Life was all about playing barbies and planting herbs this week. The barbie house was completed and the barbies were dying to move in to their new house. Another project completed from the scrap wood. Good thing it was a big pile! The girls both chose a color for the walls and we ended up … Read moreplaying barbies and planting herbs
“Mom, we’re like Bob the builder!” I heard that on more than one occasion this week. We spent the first half of the week playing bob the builder, building a tv stand. This lovely old door was part of our wood pile coming into this house and I knew I wanted to build something out … Read moreplaying bob the builder
So MANY sweets, treats and presents! We baked a cake, cookies and cupcakes. We made play dough, we had a sleepover and we played in the snow, multiple times. What a busy week it’s been! Lil sis turned 3. She was very excited for her new 3 year old shoes, but not so much on her … Read moresweets, treats and a birthday girl
Chickens, horses and cleaning, then sleep and repeat. Feed the chickens, feed the horses, feed the family. Clean the coop, clean the stalls and clean the house. Surprisingly, the girls are still into helping at least on the first two and sometimes on the third. With extra chickens in the coop now, we have had … Read morechickens, horses and cleaning
The baby chicks moved out! My house no longer smells like chicken poop…hooray! The big hens love their new boxes and the chicks are enjoying having more space. Dad did a wonderful job hanging it up and in no time, the girls had it full of shavings. The top row had to be immediately blocked … Read morebaby chicks moved out
The chickens are starting to go crazy laying, so we needed to update the nesting boxes. Welcome to our chicken hotel! We spent just about every afternoon outside this week working on cleaning out the chicken coop and building new nesting boxes. The girls did pretty good at entertaining themselves while I did my best … Read morewelcome to our chicken hotel
When the highlights of the week are coatracks and a barbie scale, it clearly wasn’t an eventful week. I have been desperately wanting to get our laundry room re-done so we had a place to hang up our coats. The colder weather here means more coats, gloves, hats, boots…and mud, which means a whole lot … Read morecoatracks and a barbie scale
What a crazy week it’s been. Cookies, cakes, and a whole lot of presents! The beautiful weather has pretty much kept us all outside as much as possible. Mucking stalls, cleaning the coop, cleaning the brooder and climbing trees. Once chores were done, we worked on something a lot more fun. I had full intentions … Read morecookies, cakes, and a whole lot of presents
It finally snowed enough to build a snowman here. It did not, however, last long enough to get more than a few trips around the yard in on a sled, resulting in sledding without snow. The snowman was just about the only snow left in the yard by afternoon. I got my workout in pulling … Read moresledding without snow
Some might say their dog ate their homework, but in our case, it’s the puppy burned the cookies. The urge for Christmas cookies suddenly hit when I came across a soft gingerbread cookie recipe. The girls have been obsessed with the gingerbread man story too, so when I offered to make some, they instantly accepted. … Read morethe puppy burned the cookies