King of the Hill
Well I forgot to blog about it on Sunday, but Alex got first place at this year’s pinewood derby race in North Stonington. His car was low profile, blue, weight just right and very fast. According to Alex his car…
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Alex the reader
Alex reminds me a lot of his Uncle Benji. While I always enjoyed readying, my brother Benji would stay up all night reading. Yesterday evening Alex started reading a new book called Fablehaven. I made him put it down for…
Goodbye to cable tv
After a lot of consideration, we are finally saying goodbye to cable tv. As Anna started to talk about it on FB, it became apparent that we are not alone in our thoughts on this. We are tired of spending…
Riding in the snow
Yesterday afternoon, instead of sledding, we hopped on some horses and rode in the new snow. The kids have been enjoying riding the fuzzy ponies bareback. I think they have discovered it saves time on tacking up and when they…
Snow covered farm!
Christmas Eve in Dixie
The kids have been enjoying their time in Alabama with cousins and grandparents. Tonight it was time for Grandpa to read The Night Before Christmas. This particular book is made of cloth, made by Grandma for reading to grand kids.
Vicki’s cake
Stayed up late tonight making Vicki’s birthday cake. Can you tell who we tried to model it after?
Life lessons in the woods
Today at work, I ended up with an unexpected open afternoon. Cold snap last night, bad weather coming tomorrow, first week of November, and Alex was out of school! I headed home at lunch and loaded my new (off Craigslist)…
What’s new?
Can you tell what is different?
Amanda the milk maid
Amanda loves to help with milking the goats.