Wow its been awhile since I updated my list. I’m going to try to be better about posting here…
261. Time with my quickly growing eldest daughter
262. Back to School shopping
263. My Father’s World: Countries & Cultures study
264. New Notebooks
265. New Routines
266. Fun VBS for the kiddos
267. Storytime with my 2 year old
268. A cruising baby [...]
246. Late night talks with my husband
247. Beautiful piano music playing in the background
248. gentle rain
249. God watering our garden & trees
250. kids plugging away at their lessons quietly
251. bread rising
252. baby sleeping
253. school year coming to an end
254. a clean kitchen this morning
255. yummy foods coming out of the kitchen
256. my sister getting a [...]
221. Birthday weekends
222. Phone calls from loved ones
223. Rain
224. Hail—such a fascinating weather phenomenon (as long as its not the damaging kind)
225. God’s love captured in a necklace sweetly given to me by my husband
226. A new week
227. A new month
228. A growing baby boy
229. The light at the end of the tunnel for our [...]
197. Raw Milk once again!
198. Playing 4 square with the family after dinner
199. Reading Farmer Boy aloud to the family
200. Homemade Caramel Sauce
201. A Smiling Boy
202. Helpful 11 year old daughter
203. Nearing the end of a 2 year study with Mystery of History
204. Windy Spring Days
205. My Grandparents & getting to spend time with them [...]
After years of talking and dreaming about it we are moving to Montana next week. I can hardly believe it! Yes, we know it is cold there but we can’t wait! We are looking forward to getting out of the city, enjoying the country life, being close to my grandparents and having seasons! We are [...]
Our home inspection did not go well—the home inspector suggested we gut the house keeping only the structure, foundation and roof if we fixed it. Then the termite inspector found a huge nest and said the termites had been feasting for several years and we would have to test every stud. Finally, the mold inspector [...]
After years of talking, months of looking and planning—we have a contract on our first piece of land. It is a 1500 sq ft house with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths on 3.3 acres in a rural area just outside of town. Still in the desert but this is our practice place. Our chance to [...]
I just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver.
I loved reading this description of how one family decided to grow as much of their own food as they could and only purchase what they could find in their own county for one year. They moved from Arizona to Virginia [...]
Last January I told you that we were setting aside a jar to donate money for World Vision and I wanted to give you a followup on our progress.
On Christmas morning after we opened our gifts we counted up the money we saved all year. Plus final donations from everyone including our family that was [...]
Sorry I haven’t been posting much. We’ve been finding ways to get out of the heat this summer.
We found a great area that is only 3 hours away to try out camping. (Last year we decided that we should adopt camping as a family hobby. This is only our second attempt at it and we’ve [...]
