A Conversation

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Farm & Family

One night last week after several repeated attempts to put the three-year-old in bed, he was again standing beside my rocking chair as I nursed the baby. I told him, “If I have to put the baby down to get you back in bed, I’m gonna spank your little...

Stolen Fun

by | Nov 11, 2010 | Farm & Family

Apparently I can’t write and blog with a new baby. So know that I’m still around but have pretty much banned myself from the internet each day until I have had at least 20 minutes of writing time. (Yeah, breaking that rule right now and the baby is on my...

Learning Patience

by | Oct 25, 2010 | Farm & Family

This little cowboy likes to do everything himself. If I’m peeling blanched tomatoes for salsa, then he wants his own knife and tomatoes to peel. It’s often a bit messier than I’d like. It’s not just me he likes to help. If his Dad is digging,...

3 Seats, 7 People

by | Oct 22, 2010 | Farm & Family

Imagine seven people sitting in the cab of this truck. One of them in an infant carseat. Then add two tupperware containers of cookies, two 9×13 pans of BBQ turkey, two sets of tongs, and a diaper bag. That was my Sunday a couple of weeks ago. It started out...

More Cow-Cow Anyone?

by | Oct 18, 2010 | Musings

This boy loves chocolate milk. When he began speaking he called it cow-cow. Now our family all calls chocolate milk cow-cow. I’m sure you have similar words in your family. Please share them and help a friend of mine. This is my amazing blog friend named Kimber....