imagination

Margaret and William are well into the make-believe stage. Imaginations are running wild. Of course most things still currently tie back in...

materialistic horses

I have been doing a lot of reading about horses and riding lately. After officially advertising and beginning to teach riding lessons I h...

Resurrection Day

Easter season came and went. Quickly. I have to tell myself I am building up our traditions bit by bit, a little bit more every year. Next ...

reptilian

I dislike driving in the springtime. It should be pure bliss - driving with the windows down, smelling all of the fragrant flowers. But a...

i feel so alive

I am celebrating life today. After roughly 24 hours of the stomach virus (not to mention the previous 24 hours when the kids were sufferin...

watering the chickens

Margaret & William love to help me take care of the chickens. We have broken more than a couple eggs due to their wonderful exuberance ...

three babes in a tub

  Sharks and elephants and butterflies, oh my.

if you're happy and you know it

The daffodils are blooming along our fence line. Crocuses and hyacinths and tulips that were planted last year are adding lovely color in m...

well-worn

Has it really been three weeks since my last post?  Whoops. Somewhere in that blink of an eye, life happened. Hosting f...

the birthday girl

Our little Valentine girl. I think her birthday day was a success.      It involved a little playing in the snow, a little (warm) hot...