Things always seem to be busy. I have tons of blog posts I haven’t written. We’ve been doing house renovations, the older two kids started ground school, we’ve had holidays, gone to see real mummies, went to the hills, had our last visit (unless someone breaks something) with the Orthopedic Pediatric Surgeon. There are cars…
Tag: day in the life
Signs of Spring
The daffodils and tulips have bloomed. The apple tree is flowering. The sun is shining (between the rain showers because it’s Ohio). That means it’s almost time to clean up the woodburner and “pack it up” until the Fall. Then I hear a flutter. And then our gray cat Tom comes to investigate…. That’s right,…
Summer Starburst
As introverted as I am, I’ve always used my hair as a form of rebellion and expression. I was in the principal’s office more than once in high school for violating the hair dress code, and I graduated with bright pink manic panic hair. A friend we met years ago through another friend is a…
Preparing for Winter
Ohio has had some warm weather recently, throwing us into panic mode. We know Winter weather will show up any day, and living in the country means we rely on propane as our main heating source. Propane is EXPENSIVE! Thankfully, we have a fireplace and 2.5 acres of woods, so we spent the weekend cutting…