the boys had to help me get the meal out yesterday... life was busy and I was not home during the crucial hours of 3:30 - 5:30 pm... but I had laid out the ingredients and had instructed both boys on what their role would be in this process... a few concerns I had... Ethan... Continue Reading →
farmers look at the weather radar a lot... and when you are desperate for rain they look even more... so when they see that 25 miles away got rain and we got wind, they have to force themselves to be positive... I used to battle with 'does God send the rain?'... we prayed... Continue Reading →
"oh we don't know the roads that we're heading down... we don't know if we're lost, that we'll find a way... we don't know if we leave, will we make it home... we don't know, there's hope, then we'll be okay" (the stumbellas) the haze from the forest fires near Fort McMurray, Alberta finally lifted... Continue Reading →
I don't like to enjoy my yard... I like to work in it... at the beginning of spring I get almost giddy... I make lists of jobs, then I go do the jobs... then I notice more jobs that need doing... I put them on the list... then I do them and cross them off... Continue Reading →
this has been the hottest seeding on record... and by that I mean I have not kept any records and I actually don't know how warm it got today... nor do I know the history of how hot the temperatures in late April/early May traditionally have been... that statement was more of a 'hunch'... but... Continue Reading →
lesson learned... when you see something on Pintrest or Facebook that looks amazing but doesn't come with a detailed recipe... keep looking... unless you enjoy wasting your time... the salad was fine... basically just added what I had in the fridge to make a carrot salad and the reviews from the 12 and 14... Continue Reading →
I listen to a lot of podcasts... it used to be audiobooks and then I'd tell people I read the book... but now I've moved on to podcasts... and let me tell you, it is taking an afternoon in the kitchen to a whole new level... at times it is a level of missed ingredients,... Continue Reading →
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