I see you. I see your incredible participation and contribution. The busiest time of our family life. Certainly the most challenging. This Father’s Day weekend, we transition into a different kind of parenting, as we graduate one of our daughters. It’s all a lot. Very much, a lot. Three teenage girls. Uber driving for kids’ jobs … Continue reading
Flowers in season, my favourite, baptisia. Also the deer’s favourite. But I haven’t seen them since Violet. I’m told they might be nesting, they’re not afraid puppies, even really big puppies. The chicks are chomping at the beak to get out of the brooder. I sit on a stump by the brooder with the computer … Continue reading
You’d think I was doing nothing but homesteading with all these homestead posts. Based on my tan, you might partly be right. Beginning of June and I’m as tan as I am usually at the end of a summer. What are the kids doing in this mix? We take a seasonal shift at the beginning … Continue reading
Did I tell you I’ve been a practicing bread maker? This has been a fairly new endeavour. I’ve tried it before, but not made my family dependant on it until January. Occasionally I still buy bread, but mostly I keep the sourdough starter happy and make a couple loaves every few days. I won’t start … Continue reading
I may have missed my calling. I am loving this first honeymoon week of critter care. The emotion similar to my husband’s and my engagement week, or our honeymoon week, or every baby post-partum week. Puppy and chicks, woot woot! I’m loving it. I’m diligent and eager to wipe those chick butts. (yes, that’s a … Continue reading
I wanted to title this post, ‘we’re having a baby’, but that would be disingenuous. We’re having thirteen babies! How to make a home a homestead? Add some critters. And we are doing that in a bakers dozen this week. An unexpected surprise added to our world, a dog baby. To decide on a dog … Continue reading
We’ve been reaping the benefit of a financial children’s teaching program for four years. (This is the only gimmicky sales seminar I’ve ever purchased.) The program was hoping to teach me something about financially savvy kids (and also sell me their wares). And it has been worth every penny! We want our children to learn … Continue reading
