Two weeks ago my miniature horses started driving school. Today my sons and I began our training. The trainer, Dale, put his horse, Smurf (the black horse), with Comanche for awhile and then Toby. We rode like the wind! I had a blast. It was even better than riding for me. Here is a video [...]
You know you are a homeschooler when you never have enough bookshelves. Look familiar? Most of my books are still in boxes from my move last November. I am tackling them this week. I had to save up to order the bookcases. I got 15% off the regular price. I ordered one five-shelf bookcase from [...]
Since no one has been in the barn for a month it was gull of cob webs. I was using the broom to clean then had a light bulb moment and grabbed the leaf blower. Ir worked great and saved a lot of time and energy.
Several months back Fruit in Season’s blog had a post titled A Day in the Life where Christine mentioned she played Doodle Dice with her children. We are a game family so I looked it up and ordered it. It has become my boys’ favorite game. Thank you, Christine, for telling us about Doodle Dice. [...]
Too cute mommy otter and baby pup. Suddenly my arms feel very empty. Off to find find a child to hug…
Slow Cooker White Bean Soup 1 1/2 cups dried great Northern beans, rinsed 2 cups water 2 cups diced Jenny turkey ham 1 carrot, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 potato – peeled and cubed 1 teaspoon Italian-style seasoning 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 3 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth 1 cup [...]
I have the urge to purge. I’ve made several trips to Goodwill this week and I’m taking several large boxes there today. “We have too much stuff!” I ran across this site The Story of Stuff. Please note I am not an environmentalist (we are dittoheads). But this site made some very interesting points about [...]
I began this week hemorrhaging and went to the Shelbyville Emergency Room where they immediately sent me to Vanderbilt Hospital in an ambulance. There is nothing more sobering than an hour ride in an ambulance with flashing lights and screaming sirens. Read about it there
Please see the Heart of Wisdom blog for another update on Robin. Thanks, Kathleen Robin’s friend in Virginia
A few days ago I was hospitalized to receive a blood transfusion. What a difference! I received two units of iron rich blood and feel 20 years younger (a fountain of youth!) Last week, I was so anemic I couldn’t walk up the stairs. Well, I could kind of–I could take three steps, then rest [...]
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