I nearly burnt the dinner last night, and then cookies later that evening. What was the cause of my distraction? I was looking at flood pictures from the Binghampton, NY area. I was mesmerized because this is the area we lived in when we were on the homestead. There was actually a picture posted by…
Continue ReadingRelishing Breakfast
To Do Today: More Laundry, thanks to letting my kids enjoy life….
Continue ReadingDue Date +4: Ramblings
Today, to distract myself, (’cause I don’t have a baby yet and it’s all I think about unless I keep really busy but I wore myself out by 3pm) I went over and visited the Pioneer Woman. Everyone knows who she is. She’s got a huge, wonderful blog and a ginormous following (she gets an…
Continue ReadingThe View From Here
Baby and me hulling strawberries.
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Happy Birthday
This is my blogger birthday greeting for the bestest wife and mother of my children, and my BFF, Trina. Happy birthday Honey. Love, Jeremy
Continue ReadingMake a stand for Freedom
Take 2 minutes and sign the online petition. The powers that be in Washington seem bent on destruction and don’t seem to care what we the people, their own constituents, are saying.
Continue ReadingMake your fridge be nice to you.
I did it – for the first time since moving last summer, I cleaned my fridge from top to bottom. I deem that confession revealing enough that a ‘Before’ picture is unnecessary. Ha. This is what it looked like After. So sparkly that one should wear sunglasses when fetching a glass of milk. I also…
Continue ReadingA Cook of Very Little Brain
OK, so, it’s Wednesday. You want me to tell you about my latest foray into a healthier lifestyle and more nourishing cooking. I’m fine with that – I have so much to share with you! My frustration and writer’s block and all that comes in because I’ve confined myself to blog on this subject only…
Continue ReadingThe Adventures of Little Dog, part two
The other day, The Boy wanted to go outside. He pulled a chair to the hat and mitten box, found his mittens, scarf, and hat. Then he pulled his snow pants and coat off the hooks, and found his boots. All by himself. Since he had done half the work, I decided I could do…
Continue ReadingThe Adventures of Little Dog, part one
Little Dog wearing a cabbage leaf hat Little Dog came to us a year and a half ago – a gift from Jesse’s great grandmother upon meeting her for the first time. For a while, he was just one of a half dozen other stuffed animals, including Bald Eagle, Dinosaur, and Little Owl. But then…
Continue ReadingTis the Season
Orange slices have always been one of my favorite Christmas decorations. Jesse loved helping me place the fresh slices on the drying rack – next week we’ll string them and hang them in the windows to make solar powered light garlands. many of the slices were licked before going on the tray When we finished…
Continue ReadingClaire’s Birthday
One year ago today we welcomed our precious little daughter into our home. A little sister for Jesse Our little bug-eyed, finger sucking, princess We love this little treasure with her bright eyes and wide smile. Happy Birthday, Princess!
Continue ReadingHow to Fold a Washcloth, with Jesse Lincoln
This is my little laundry helper. I used to hate doing laundry. With this little man, it becomes a pleasant task we do together. He folds all the washcloths in every load.
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Ohh, Eggs!
As best I can figure, his goal was to switch the eggs from the grey carton to the pink one – which required emptying the pink one, of course. This is what happens if I stay on the computer too long – thus, less posts than I intended this week! Amazingly, no eggs were broken…
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