In pictures…
Posted in In pictures on Saturday, 31 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
So me:
So NOT me:
Yes, the birkies on top are mine. They’re my gardening shoes. I also have a nice pair of Sunday-go-to-meetin’ birkies.
Archive for May, 2008
Growing Up
Posted in Conservation, Country Life, Family, Food, Home, Sustainable Living on Saturday, 31 May 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had one of THOSE moments today. I was cleaning and decapitating 3 gallons of strawberries. Unfortunately, the were a bit over-ripe and started to grow mold on the top. As I was sorting the good from the bad, I could easily see how much I’ve changed in the last eight years.
In the 20th century, [...]
No worries
Posted in Various & Sundry on Saturday, 31 May 2008 | No Comments »
I won’t be changing the header for this blog. I was talking about my super-dog secret blog that I usually don’t talk about here. Especially since I went into a posting hiatus at Christmas time and couldn’t get the momentum going again.
Enriching Everyday Life
I ended up using a different sunflower picture. Once [...]
Grrrr.
Posted in Uncategorized on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | 3 Comments »
I want to put this picture in my blog header, but for some reason wordpress won’t let me.
Can I have a temper tantrum?
What was I thinking?
Posted in Family on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
As if my life isn’t noisy enough….
Alas, I have a happy Flower Child. Perhaps ear plugs should be in my future? Or replacing the hardwood floors with carpet?
Job Security
Posted in Education on Wednesday, 21 May 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Higher Education Bubble
That is, when are enough people going to realize that investing in a college education is, for more and more people, a foolish proposition, because it’s going to get you deep in a ditch of debt that you cannot easily climb out of. This debt will delay your ability to buy a [...]
Global warming?
Posted in Country Life, Random Thoughts on Tuesday, 20 May 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not in Southern Kentucky!
Last year by this time I’d already picked enough strawberries to give away quarts to friends and neighbors and to make my first batch of strawberry jam. I picked the first berries of this season on Sunday, only about two quarts. And they weren’t very sweet.
We’ve had the most beautiful weather for [...]
What should a high schooler learn?
Posted in Family, Homeschooling on Tuesday, 20 May 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
Princess(14) has decided to not graduate early and at the same time I’ve discovered that dual enrollment might not be an option for her jr and sr year.
Rooster(16) will be graduating a year later than we had anticipated, BUT it is possible that he could graduate on time [...]
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Posted in Family, Homeschooling on Friday, 16 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
Posted in Economy, Family, Pets on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
We have seen evidence of the slowing economy right here in our community. In the last few weeks we’ve had no fewer than five cats show up on our doorstep. We know that the owners of two moved into town because they could not afford to commute from out here in the country any longer. [...]
Did I really just say that?!
Posted in Family, Life, Teens on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | No Comments »
“You may take ONE shower a day! ONE!”
Said to the 16yo boy. Did I really just say that? Wasn’t it just yesterday I was yelling that he MUST take one shower a day? Will he regress?
World in Crisis
Posted in Capitalism, Faith, Food, Random Thoughts on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | No Comments »
As The World Gets Hungrier The Big Name Food Companies Get Richer
I get tired of hearing how Free Market Capitalism is somehow The Most Biblical form of economy on the planet. Capitalism, like every other type of economy or form of government, is not immune from sin. In the case of capitalism, greed rears its [...]
Those social misfits!
Posted in Family, Homeschooling on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m speaking about homeschoolers, of course. How dare they step outside the bounds of normal and actually interact with other children who are not their age! Can you read the sarcasm dripping off that sentence? I hope so.
Today I was reminded of one of the perks homeschooling sends our way. For many families who teach [...]
Remember Mohawk?
Posted in Country Life, Homesteading on Saturday, 3 May 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t worry. Dad says he’s so cute we’ll keep him even though he’s a he.
