I am thankful for many usual things this year: my family, home(s), animals, food, etc. But I am also thankful for having a phone again. Silly, I know, but this is the 21st century and I am a bit of a geek! We enjoyed a very, nice and quiet Thanksgiving at our new 2nd home…
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Ways in which our home is not like other homes
When was the first time that you realized that your home was not like other people’s homes? (Guest Post by Catherine Gildiner, author of After the Falls) (This was the NaBloPoMo writing prompt for November 9th) I’m too foggy-headed to remember anything as detailed or as witty as a ‘first time’ but I can list…
Juggling over balancing
Making family time is important to me. How do you balance your children, relationship, and work life? ~Rikki Lake (guest prompt) I’m a juggler, not so much into balancing. Seriously, I’ll cover this post more later – when I’m not ill.
All of my girls home for the weekend
To some families this may seem a rarity, but it is only new to me this year – the year my eldest daughter (of 4) went away to college. She isn’t too far away – only about 45 minutes to an hour, but she isn’t here, under the same roof, day in and day out…
Three month update Summer 2011
Well, the last 2 posts were 3 months apart, so the title seemed obvious or obnoxious or something anyway. There is much going on around here. The eldest daughter has went away to college. I’ve only cried a little on the outside but it’s been rivers on the inside. I am *SO* proud of her,…
Time4Learning Online Curriculum – The Initial First Month Review
My two younger daughters and I have been trying out the online curriculum “Time4Learning”:http://www.time4learning.com for the past month. I had read about “Time4Learning”:http://www.time4learning.com in a review done by “Woolwytch,”:http://woolwytch.com/ last year sometime. The verdict thus far is that we really like it. For help on this interview, I had each of the girls write their…
Time4 Learning Online Curriculum Review
I’ve been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as an “online homeschooling curriculum,”:http://www.time4learning.com/curriculum/demos.html a “web based afterschool tutorial”:http://www.time4learning.com/curriculum/afterschool.html or an “online summer program.”:http://www.time4learning.com/summer-school.shtml Find out how…
We have a heifer!
Our first calf on the property was born this morning – on BooHopper’s birthday, to boot! So far, I haven’t gotten close enough to confirm beyond a shadow of a doubt, but it _looks_ like we have a heifer! (baby girl cow) This is awesome! We want lots of girls – we only need one…
Getting the sad news out of the way
Yesterday was a bit of a sad day around here. And I say get the sad news _’out of the way’_ simply because there are times to dwell on sadness and times to brush it aside to focus on the good things. Even out of death we can focus on good things – like memories,…
Riding horses and shorn sheep – Finally!
Yes, it’s been busy here, as usual. I’m working more hours, on the computer, and more hours in the garden. We are finally riding the horses – Cheyenne and Cody, anyway. We waited until Cheyenne had her hooves trimmed last month. They are both doing well, though they are a bit rusty. We have to…