Posted in Nature on Jan 31st, 2011 No Comments »
That’s what I’ll be doing today… I woke to a thick glaze of frost on everything… …it was beautiful. It’s supposed to get bitter cold over the next few days (high tomorrow below zero), and 5-10″ of snow before the sun comes back again. So the kids and I carried in plenty of firewood, [...]
Posted in Simple Pleasures on Jan 28th, 2011 1 Comment »
My two tiny grandsons tangled up in sleep… That’s all. I just had to share…
Posted in Dogs on Jan 26th, 2011 2 Comments »
Cody isn’t having his best day ever. He has a tiny sore on the top of his paw and he won’t leave it alone… … so I had to cover it. We keep single, and slightly holey socks just for this purpose… large ones work great to cover hooves, or with the toes cut [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2011 1 Comment »
I woke up to a light dusting of snow this morning… It looked like everything had been sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar. Stay warm
Posted in Organization on Jan 23rd, 2011 3 Comments »
Yesterday seemed to be “food day” around here… The kids (and Joe) are still loving the homemade waffles I’ve been making with my new waffle iron, so I made a triple batch of waffles this morning… that should be enough to last them several days. Then the kids and I headed out to do the [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Nature, Out and About on Jan 20th, 2011 2 Comments »
It feels strange to write a post without any photos to add to it… My camera never did turn up after I lost it at the Special Olympics basketball camp, and I haven’t taken the time (or spent the money) to replace it yet. So… no photos for awhile. After several warm days the weather [...]
Posted in Daybook on Jan 17th, 2011 No Comments »
FOR TODAY January 17, 2011 Outside my window… the sun is almost up… it’s that hazy, just-past-dawn time of day. I am thinking… of a friend of a friend who is in need of prayers. I am thankful for… today. From the learning rooms…we had a great schooling week last week, and got so much [...]
Posted in Home Remodel, Nature, Organization, Simple Pleasures, Special Olympics, The "Big" Kids, Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2011 No Comments »
As years go… 2010 really kind of stunk. At least for us. I was extremely happy to kiss it good-bye and start fresh with a new year. I think that feeling of a new year/a new start has been driving my mood lately. I’ve been possessed by cleaning out-throwing out-giving away. I’ve gone through the [...]
Posted in Nature, Special Olympics on Jan 12th, 2011 No Comments »
I didn’t realize how much we loved it until it didn’t snow for almost the entire autumn. As the dry, warm, days that were our autumn continued, I felt unsettled… as though something wasn’t right somehow. We needed snow… We got about 10″ of snow with the storm, and it’s been so bitter cold that it’s [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Nature, Simple Pleasures on Jan 9th, 2011 3 Comments »
… it finally feels like winter. It’s been snowing since early this morning, and we’re getting a pretty good covering of white. We may have as much as 8 – 10″ by the time the snow stops tomorrow. Brighty… snow covered because he refuses to go into the barn! ` Things are [...]
