The beginning of May found us celebrating Renae and her high school graduation. Friends and family gathered with us and shared a lovely evening celebrating this milestone for Renae. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for us and my heart is still singing grateful. We gathered in our backyard, the one with the Kansas […]
Three of Our Favorite Schoolbooks
Today I bring a bit about schoolbooks. We’ve homeschooled ever since R was a tiny kindergartener. We’ve had schoolbooks we’ve loved and some we didn’t. We’ve had some I definitely wished we wouldn’t have bought. We’ve done some of this and we’ve tried some of that. Trial and error. Learn along the way! And every […]
Wherein We Visit the Statehouse
When we visited Matthew’s brother’s family a bit back, we took a daytrip and one of the things we did was visit the capitol building, or statehouse, as it is commonly referred to, in Topeka. We’d long talked of going and had mentioned it before to J&E, because they don’t live that far away from […]
Washi Tape ClipBoard
{affiliate links included} This is another one of Renae’s projects. I think someone as craft-challenged as myself could even handle this! 😉 I’m pretty sure she saw this idea on Pinterest and I had several clipboards around and I had washi tape in amongst my ribbon and gift packaging stuff. It really does look fun […]
Of Repurposes and Crafts, Duct Tape and Yarn
These pictures have been hanging out patiently waiting for me. They are some different craft things and repurposes that Renae has had fun making. I’d been wanting to take pictures of some of her stuff. Finally, got that done. Then the next step was putting some together in a blogpost. So, now I’m working on […]
Peyton Manning
Well. I’ve meant to post this poem written by my daughter for quite some time. Along with a lot of other to-post-to-blog pictures and paraphernalia. I find my desk littered with scribbled bits of paper and lists jotted and every now and then a coherent thought caught up in the fray. Some manage to make […]
Marshmallow Peeps Spring Cake
I saw the idea for a cake topped with marshmallow Peeps in a magazine and thought it looked like fun. I am far from blue ribbon category or magazine photo worthy or Pinterest Perfect when it comes to culinary creations. I just enjoy baking and trying out new recipes now and then. When I get […]
Detailed Nativity
When we pulled out our Christmas decorations and nativities and set them up throughout our house, back in December, Renae took one of the nativities we have and detailed it and set it up in the basement. Then she had fun posing it and taking pictures of it. I loved what she did with it […]
In Which We Make a Super-Size Butterhorn
My son has been asking for butterhorns. Our weather cooled off and the chill always makes it sound fun to bake and have the warmth of the oven and the yummy, homey smells of the said baking. We had a rainy, gray Monday, so we stirred up butterhorn dough and set it to raise. My […]
Home Ec and Carrots and Drilling {hello monday}
Here we go a’drillin’ wheat down in the worked-up ground… Hello to helping cut some beans and then hopping into more wheat drilling prep and starting to cultivate and to drill~ Hello to carrot harvest! Tucker helped Grandma dig carrots and she sent a bunch home with him. Aren’t they so pretty? I love the […]
Lego Pirate Ship
This was Tucker’s building project the week before last. He worked on it here and there most of the week. He really enjoys building and designing Lego creations. He builds something and keeps it for a while and then when inspiration strikes, he starts his next creation. He always enjoys showing his projects to us […]
Back to School {hello monday]
Feast or famine. Lots of pictures or not very many! Hello to lots of photos I want to post this week! Some of them aren’t anything that original, but somehow I enjoy photos of this and that around the house showcasing daily details. And I’m a little more thankful for daily life and the everday […]
Cutting Our Milo
We’ve been cutting some milo! Well, my husband has been. He doesn’t have a very machinery-operator-friendly wife. I’ve been taking pictures and running errands and taking some food and snacks over to the field. And now I’m posting some pictures. Cause I do that better than I drive truck. Cuddling down inside the truck sleeper. It was […]
Another Week on This Farm{Hello Monday}
Hello to dishcloths ready to mail and hello to getting them mailed! 🙂 Hello to fun mail that isn’t just bills or offers or product magazines! Hello to getting a letter from our youngest niece with this cute little Indian, she colored, in it! Hello to his cheery presence on my fridge! Hello to pie crusts in the […]
Hello Happenings!
I’m amazed at how long ago the beginning of a week can seem. When I flipped through to see what pictures I had taken this past week, I thought, “We did that just the beginning of the week?” It seemed like it was much longer ago! Hello to painting fun and art class and creating […]
Hello to This and That!
When I took my walk this morning, I really wondered where the summer has gone?! The air was cool and crisp and definitely had more of an autumnish feel to it. Hello to making pumpkin cookies and pumpkin pie last week! I must be more ready for fall than I think I am. Hello to […]
Hand-Knitted Farmhouse Dishcloths
When we were in Ohio, we visited my Grandmother. She is almost 92 years old. Earlier this spring she wasn’t very well at all and we really thought she would be in heaven right now, instead of still on this earth. She slowly improved though, till she was no longer just in bed and no longer needed […]
