Life is just hard sometimes. Last evening, we found these: Ben has been keeping them- a “momento” from his personal chicken. I knew he loved her- his big brothers said that he had been out earlier in the day to place a flower pot with some flowers he had picked where she had died. *sigh* He just seems so young…
Month: August 2010
Matthew’s Project
Matt is always making something with his LEGOS– I caught a pic of his newest helicopter when it landed on the kitchen counter earlier today. (I was cooking lunch, thus the mess! ):
Growing Sweetness!
Our happy, round baby girl:
August 24, 2010
It would seem summer is winding to an end. Though the days are still hot, hot, hot, the evenings are definitely feeling cooler. I think we’re only weeks away from opening the windows!! The house always smells so nice with fresh air. Before I forget, please be praying for my little nephew. I’m really not at liberty to discuss details,…
Ordering Chicks
We’re starting all over. Well, not immediately. We know that we are going to have to build safer pens for our chickens first. Until then, Jacob and I have been thumbing through the Murray McMurray catalog reading about all sorts of breeds. We would love to hatch our own chicks at some point. Certainly breeds that are both good layers…
August 23, 2010
The weekend was full! I’ve shared our chicken experience…you’ll have to read down a little further for those details. Friday, we hosted a very sweet family for dinner. This mother has six children under six! They are all super cute and so well behaved. We had dinner, laughed, and shared stories until a couple of the children were fast asleep.…
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On Chickens and Blessings
It’s an odd thing to see your sons becoming men. It seems as little boys, you catch a glimpse here and there from time to time. As they age, you see more and more until one day, you realize they ARE men. My, my, how the time has passed. This weekend, was full of precious visitors and sweet memories. We…
Comfy Kitty…
Pardon Our Progress
We are currently in the middle of moving Lines From The Vine to a self-hosted WordPress install. We will be working on restoring broken links and missing blog postings over the next several days. Thank you for your patience as we work toward moving everything over to Mom’s new home on the web. Courtney, for
Living Areas
Time for this week’s installment from 4 Moms, 35 Kids…. This week, we’re focusing on living areas. If you are a first time visitor to my site, you should know, we moved here about 7 months ago. The living room is the only room we have remodeled. We painted, refinished the floors, purchased new furniture and installed the tile entry.…
Jacob’s New Pet
This little guy landed on Jacob’s shoulder while he was outside yesterday: We have a new love for hummingbirds now…my little ones were fascinated! This is one more reason why I love homeschooling…this is where real teaching happens.