about 6 weeks ago I noticed that the oven element was about to go out. TJ (or was it Tyler? I forget) suggested ordering a new one ...

So. Remember a few months ago, when I made my croquis ? Well, Penny was going to come over and help me take my measurements. The da...

The other day, Jeremiah said something about 'new car smell'. Having never owned, or even been in a brand new car, I said, ...

So proud of my boys hard work these past three years! Brandon earned a black belt in TaeKwonDo today and Jeremiah and Josiah passed...

My photography skills are seriously lacking - I know this. But this fall our yard has been so pretty, I had to at least try and capt...

There's this thing on facebook: you get a number and then you write that many things about yourself. If someone 'likes'...

I didn't mean to, but I did. I said there was no longer any distinction between the chicks and chickens, they were all just chi...

I know I've bragged on Lola before. I can't help it; she really is the perfect dog. Now that we have Jack,though, she's e...

I once bought a cd called Twenty-four Hours is All You Get . It was a talk (or series of talks) done by a homeschooling mom of many. ...

Found these when I put pictures on the computer last week. Brandon had taken the camera and tripod out one night when the moon was brig...

Traditionally,  gumbo is made by cooking a roux (a mix of flour and grease of some sort) for a very long time. Not being a fan of...

TJ came down for the weekend and got to run his first official 5K. He was the 25th person to come in with a time of 26 minutes, a...

Over the years, TJ has let me know reminded me, multiple times, that he still was in need of a quilt. I had been collec...