Walkin' in High Cotton

Big thanks to Sarah over at The Millennial Housewife for letting me guest post today.  My sister is probably laughing her head off that someone was interested in my ideas on organization. But hey, everyone’s always asking how we do it all–here’s a little slice of how… And I’m very excited that I’ve been offered [...]

Good morning World. Have you ever had one of those days when something goes completely wrong and you just snap and see red and are SOOOOO spittin’ mad…violence and mayhem and all sorts of ugly things start running through your head…you start imagining your All-American muscled truck pushing wimpy little foreign cars off big cliffs… [...]

I know I’ve taken a break from crafty posts for a few weeks.  If I’m not posting, it’s probably because I haven’t had time to do any crafting either.  I’ve got a ton of 1/2 finished stuff piled up around my “workshop.”  But my crafty-buddy the Dirt Diva and I have been chatting about the [...]

Father’s Day is a day of appreciate for everything fathers do.  And it’s a lot.  But for so many, like myself, who have lost their father…it’s also a day of reflection.  As I reflect on my father, I can find all kinds of memories to write about.  Memories of love.  Memories of encouragement.  Memories of [...]

I don’t have many personal memories of my Poppa Pol, my mom’s dad.  It’s yet another reason I’ve taken up blogging and scrapbooking.  We lost him to cancer when I was only 10, and they lived several states away from the time I was about 4.  I remember that he was a big man.  I [...]

My Father-in-Law is a quiet man, unless you understand that actions speak louder than words. I’ve known him for more than 10 years now and I’ve never heard him raise his voice.  Even to be heard over the tractor.  I’ve never heard a cross word from him or seen him lose his patience.  Ever.  That’s [...]

Sometimes it’s hard to write about being thankful. Because it’s hard to find something to be thankful for? No way!  There’s an endless list every day.  Every.  Day.  But sometimes it’s hard to focus on the good things.  Sometimes the bad things, the tough things, the stressful things seem so big and the good things just [...]

So, yesterday, my Mr. Fix-It turned 33. Boy, he’s changed a lot over the years. I didn’t know him back then. I met him when he was 19.  Yeah, he was still just a kid.  (I have discovered from looking at old photos that apparently so was I…) How the years pass… Gotta love those [...]

If you’re looking for some fun ways to get kids into gardening (or get yourself back into gardening), you should check out my latest article, Fun Gardening Projects with Kids at Everything Mom. From tomato tunnels to pole bean tee-pees to pizza gardens, liven up that garden-scape!  It’s only June–there’s still plenty of time to [...]

We talk about “working sheep” a lot around here.  Basically it means any time we have to round them up and move them, sort them, or put our hands on them for anything.  That “anything” could include tagging, tattooing (yes, all our sheep are inked), trimming hooves, deworming, shearing, or giving medication. We’re lucky to [...]