Memorial Day Thoughts

Freedom isn’t free. You know, Memorial Day was started as a special day to honor the men & women who have given their lives in service to our country. When I was growing up, our school always had a special program on Veterans Day and all these old guys would come wearing their little hats and we were all just glad we were out of our classes for the program… until they would start telling stories of...

Simply Wonderful Weekend

Well even though I failed to mention it, my husband still managed to have his 38th birthday. I had a great entry planned about 38 things I love about him, but his birthday just happened to fall on the most busy week I’ve probably had in a year and I didn’t get around to blogging it. Nonetheless, I did plan a special suprsise for him. I invited his mom & his brother’s family up to visit for the...

The Mother’s Day Quilt

Well it’s been a little quiet here on the blog, but it was all for a good cause. I’ve been spending every spare minute trying to finish up my quilt so I could give it to my mom for Mother’s Day. Years ago I gave my dad my first scrapbook, so I wanted to give my mom something equally special ~ my first quilt. Here’s a picture of the front… Yes, you can see the shifting that occurred,...

This One is a TwoFer

You know a 2 for 1! Just head on over to the Front Porch to download a free mini insect unit study and enter a contest to win an Insect Lore Ladybug Land! They want to hear from you and your children. The deadline for the contest is Wednesday, May 9th at 12 a.m. EST so head on over there to check it out....

There’s a new chick in town!

This goes in the file of Things That Only Happen Once You Get A Farm. The neighbor calls the other day and asks if we would like to have a Silkie Bantam baby chick. Someone at her work had been given one for a child for Easter and they decided it was too messy for them.  We said sure and I refrained from going into an indepth discussion on the benefits of a chicken tractor and having a backyard chicken and...