February is short for a reason–I’m sure of it. Days of below-zero along with a little bout of the sniffles kept us indoors most of this week. We’re all feeling better now, and I’m oh-so ready to get out and walk, run, snowshoe, climb a tree, plant a garden, you name it. And drag these […]
I haven’t been blogging for a few days, but we’re all fine–healthy, snug, and cozy. We’ve been having some chilly 3 degree mornings (and a -14 degree one!) but the wood stove is roaring, and life goes on. It’s been a string of sleepy days–due to sleepless nights–just keeping up with homeschool, laundry, meals, and lots […]
He comes home today, and we’re oh-so-ready. A very excited girl has been counting down the days, letting me know at the crack of dawn each morning exactly how many days are left until the glorious Day of big brother’s return. We have a very yummy cookies ‘n cream cake ready and waiting, a burlap […]
We’ve jumped into winter with a fresh load of snow, snow angels, a gingerbread house (thanks, Jodi), paper snowflakes, a mamma/girl-made stocking, and a little secret sewing. Caleb left Saturday to visit his mom for the holidays. Our Christmas celebrations here are sparse and simple, but I really just want a string of happy days, especially for […]
We had such a yummy Thanksgiving feast. A juicy turkey, gravy, red chile, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, raw cranberry-fruit sauce, raw walnut-carrot stuffing, David’s “green jello” (watergate salad), eggnog, sparkling apple cider, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Caleb peeled the potatoes in record time (really–5 minutes to peel that giant bag from Costco?) while […]
