I’m pretty sure we made record at the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for having the most, and the youngest, children there at one time Wednesday night – bringing up six kids ranging in ages from 2-8 years old. The Lodge sits at an elevation of about 6400 feet and is only […]
Archives for August 2012
Renovations Update on the upstairs and mudroom
The upstairs renovations are getting close to being done! It’s taking longer than I expected – but it always is with renovations right? Either way, I love the way things are shaping up. So much so that I’m wondering what in the world are we doing giving this brand new space that is equivalant to half a […]
Busy Bag activities on our Montessori Shelves
I had never heard of Busy Bags for toddlers until an invite to a local busy bag mom swap came across my Facebook feed. I clicked on it, saw the crafty things moms would be making and immediately loved the idea. My general overview of busy bags is that these are homeschool like activities for […]
A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. Pretending to be rock stars with a few […]
We have apple butter!
Last week I traded pears from our pear trees, for apples from our dairy farmer at Green Chin Farms. Lucky the apples survived the week long stay in my refrigerator until I could can them all – this morning. I made apple butter and cranberry apple butter. Both batches were made overnight in two separate crock […]
Traveling, time warping, and finding a new routine
When I sat down at my computer today and looked at the calendar I realized it has been a full week since being at my computer, at all! A week since telling you about the first day of school. So where have we been? We’ve been traveling, time warping, unpacking, and now finally, trying to settle […]
Some mothering confessions about summertime
Well, now that summer break is over, let me just say…… 1. I am one happy mom to have my kids back in school. I loved every dance party (just please, no more Girls Just Want to Have Fun!), every homemade cookie, every craft, and every sister hug that summer had to offer. While I […]
First Day of School Dresses
Today was the first day back to school for my girls. To welcome getting back into the school routine, I had some surprises laid out this morning. Including these new dresses, sewn by me. My goal was to sew one for each girl, using this 3 Tiered Peasant Twirl Dress pattern by Teeny Couture on Etsy. But […]
A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. Paddleboarding on the Tennessee River. It’s great living […]
Zucchini Bread Recipe
Squash and zucchini has been filling up the produce drawers in my refrigerator the past few weeks. So we’ve been making lots of zucchini bread. And I’ve found that using squash works just the same, really making it squash bread. Yesterday took some zucchini muffins (that was a mix of squash and zucchini) to a […]