Anna's room has been long over-due for a organizational re haul plus makeover.  Since I moved the twins out of her room, I have pre...

     The organizing bug has hit me hard this summer.  It started with a homeschool moms meeting.  The lady's house that we met at was sp...

    You know how you don't appreciate the things that are right in front of you?  I grew up just a few miles from the Virginia C...

     Yesterday we celebrated Father's Day and Midsummer's Night Eve with supper and marshmallows around the bonfire, and then a sun ...

     With canning season nearly upon us, I made some gift labels to fit on top of jar lids. I love giving (and receiving!) home canned goo...

     Our AC has not been working, and it has been so hot here the past few days!  Every thing seems to be shriveling in the heat, us include...

    A couple of months ago, one of our hens went broody.  We tried to discourage her by removing the eggs and forcing her to leave the nest ...

     We finally have snow!  After an unusually mild winter, it has turned cold and snowy.  The kids are ecstatic, and I have to admit that I...

      I've been doing a little post Christmas crafting, now that I no longer have project deadlines looming over me.  I decided to make ...

     Anna had her Christmas band concert last night.  She's been playing for about a year and a half, and she is doing so well.  Here is...