We had a different post all written. A nice, spring-y post. One about warm weather, impending goat kids, and poultry resuming their laying. Then of course, ‘something’ happened. That ‘something’ was a snowstorm. One of the biggest of the year, following on the heels of the beautiful balmy weather I’d written about. If I’m honest, we had been hoping for some snow around here. Steve and the boys wanted to go out skiing again (the 50 degree weather from last…
We talk a lot about homesteading and homeschooling, but don’t usually say much about the eponymous Dollhouse. Lately, with winter limiting our outdoor activities we’ve been spending more time indoors. Which has been a constant reminder of why we’ve nicknamed it a “dollhouse.” Five people in 950 square feet can get a bit…cozy. But we’ve recently made some changes that have had us all feeling a little better about our space! We started by switching the bedrooms. The boys have…
It’s been a little while since we’ve been on here last thanks to a stomach bug that ripped through our household last week. Only Rachel made it through unscathed on that one. The boys and I got walloped pretty bad. Daniel was the toughest. Daniel doesn’t have the self awareness the older boys do to get to the bathroom in time, so wherever he happened to be was precisely where he would get sick. Consequently, we put about 2,000 miles…
Well! Our neighbors have put their trees to the curb (even though it’s only the 7th day of Christmas!), the mailbox has been flooded with solicitations from local gyms, Oprah’s on TV hawking Weight Watchers, and I’m at the end of our milking chart for 2017. It must be time for New Year’s Resolutions! I said a year ago that we don’t really make resolutions, but we certainly set goals for ourselves and decide on what we want to accomplish….
Preparing for Christmas has been much like the rest of our year – hectic, rushed, and full. We need to make some amendments for next year to make sure that we have the time to enjoy ALL seasons. That said, I wanted to take the time to get on here and say MERRY CHRISTMAS! We’ve had trial, tragedy, and triumph this past year, but sitting here now, I cannot deny how fortunate and how blessed our family has been. Next…