Posts in Books, Family, Motherhood, Stay-At-Home, The Homestead

Homebodies

December 13th, 2011 — Books, Family, Motherhood, Stay-At-Home, The Homestead

I’m not normally one to brag, but this is just too good not to share. Today, I left the house. With all 3 kids. Impressed? Well, maybe you’re not, but I am. I haven’t accomplished this feat in weeks. I’ve had some serious conditional agoraphobia. The condition being that I would only leave the house alone…. Continue reading →

Why Can’t Every Day Be Like Today?

December 5th, 2011 — Family, Food, Homeschool, Kids, Motherhood, The Homestead

Or should I say, why can’t I be like this every day? I was, how do you say….ON IT, today. We successfully got through everything I planned in school. I delegated some stuff to the kids (like switching out loads of laundry), which helped out immensely. They did it, mostly without grumbles. They watched Howl’s… Continue reading →

Pretty Things

April 29th, 2010 — Kids, Picture-Heavy, The Homestead

We finally, FINALLY got new furniture! For the first time….well, ever. We’ve always sported hand-me-down furniture or stuff from garage sales. Which served its purpose, but seriously, the furniture before DIDN’T fit our space. And seriously, after the downstairs got all done up pretty (you know, post-drunk-driver?) I just could NOT put that old crappy… Continue reading →