The recent, unseasonal snowfall (10 inches!!) has been met with joy, confusion and dread of things to come in our little home. Zach and Maddie danced with glee when they heard that the expected inch or so that wouldn’t stick had turned into a Winter Storm Warning. Gather the boots! Get the sleds! They gathered and waited. And waited. And… Read More »October Snow
It’s pretty amazing how time works. You know, how when you’re counting down the days until something exciting happens, it seems like time just drags on. You can almost count the seconds, and they drag on endlessly. But when you’re looking back at something, it seems like time has flown by. And you wonder where it all went and how… Read More »Two Months
The family has been fighting a bit of a cold – the first of the season for us. Wouldn’t it be very nice if it were also the last cold of the season? So, for dinner I wanted to make something warm and healthy. Restorative Roasted Garlic Soup is exactly what we needed. I used this recipe, given to me… Read More »Restorative Roasted Garlic Soup
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