It has been a wild couple of days. While I was anxiously waiting for some good news from the hunters, I decided that I should bake some cookies. I mean isn't that what every mom does while waiting to hear from her hunters?!? Not long after I wrote the blog post and as i was … Continue reading A Tale of Two Bucks

I just sent the boys all out for day 2 of rifle deer season. One would think that I would relish the time alone. In some ways I do, but a lot has happened here in the last few days that leave me a little restless. Only at a small country church do you come … Continue reading The Love of the Hunt

Harvest continues to roll on here. We are getting closer to being able to be able to family things again. We look out at the fields surrounding our drive home and are now able to see for miles rather than feet. But I can also see myself getting weary. Harvest is always a busy time … Continue reading Amber Waves of Grain

Football has come to an end, but the weather has still been pretty mild. The boys have been enjoying the weather and the harvest. The crew has been picking closer to the house so it has been easier to let the boys go after school. Usually the first thing they ask when they get home … Continue reading Harvest Helpers

We have been doing quite nicely with our chickens and garden.  The garden has now come to an end and the poor chickens are molting so egg production has slowed down for a bit which led me to start thinking about the next projects we can do with Cade. Last winter we had more snow … Continue reading Winter Projects

Today the boys were home from school for fall break. Since we live on a farm, there are plenty of chores to be done so fall break equals helping with fall chores. Cade woke up early this morning to go with Brent. They had plenty of chores to be done. They went to the pasture … Continue reading Fall Break with Fall Farm Chores

We have been busy with all things fall right now at our house. Harvest got off to a good start and then the rain has set in and brought it to a stop. But while it was going, Cade was totally involved. He would walk in the door after school and the first thing out … Continue reading Fall is Here

Today was a field trip day in the 5th grade. This was a field trip that wasn't even on my radar at the beginning of the school year. Today the kids rode their bikes to the cemetery about 1 1/2 miles away...up hill from the school. Our school is amazing though and they offer a … Continue reading Field Trip Day

I know that September is Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month and that we just celebrated World Duchenne Awareness Day, but today I want to celebrate the unrecognized superhero in our story.  Today's post is going to be about Cole.  Cole's birthday is coming up on Monday and I wanted to draw some attention to him. Cole … Continue reading Happy Birthday Cole!!

This weekend I have been on edge. The boys have definitely had their less than pleasing moments but something more seemed to be bugging me. It was something I could not figure out until I started driving home. This trip seemed even harder even though we got stable results. I just keep thinking about how … Continue reading A Hot Mess