I’m nursing the baby and she is drifting off to peaceful sleep. I’d like to keep holding her she’s snuggling so sweetly but I think she’ll a...

Monday I called Tyler. "Guess what the neighbors just got?! A Great Pyrenees!" "Cool," he said. "Well, I'm glad...

I think I'm going to die !! As I turned to nurse Lexi this morning, I groaned, or maybe it was more of a moan, "I feel like my musc...

Aren't they clever?! I would've spent ten times as long and a ton of energy unloading by the shovelful

It makes me so happy to look out the window and see freshly tilled dirt! Although, this is more accurately what I see..... (we decided to ...

Really! Somebody just needs to tell me; maybe I'll listen. I can not sew clothes! grrr I have precious little time for sewing and I have...

who just rolled from her back to her tummy!!! Guess this explains her fussiness of the past several days; my babies tend to get quite fuss...

Nothing says springtime like diapers flapping in the breeze. I do love cloth diapering my babies! I love making one-of-a-kind diapers. I l...

We had a visit from Gramma & Grampa Saturday! They brought Gramma Joyce who'd been chomping at the bit to see our new little Lexi....

...than Saturday morning catoons? Why a big brother, of course! and for a momma? A little girl who sees work to be done and does it. Unas...

The little boys just had to go fishing this past weekend! The fish were hungry for those worms! Tony joined us after several fish had al...

We are seriously considering embarking on a journey that it both exciting and terrifying. We've talked about it off and on for years. T...

I finally had time to do the drawing! My very scientific method of choosing a winner... and whose name did I pull out?? Lana! for real!! La...

to get your name in the drawing for free homemade soap!

Yesterday Tony was going to run to Walmart and take Josiah with him. Earlier in the day, Josiah had put on ‘fancy clothes’ (which simply mea...

In my little fairy-tale world we grow pretty much all of our food and make all of our medicines cleaning supplies shampoos and bath & bo...

I have been itching to sew again. Then I had to get the Hancock Fabric's sale paper in the mail; they've got some cute Spring fabric...

Yesterday we ended up at the library during Storytime (or maybe it was Toddler Time??) so I let the little ones join in. There were stories,...

A baby burrito!!

to my very favorite son-in law! Let's face it; we've already given him the very best gift we could ever give! I'm not about to t...

I was going t o post yesterday but someone kept me quite busy! ~ Lily pulled out all of my shoes - which isn't as bad as it sounds - my ...

It seems I'm not the only one enjoying our naps . Yesterday as Jeremiah snuggled up to me (the boys take turns sleeping next to Mom ...

I love how Lexi is loving her bub and her Papa ~ Filed the taxes today. That may end up being my only accomplishment this week although I...

Jeremiah has been hard at work cleaning the kitchen for the past 25 minutes or so. ~ I heard clanking coming from the kitchen and figured Br...

I have this squeal which is - according to my children - reserved only for when I find out a baby is on the way. They can ascertain within s...

I love naptime. Not for the reason one might think, though. I can’t really even describe the feeling. Happy doesn’t really capture it but it...

from January 22nd ~ better late than never....

I’ve been amazed by how busy I have been doing nothing but holding/feeding/changing Lexi with the occasional overseeing of laundry doings an...

Posting may be sporadic. I'm spending about 20 hours a day holding the sweetest little thing imaginable. ~ I still share, though

I cannot help but marvel at God’s goodness to me. ~ Nine years ago He called home our tiny baby before we ever got to meet her/him. ...