Days Like This Come and Go

Does your sink (and every available kitchen counter) ever look like this? Or your hampers like this? I assure you my other three hampers look strikingly similar to this one. So I’m at the keyboard trying to cough up enough intestinal fortitude to GET ‘ER...

All Night Christmas Party 2009

This tradition began eleven years ago when our two young children would not settle down to go to sleep one Friday night after our ward Christmas Party. My husband and I decided not to fight it and made it a night where we played whatever games the children wanted. We...

Welcoming Winter

This was sunrise yesterday. Snow is good for playing, but chores still have to be done. Chickens have to be fed and watered. There are eggs to collect and … firewood to bring in. Somehow, halfway to the house with a load of firewood, building a snowman seemed...

Hasty Pudding

This recipe comes from my Grandma Hoth. It’s very English as was she. (My parents have a small three-ring binder of her handwritten recipes–at least my Dad’s favorites. Things like this are family treasures!) This steaming dessert is perfect for a...