When someone told me that ants wouldn’t cross a chalk line I thought it must be an old wive’s tale. This morning, we noticed a line of ants crawling up our wall. I sent one of my older children for a piece of chalk and she drew a line of the wall to see what would happen. No pesticides. No…
Tag: homesteading
The Aroma of My Heart
I’ve been taken with our roses lately. I find myself lingering over them- dreaming of a time when the entire rose bed might be full of blooms, watching the bees buzz as they do their daily work while we enjoy the fruits of their labor. I cut several stems a few nights back. They are arranged in vases on the…
Homeschooling Updates…
A quick post this morning! It’s fall….that means we’re reworking our homeschool day. We’ve thrown out the things that didn’t work to replace them with new ideas, projects, and supplies. This year, I’ve found some great things at the Dollar Tree. This little puzzle was one of several we picked up. I think Target normally has some really nice little…
Just for Laughs
Jessica is constantly coming up with new outfits for Zoe, our youngest cat. Playtime or torture? You decide.
Still Working ….
We are still working to clean our backyard from last year’s storms. Our damage was limited to the trees in our yard. Looking around other areas of our state, it could have been much worse! We’re thankful to just have trees to cut. We finally purchased a new chainsaw a couple of weeks back. It’s really been a long-needed tool…
The Making of a Dining Table
The making of our dining table was a labor of love. After years of looking in stores and asking other big families we knew about how they found tables to fit their big families, Paul and I realized we were going to have to break down and build our own. I’ve found these plans online: Both truly beautiful, but wow(!),…
Potato Harvest
We’re finally finding time to harvest our potatoes. We probably would have left them in the beds a little longer, but the last round of storms brought down several big branches that killed the vines. We harvested a ton of potatoes. This one was Ben’s favorite! He found his own letter “T”. 🙂
Our Puppy….
He’s growing….. (Mary Ann, thank you for your Pet Smart advice. I think this is something we’re definitely going to do in the next couple of months!!)
Puppy Days
This puppy has been A LOT more work than I had anticipated!! Between “accidents”, howling, barking, jumping on the children, etc., etc., etc., I’ve been wondering what I have gotten myself into…especially just days before the baby is to be born. We’re learning some things as we go along– Puppies need a ton of play time!! This little guy will…
April 7, 2011
What a full day! I’m so thankful to the Lord for days when we feel like we’ve accomplished our goals. More importantly, I’m thankful when we feel like we’ve accomplished HIS goals. I hope we have- I think He continually shows me places where I need to focus. It has been an absolutely beautiful day at our home. We’re expecting…
Zoe…
Gracie seems to have acclimated to her new home just fine. We’re past all of the humane shelter paperwork and waiting times. Now she’s becoming more familiar with our family, and we’re becoming more familiar with her. A couple of weeks back (I can’t believe I haven’t posted more since then!), we also found this little girl: We’ve named her…
March 19, 2011
Spring days seem to drift in and out so very quickly! I have lists and lists of projects I would like to tackle. Little boys are learning to read and write. Older children are working on their daily tasks, and blossoming into the adults that I’ve seen a little glimpse of here and there through the years. Time is indeed,…