Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it Snow!Actually, we have a lot of places to go, but we’ve been slowed down quite a bit by two major snowstorms over the weekend!Robert did get to try out the snowplow that we inherited when the Evans family moved to Oregon. It worked great and was a… Read More And since we’ve no place to go…..
December is always FULL of activity and this one has been no different. Kayla had her annual Christmas tea party. This was the fourth one we’ve done and Kayla says, “It’s fun, fun, fun!” I think it’s fun too – maybe a bit stressful to pull off in the month of December – but a… Read More Christmas Happenings
Here are a couple of pecan pie recipes – one using corn syrup and one using maple syrup. The first is my grandmother’s recipe – which I have a copy of in her old United Methodist Church cookbook – and uses corn syrup. The second is one I put together from a couple of different… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Pecan Pie
Just had to report that we are FINALLY getting 3-5 eggs per day! Not the 6-8 we hope to get in the spring, but still a good supply, and I am no longer worried that my chickens are sick or disabled, or on strike or something! I never have to go to the coop to… Read More So Egg – citing!
This fall we started a new weekly tradition in our home – Friday Family Pizza and Movie Night. The kids absolutely love it! We put a tablecloth on our coffee table, turn off the lights and eat pizza while watching a movie. I was hesitant at first, wondering if we could really find a movie… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Pizza!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 6am – Rise, Dress,Read Bible 6:30 am – Run 3 miles (only because I had not done it the day before, and would not do it the day after – early morning dr. appt and teaching geography class – and had to be somewhat prepared for the 5K on Sat.) 7:15… Read More Houses and Harried Holidays
I had a great time running the Hot Chocolate Run again this year in Northampton, MA. Last year, I ran it with Kory, but I don’t think he’s run since – except for football practice, so he wasn’t up for running this year. Instead, I got to run it with a bunch of wonderful ladies… Read More Hot Chocolate 5K Run
Forgot to include the list of things our family said they were thankful for this year in the Thanksgiving post, so here it is……. Kayla stuffed animals, my family, Buddy, my room, footie pj’s, Jesus, my clothes, Floppy Kitty, our chickens, my ice skates, my hair, our garden, my cousins, my church, rainforests, Vacation Bible… Read More Thankful For….
It has always been a tradition in our house to get our tree the day after Thanksgiving. I even refused a free tree from friends that were bringing some back from a Thanksgiving trip to Vermont, since they would not be returning until Saturday, and I knew there would be a major revolt by children… Read More Christmas Tree Time
A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, the kids started anticipating the day. One day Kayla said, “Mom, listen to me tell you the whole story of Thanksgiving at our house.” And then she proceeded to list everything we do from the morning until evening time – wake up, eat breakfast, mom starts cooking, set tables,… Read More Thanksgiving