Cider and Spices

We have spent the last month being sick and recovering, and it is so wonderful to be well again!  I am full of pent-up energy now, so I am u...

I am one of those people who thinks they have to sit down and write up a massive, year-long, decorated (preferably scrapbooked) PLAN before ...

This past month has been a whirlwind.  I never knew that so much emotion could be jam-packed into one little month! Several recent deaths ...

It's time for another edition of NEO November!  What?  You've never heard of NEO November?  Well, let me tell you all about it.  It ...

Our little homeschool has gone through some changes since the beginning of the school year, which for us was July 11, 2011.  My plan was to ...

I love my anniversary presents!  Last year, we began a new tradition.  We go to the Louisburg Cider Mill the weekend before or after our ann...

Oliver is 5 months old!  It is hard for me to believe that my littlest guy is so big.  He smiles a TON, which has earned him the nickname ...

This is what we have been up to for the past 4 months!  Oliver is su...

This morning before school, we played dominoes.  With Eric Carle pictures.  It is a lovely game called Matchominoes, which was a present to ...

I read this poem today over at  Women Living Well . My Work I have the greatest work in the world; The job of rocking a baby to sleep,...

A multitude of heavenly hosts... er, gingerbread men and sugar cookies! My personal favorite. It looks so real!  And yet, I stil...

We had just eaten a lovely dinner of chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy and green beans.  The boys helped clear the table, and Mike started...

Just wanted to poke my head above water for a bit and give a brief update on what my life has been like lately!  First of all, we found out ...

No, they really don't have anything to do with each other.  But they have everything to do with the two pictures I have to share today. ...

Another book review!  Oh my.  I think I'm going to sign up for a career as a "book reviewer".  There is nothing like being mai...

Sammy has officially learned how to swing!  Hooray!!! We tried and tried to teach him "the moves" involved in swinging, and ...