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Fire
This post is first and foremost for the friends and family who have been worried about us. We're okay. And for those who haven't heard, we had a coop fire here on Monday
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Lower Mississippi River Road Trip (Part 1)
It’s been several months now since we took our road trip, and I have still not written about our adventure! (Probably because it would have been a book, all of the details were so fresh in my mind!) I ‘ll be breaking this story up into two portions because there is just so much to share! This road trip had started to be planned a few years ago, but when we moved, our plans got put on hold, since buying our dream house was just a little more important. We strategically planned our trip to begin after we had butchered the chickens, but before the snowy season. That way travel…
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Crazy Days of Summer
The month of July in review.
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Two Weeks
It is amazing what can be accomplished with a lot of determination, even when there's lots of rain, allergies, and activities on the schedule!
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House Tour: The Classroom
It’s done! It’s done! It’s finally done! *insert maniacal laughter* After about 1 1/2 months of on and off work, I finally finished the work on the classroom! I cannot even begin to describe to you how happy that makes me. Until a few weeks ago, the kids barely used the classroom, and now I have it set up so the kids don’t have to wait on me for their work or have to get supplies out of my sewing room.
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Homeschooling While Homesteading With Young Children
We homeschool and homestead... with young children. It's far from always easy! Here is some of my favorite advice along with some of the things I try doing to keep me sane.