This has become one of our favorite pie recipes and is my most requested holiday pie… if only Blaine would come over to the dark side, I’d only have to make one kind. But… the man likes his pumpkin and apple pies. Vinegar Chess Pie One pie crust Filling: 1/2 cup melted butter, cooled slightly […]
One purse project… turned headache.
My sister in law has a very cool purse. I’d admired it this summer and when I saw it again while they were here for Christmas, I decided I needed to make one. It has been something like four months since I made my last one and Christmas money was burning a hole in my […]
Lilla Rose
For several years, I had an Amazon account and had a little ad on my blog. It didn’t bring in huge amounts of money, but I’d bring in $20-$50 a month and it provided a little bit of spending money on Amazon. It was fun. Then the law changed in Missouri, and since I live […]
Some days you could just do without.
We’re still recovering. I can’t get enough sleep. Naps and early bedtime can’t be fully enjoyed when I’m in the ranks of sleepy people. We’re surviving on leftover turkey still, the floor finally screamed loud enough to get itself mopped, but the dog got sprayed by a skunk and hasn’t made it up onto my […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Pierce came to me while I was in the shower this morning fussing that Charlie had pinched his cheek. Rather uncharacteristic for her, I asked Pierce why she’d done it. “I don’t know. She told me she wouldn’t worship me and then she pinched my cheek!” “Um, she’s not supposed to worship you, […]
Germs: 6. A big (little) family: 3. We’re losing.
We’ve been sick. Down for the count, fevers, chills, body aches, congestion, and one dear son topped it off with a coughing spell that didn’t keep the contents of his stomach contained. (This same dear child is a horrible puker, for the record.) “I’m going to throw up.” “Run to the bathroom!” Child just stands […]
Christmas packages and curling ribbon
I’ve all but given up on finishing my sewing projects before Christmas – but not entirely because the kitchen floor still holds my sewing machine and an assortment of sewing tools and trinkets. Blaine’s sister and family arrives Saturday and I’m starting to feel the crunch. I decided gift wrapping ought to happen sooner than […]
Pool noodles, disillusioned children, and long pauses…
Pierce informed me his name is Angel. Someone has an elevated and somewhat distorted view of himself, I’m thinking. Solution: Charlotte and Ruby share a double bed. One dear daughter is a bit of a… bed hog, shall we say? I stuck a pool noodle under the sheet and mattress pad the full length of […]
Family Photo
We went to a live nativity last night, and ran into good friends we hadn’t seen in quite awhile. They took a photo of our family and emailed it to me this morning. Since I don’t get many of all of us together, I had to share.
Life lessons from a quadruple batch of baked oatmeal.
When I got up this morning, Liberty and Eden were up already. Liberty was working on math, and Eden had finished her math and was putting baked oatmeal together for breakfast. Perfect. It was almost finished baking when I got into the shower. Twenty minutes later, I was finished in the shower, all the kids […]
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