Yesterday the girls presented us with a JUMBO egg. They were very giddy about it since it seemed to be our biggest yet. Fortunately, their father was already in the midst of making Harmut waffles and would be needing 3 eggs. He used the jumbo egg in place of two eggs. I just feel sorry [...]

Surplus, that’s not a word you here too often these days. However, our hard-working chickens are providing quite a surplus of eggs for us this week. Yesterday the girls collected 7 eggs, and we’ve been getting an average of at least 4-5 each day. Our family is not going to be able to keep up [...]

Last night Annie went on a search for a replacement pair of gloves since her usual ones were soiled after outside chores. She brought the glove bin inside and took it upon herself to take out every glove to find its match. There was an inordinate amount of lone gloves, so I told her she [...]

Let me start off this post by relaying some sad news. Our elderly cat, Lilly, has passed on. She was with us for almost 14 years and will definitely be missed. In the past few months her health rapidly declined. Ever since we moved to SD she started refusing eating the dry, cat food that [...]

We have been trying to keep our whiteboard calendar updated for all the family to see, and Annie has taken up the duty of putting on all the lessons throughout the week. I noticed she put g-tics, and I asked her what is that supposed to stand for. “Gymnastics. Duh, Mom!” Apparently, my brain isn’t [...]