood floor

Jun 29, 2020 ∞

I’m getting even more excited about our upcoming RV road trip to Yellowstone National Park! It is going to be a great adventure! We are making stops at:

Jun 28, 2020 ∞

I’m not very handy, so I get disproportionately excited when I do complete little home projects. New drier vent with guard installed! Last winter the squirrels put over 20 pine cones in the vent!

White plastic dryer vent guard mounted on dark gray exterior house siding, with HVAC equipment and garden plants visible in background.

Jun 28, 2020 ∞

The southwest dogleg of Cannon Lake is already extremely weedy with a lot of floating algae. The boat lanes look like roads. With July and August still ahead of us, this could be a pretty bad year for algae.