It’s the time of year where we step out the back door and snip our salad for dinner and scramble up fresh eggs for breakfast. Need an herb? Trim some fresh mint for your tea or throw some dill in your sauté. This is my favorite time of they year to garden. My enthusaisam is still running […]
A Very February Winter, at home and in Colorado
This weather has been crazy huh? Last week the snow kept falling on our house. After the week of ice, we had snow on Saturday and then five inches dumped on our house Monday night. The director of my girls’ school hired a bobcat and someone to plow the driveway so the children managed to […]
Ice (with a little bit of snow) days
We are thawing out after an ice storm here in East Tennessee. First it was predicted that we would get 5″-8″ of snow. Then over time it was diminished to 1/2″ of ice topped with a light snow. It hasn’t stopped the kids from having fun. Because ice makes for really fast sledding! Fortunately we […]
Checking for eggs!
I didn’t expect our chickens to lay eggs until Spring. They are five months old now. Days are shorter and last week we had a frigate snap where it didn’t get above freezing for several days. So I have not bothered to look for eggs this winter. I went out to check on the chickens because […]
Christmas is done. Welcome 2015
Hello! As you’re probably noticing, the site is getting a facelift for the new year. I’m still trying to figure out exactly how I want it to look and function. So bare with me a bit longer. I work on it when I can because I love it. But I don’t love it when it takes […]
An easy 8 birthday party
My middle girl turned eight earlier this month. Last year we had a holiday party of crafts and wonderland including gingerbread house making with 15 girls. This year I felt like eight was meant to be easier, more intimate and something special with just a few friends. Plus this way we got to drag it […]
Snapshots of Fall
It snowed here yesterday morning, so it doesn’t feel like fall anymore. But there is a few quick things and memories I want to get down before they slip away. This year we have after school activities down to a totally manageable pace. Piano lessons are on Saturdays two doors up from our house. Girls Scouts happens at […]
Celebrating five walks around the sun
I can’t write about the oldest turning 10 without the writing about the youngest turning five. When my oldest was turning five, her one birthday wish was not to have her sister be born on her birthday, and have to share her birthday. My due date WAS on her birthday after all. But I willed […]
Chickens!
Our six backyard chickens are officially settled into the coop. The garden around the coop is still a work in progress. But you guys – we have chickens! I still can’t believe my husband (with some help from my dad) BUILT our chicken coop. My dad is a super woodworker fellow who built houses for […]