14 Dead Meat Chickens (Grrrr), 1 Dead Opossum (Boo-Yah!) and Someone Hit My Car with a 4-Wheeler AGAIN!
14 Dead Meat Chickens We had 22 meat chickens. Then I stepped on one. Accidentally, of course. I broke it’s neck. I …
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Children, Chickens, Weeds & Work
If you’re already confused, stick with me. This post includes: 5 cent chickens (300 of them) CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) Weeds Grumbling …
Why We Have Rabbits
Why, oh why do we have 3 rabbits? Why would anyone get rabbits? A. To eat B. To have baby rabbits C. …
Happy Birthday! My Baby is 8!
I’m not sure how it happened…. I remember the day he came home from the hospital…… Speaking of bringing the 4th child …
When You Can’t Afford a Pool – Do This
It gets hot in Kentucky. It can get humid, sticky, muggy and not so wonderful once summer spring hits. We don’t have …
The Best Part About Homeschooling
The best part about homeschooling is summer. Can I say that? Is summer actually a part of homeschooling? Probably not. But it’s …
7 Secrets to Get Kids Working in the Garden (and Loving it)
Getting Kids Working in the Garden I have been gardening with children for as long as I can remember. I have 4 …
Happy Birthday!
It’s my oldest son’s 15th birthday! Happy Birthday, buddy, I love you! Here’s a trip down memory lane, in no particular order. …
141st Running of the Kentucky Derby!
Today is the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is known as “the most exciting 2 minutes in sports”, …
1 Archaic Book To Intrigue (or offend) You This Winter Morning
It’s winter. Which means we spend a lot of time reading books around here. Being an old-fashioned girl, I am drawn to …
13 Things That May Have Happened at The Farm & Machinery Show
We attended the National Farm & Machinery Show here in Kentucky. I was having one of those days when my mouth was …
Artificial Insemination – Again
The Artificial Insemination guy came out to visit our sweet cow, Faith. We are trying to change her current maternal status from “open” …
Cut Out Cookies – Roll Cookies – Sugar Cookies – Best Iced Cookie You’ll Ever Eat
Every Christmas we make “roll cookies.” Some call these “sugar cookies” or “Christmas cookies” or “cut-out cookies.” On my grandmother’s recipe card, …
Going to See Santa…
We go to BASS Pro Shop every year before Christmas. It adds to the running around like a chicken with your head-cut-off …
Christmas Week Exhaustion
Christmas is officially over. Whew! As we were packing up all the Christmas decorations (we do this the day after Christmas because …