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
If you browse through all of the recipes on this blog you will notice an abundance of recipes that include pumpkin. I guess I didn’t realize how much I love pumpkin, but it is evident here. So, even though Thanksgiving is over, I’m posting a really great pumpkin recipe that I received via my Celiac… Read More Gluten Free Friday – More Pumpkin!
If you prayed for our chickens to start laying eggs, thank you so much! 🙂 I believe it was the very next day that I received a call while having coffee with a couple of women from church at Starbucks. It was an out-of-breath Cooper calling to report that Kayla had just discovered an egg… Read More Chickens: Triumph and Tragedy
Well , the chickens are now more than 6 months old and have yet to produce any eggs. My friend Christina, who got her chicks on the same day and from the same place has been getting eggs for about 3 weeks now! I have done all I know to do……put fresh hay in the… Read More Hens on Strike?
If only my heart and mind felt as peaceful and quaint as this photo looks. Truth is, this front porch always sets the scene for the coming and going of the Krum family and many others on a very consistent basis. So, here’s a few glimpses of what we’ve been up to…….. Robert has been… Read More Fall Frenzy
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I have needed to start thinking about our menu. And even though I do grow weary of the never-ending focus on food around here, I do love to prepare this big meal and share it with whoever will join us! Above is a photo of Carnival Squash stuffed with… Read More Gluten Free Friday – A Little Thanksgiving Prep and a Nice Surprise
So, just a week after my dad returned home from celebrating his 70th birthday in Massachusetts, he was scheduled for a total knee replacement! I’d known about this surgery for quite a while, but didn’t think a thing of it until he started talking about driving himself to the hospital and hobbling out on crutches… Read More Birthdays, Bum Knees, Brides, Boys, and Blues