Exploring Life In The Grit Of The Earth
Posted in Do It Yourself, Knitting, Mothering on Sep 26th, 2010
Okay, well only one mouse was away … Kaia went to her Nana’s house for a few days. But even with the other little mousey around, this ended up being the weekend of getting stuff done! Maybe it’s the energy of fall making me want to put my house in order. Or maybe I’m just [...]
Posted in Do It Yourself, General on Sep 19th, 2010
Every year around this time we have a bonfire to celebrate the coming of Fall and Toby’s B-day. But this year, we are also celebrating Kaia’s speedy recovery from the snake bite, and Toby’s new job! We have a lot to be thankful for. When I saw this post a few months ago on painting [...]
Posted in Mothering on Sep 17th, 2010
Leif has started getting interested in dressing himself. He loves to try to put on shoes and pants. He will even get mad if you try to help him out. Well, yesterday he found his sisters panties. He was very happy with himself!! He went to sleep that night wearing a pair of pants with [...]
We took the kids to the fair last night for some fun on the rides and greasy fair food! Kaia has always been a very cautious child and likes to ride the slower kiddie rides. Leif went on any ride that he was tall enough for and then cried and screamed “MORE!” as soon as [...]
Posted in Chickens/Ducks on Sep 11th, 2010
The ducks have been putting themselves to bed for about a week now. That means that as the sun starts going down, they head up the ramp and into the coop without me having to chase them around. Yay!! So, they have officially earned their time free ranging. And because they are no longer enclosed, [...]
Posted in Home Schooling, Mothering on Sep 7th, 2010