the kitchen island
the kitchen island… breakfast, after school snack, homework and supper all revolve around it and it has been privy to …
monday musings
breakfast is a party
the farmer has been coaching high school football for officially 15 years now… he was recalling last night the first …
chickpea protein bites
two things get me out of bed in the morning… well, other than the need to pee, my phone alarm …
honestly, I love you
I recently let the farmer down… 18 Valentines into our relationship and I am still wounding and disappointing him… finding …
lunch dates with the farmer
number one reason I would never homeschool… out of a list of 87 reasons… the farmer and I would have …
farm boys ballin’
watching farm boys play basketball might be the best entertainment that is out there… the only way I could describe …
community over competition
if there is one thing I know how to do, it is to compete… I feel at home when I’m …
a fall from hell
around two months ago Saskatchewan was hit with a terrible snow storm… it was right around the time that Haiti …
beet cake – take 2
Mondays are supposed to be my alone days… they are supposed to be a day that I get the housework …
Grandpa is Gone
the farmer’s grandpa is gone… our middle son got one last wink in with him, our daughter was told that …
crop checking
“God gives us what we would have asked for if we knew everything He knows” this is my Dad’s text …
July in Camrose
my google search this morning was ‘top things to do in Camrose, Alberta’… the number one thing was ‘get in …
the farmer’s grandma
the farmer’s Grandma passed away at age 83… she was the matriarch of a family that consists of her amazing …
caught with your pants down
it all begins at a school playground… not a school my children attend but in another town… my sons …
hopefully a late bloomer
the empathy I have for my parents is directly correlated to the amount of years under my belt as a …
I’ll try anything once (maybe)
if you are in a pinch, McDonalds fries and Junior Chicken burger can be your pre-run ‘carb’ meal… this might …
run Catherine run
“It is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or …
I need Vaseline
‘success is never so interesting as struggle’ – Willa Cather Boston Marathon today… tiny bit discouraging realizing that the men’s …
coulee camping
‘things I knew when I was young… some were true and some were wrong… one day I pray I’ll be …
have a day
marathon training is no joke… not that I’ve heard many people try to joke about it… but if they did …
