Confessions of a Farm Wife

It doesn't take a degree in meteorology to realize that this weather is crazy.I love Facebook posts about the weather as much as I like writing about the weather...translation: I loathe them, and would love to comment once in awhile along the lines of, "Thank you Mr. or Mrs. Obvious."I guess my ... Read More about January? Nope. April? Maybe. No…

This morning, as I was fumbling out to my car in the darkness, I realized something.It was warmer.Notice I didn't say warm, just warmer.So, I looked at my car's thermometer, and it was a balmy, 15 degrees!! Whoo-hoo! Double digits, and it's the early morning! What will it be like when the sun comes ... Read More about 15 Degrees and Balmy

So Saturday I got to go to the Chicagoland area.By myself.All day.Sounds like a dream, right?Well, I had a purpose, other than a potential Pottery Barn/IKEA/Nordstrom stop. That purpose was an event with Illinois Farm Families. We were to meet and greet and answer questions with suburban and urban ... Read More about Well, Shoot

It's January 9th, and I'm getting spring fever.It's nearly 50 degrees; it's sunny, and I'm wearing flats with no socks.It's crazy.However, it's fleeting, because we are in Illinois.In the meantime, I'm enjoying this crazy batch of weather, because with every thaw, there's a promise of a new spring, ... Read More about Freeze and Thaw

While we are not the Duggars with our brood of 18 (or is it 19?) children, we Webels do have a lot of kids: active kids, loving kids, healthy kids, sometimes naughty kids, kids who need naps, kids who need to go, kids who need to stay, kids who want to go, but should stay, kids who are helpers, and ... Read More about On Having A Big Family…