Yesterday was a busy day of errands, school, chores, and everything that goes into our normal daily life... but as the day progressed, my mind started cementing on an idea and I told the kids to come on, let's make something together!We have our annual pumpkin carving party this … [Read more...] about A Monsterously Good Time
Fluffy Pumpkin Slime
I used to be fun... For some reason when the kids were younger it seems like we "did" more? I don't know how... maybe I just documented more because I didn't get fussed at for pictures or whatnot... I don't know. Regardless, I heard one of my kids mention that we don't do a whole … [Read more...] about Fluffy Pumpkin Slime
Abe’s manhood ceremony
This year for Abram's birthday, we had a pretty big to-do. We had friends and family over and had a "manhood ceremony" for Abe. He turned 14 this year, and Shannon and our pastor, Brother Jonathan and several others came to encourage Abe to take these years as an … [Read more...] about Abe’s manhood ceremony
Preserving the harvest!
We had a decent garden yield this summer, considering we didn't get started til very late! We always buy extra tomatoes, maybe one day I will be able to grow as many as we need, but thankfully we have lots of farmers around here that sell their extras. This … [Read more...] about Preserving the harvest!
A stroll through the garden…
A week in the garden update:Things are really coming along. We are now getting squash, zucchini, and sometimes peppers daily. I expect to get tomatoes in the next few weeks. I look forward to gathering flowers as well as an apron full of garden produce. The butternut squash … [Read more...] about A stroll through the garden…
