I recently let the farmer down... 18 Valentines into our relationship and I am still wounding and disappointing him... finding myself in a situation where all I want from the person I love most in this whole world is for them to forgive me... and believe in me... and know I'll do better next time...... Continue Reading →
number one reason I would never homeschool... out of a list of 87 reasons... the farmer and I would have no peaceful lunch dates anymore... (#2 was the fact that I would kill my children... murder them... if they couldn't get to me first) this is no criticism of homeschooling by any means... there are so... Continue Reading →
here in Canada there are winter months where cauliflower is so expensive you have to omit other groceries from your shopping list... just to get this item you need for your countless recipes that contain cauliflower... this tasteless vegetable with very little nutritional value is basically in every recipe you see... and it is pricey!... Continue Reading →
"life is unpredictable, It changes with the seasons, Even your coldest winter, Happens for the best of reasons, And though it feels eternal, Like all you'll ever do is freeze, I promise spring is coming, And with it, brand new leaves." -e.h. winter on the farm is dark and lonely... but in a way that... Continue Reading →
upon reflection of our family Christmas vacation to Costa Rica, the farmer and I have come to the conclusion that family vacations are similar to giving birth... you swear you'll never do it again and next thing you know you are up in the middle of the night with a child wondering how you could... Continue Reading →
watching farm boys play basketball might be the best entertainment that is out there… the only way I could describe it to the farmer was… ‘do you remember last Christmas when we went to that outdoor rink in Calgary and there were those 5 guys in their twenties there that had no idea how to... Continue Reading →
if there is one thing I know how to do, it is to compete… I feel at home when I’m trying to win a board game, leg wrestle or run… I can turn basically any fun, social situation into a competition… I have turned friend vacations into ping-pong tournaments and bocci ball on the beach... Continue Reading →
around two months ago Saskatchewan was hit with a terrible snow storm... it was right around the time that Haiti was hit with a terrible hurricane... and for the first time in my life I understood what it was like to go through a natural disaster... of course not on the same level as Haiti,... Continue Reading →
Mondays are supposed to be my alone days... they are supposed to be a day that I get the housework and laundry done in silence... a day where I can ponder the events of the weekend and decide all the ways I should become a better person... everyone should get to be alone on Mondays...... Continue Reading →
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