Z and I were staking peas in the garden, and I made a comment about the “cute little baby peas”. Someone with a very tender heart thought the little baby peas must be hungry… So here she is, giving them her very best attempt at num-nums. Yup, here I am again, poking my head […]
Well, I tried not to make a stink. It all started when I received a summons for jury duty several weeks ago. June 1st was the dread day, so off we went to the courthouse. As soon as I could, I took babe in to see the judge, and requested exemption for being a mother with a […]
May 10 was Caleb’s ninth birthday, and his gift from me was this little mare and her pinto foal. Zia fell in love with them while I was making them, and constantly begged to hold them. (Do most girls go horse crazy before they’re even two?) She still keeps those little horses in her memory, and […]
Today was one of those damp, rainy, earthy-smelling days. David worked on the fence all day, and the Z and I were mostly out with him…digging around in the garden and pretending we were working hard, too. It was really quite nice to be out in the wetness. Sometimes I think […]
Here is the little house David built for Zia earlier this month. She had a blast “helping” him. I caught her sitting in the box of materials, screw firmly inserted in place -in her mouth, of course, just like Dadda- ratcheting away. I probably should have snatched the screw like any conscientious mother would…but she was just […]
