I’ve been pondering life’s direction a lot lately. Maybe it’s because I just gave birth to my seventh child. Maybe it’s because my second child just left our nest, maybe for a year, maybe forever. Maybe it’s because of the uncertainty of the economy and The Builder’s job. Maybe it’s because… Read More »You Can’t Have It All
Such a busy summer we’ve had. Trying to get some projects done around the house. Trying to enjoy the summer. Trying to enjoy the last few months before Josh left for school. Trying to prepare for the newest little one to join us. And now, here we are. At the end of summer. Fall is coming in quickly, although we… Read More »Time Flies When You’re Busy
Yesterday was hot. Well, as hot as things get in June in our part of the world, certainly not as hot as things get in other parts, but hot as we define it here. Anyway, I thought I’d get the outside work done early, and then maybe do something fun and water-y with the kids. So we headed out to… Read More »Why We Won’t Turn on the Hose Today
I wanted to show you the shelter my amazing husband built for the turkeys. He mostly used materials he had on hand, because we’re really tired of spending more on animal housing than we do on maintaining our own, so “cheap” was the operative word. He screened the sides with 1″ poultry wire, built roosts for the turkeys, put in… Read More »The Turkey Ark
So much happening, it must be posted in bullets, or it will never be posted. Transcript for 4 years of high school compiled for Josh to graduate. This was a tough one because most of our records were online, and we’ve had multiple computer and printer problems this year. This required digging through boxes in the cellar to find school… Read More »This Week
7,300 days And every new day is a blessing. 1,040 weeks Filled with far too much time apart, but loving the moments when we’re together. 240 months Births and birthdays, new homes, new jobs, new states, teaching children, graduations, weddings, grandchildren, growing together. 20 years Remembering beautiful times together, enjoying the moments we are given, planning and looking forward to… Read More »20 years
We go through quite a bit of ground beef here at our cottage so it’s something I buy on a regular basis when it’s on sale, but I recently needed some and we were all out. Ideally, I’d love to buy grass fed beef on a regular basis, but I can buy it cheaper if we get a quarter or… Read More »Saving Money: Ground Beef
Bingley when he was 15 minutes old. Turkey poult reading the news. Little baby ducks. It’s spring here in New England. Which means there are LOTS of things calling for attention. Baby chicks, baby ducks, baby turkeys. Preparing garden beds, mulching garden beds, planting, weeding, cleaning. And then there’s the end of the school year push. Every year in… Read More »Busy, Busy, Busy
Reminiscing. Thinking of all the mothers in my family. My great-grandmothers, most of whom I never met, but still are such a big part of who I am. The one who had to leave one of her children in another country for years because they didn’t have the money to bring her home. The ones who left home for new… Read More »Mother’s Day Blessings
Such a long day today. Homeschooling middles, chasing littles, cooking, cleaning, laundering, cleaning again, budgeting, planning, talking, washing, praying. Ending up around the dinner table with frozen pizzas and a very tired Mama. And then, everything changed. He came home. It’s amazing to me how the atmosphere in our home changes when The Builder is here. Everyone seems to work… Read More »A Better Rhythm