I‘m excited to see little blooms on my marigolds. We harvest our seeds each year from the plants the year before. You can do this by breaking open the bloom after it has dried (marigold seeds look like tiny match sticks). Marigolds will keep pests from your garden, and mosquitoes from your home if you plant them on either side…
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Chore Packs, Day 1
This is the next step in our chore pack progress…printing out 5 morning chores each for our little guys and placing them into protective covers. I’ll post more when we go on to the next step!
Being Fruitful?
8:02???? I’m getting such a late start this morning! I hate to admit, when Paul left for work this morning, I went back to bed. I do feel better than I did when I first woke up…I think that I didn’t get enough sleep last night!! I’m posting several pictures this morning! This is an update to my little gardening…
Wild Adventures…
Today, we found this little critter in the yard! I think he likes to hear Courtney humming when it is her turn to hang out the laundry!
Sunflowers, Day 2
I wasn’t sure if yesterday’s picture did these flowers justice, so I decided to post a different angle today! This morning, when I went outside on the porch to see Paul off, we realized that we were beginning to see some yellow on the inside of the flowers!! (I think it’s funny that he is even enjoying watching these big…
What Happened to Courtesy?
The “Monster Flowers” as they are affectionately called by my son, Jacob are still growing! I’ve been trying to figure out why they are so big. I’ve never seen sunflowers this big. Then it occurred to me….I fed them MIRACLE GRO! I followed the instructions on the box, mixing a little into the dirt where each plant was placed (this…
Jessica’s “After”
This is Miss Jessica after her rag roll experiment. She was so much fun to watch bouncing around the house! You could tell that she thought her hair was pretty…it so sweet to listen to her giggling!! We had a great Father’s Day. We basically did nothing. If you have been reading long, you realize how odd this is for…
Jessica’s “Before”
Good Saturday morning! I hope that this finds all of you well on your way to a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. I promised yesterday, an update to the rag roller experiment…this is Jessica’s “before” picture. I just used 1 1/2 x 4 inch strips of left over fabric to roll her hair. I was not very careful sectioning if off…
Baby Girls
I‘m going to be honest…I had a really difficult day yesterday. Two things happened, I first got out of bed and started my day without beginning with prayer and second, I think I was on the computer too long. It seems that my little boys are always a good measurement of how long is too long to be on the…
Burt’s Bees
We’re getting a late start today…we’ve been up too late lately and I think everyone just needed a little extra sleep this morning…(not the case with me, I’ve just been holding the little one)! We’re looking at a very full day. My friend, Kimberly, has offered to take some photographs of Emma for me this evening…I’m going to work today…
Cloth Napkins
This has been the cloth napkin project that I thought would never end. We have worked and worked. I don’t have yet a final number, but five large tablecloths make a whole lot of cloth napkins. Courtney is becoming quite proficient at sewing, and seen here, was finishing up the last few. I’m sure that we are going to get…
Mary Jane’s Farm
I always look forward to this time of the morning. My home is generally quiet and I get a chance to just sit and ponder my day and where it will lead me. As a child, I would have never seen the twists and turns that have brought me to this place in my life. If I had been in…