It’s Been Said…

“Taste concerns itself with broad, lifetime progress and never makes mistakes; style moves by fits and starts and is occasionally glorious.”                                                            —–Kennedy Fraser

Our April Fellowship Group…

We are going to cancel our community fellowship this month. We will also not have it for the months of May and June. There are so many things happening in our home at the moment. My dear FIL will be staying for several weeks with us as he recovers from surgery and then our precious baby is due to arrive…

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It’s Been Said…

“I base my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.”                                 —–Gilda Radner

It’s Been Said…

“It’s never too late–in fiction or in life–to revise.”                                  —–Nancy Thayer

Preparing for Baby

This week, Jacob repaired some minor issues with our hot water heater. He also hung a new door in our family room. We’ve done some gardening and yard work and done some much needed cleaning in our basement. I’ve been working on year-long meal plans, the girls and I managed to get more homemade “go-gurts” and some additional freezer meals…

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This Week’s Couponing

This has been a *VERY* good week for couponing. I ended up with 2 FREE reams of paper, plus one additional pack from STAPLES. They run this deal every now and then but I’ve not been brave enough to try…I figured I would this week, and it worked beautifully!! There were no really interesting deals at Rite Aid and Walgreen’s…

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When You Don’t Have Eggs…

there is probably a VERY good reason: Jacob was out on the back deck working on some school assignments this week after dark. He heard the hens and went to investigate. There were three sets of eyes staring back at him, (not from the hens). When he realized what they were, it was immediately obvious why we’ve not been finding…

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Spring on the Farmette…..

The smell of laundry that has hung on the line ….little girls playing in the yard…. I love spring. There is something of renewal in the air. Time for blooming flowers, little birds hatching, and a picture of God’s unending grace. It’s been a long week for our family. I lost a cousin this week. His unexpected death was painful,…

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