It's dry here.Like, really dry.As in, today's breakfast conversation was not only a friendly reminder from Farmer Joe about energy conservation, but also water conservation.As in, it's dry and we're on a well, and if there's not a lot of water coming out of the sky, there's not necessarily a lot of ... Read More about Water Conservation
Week Six
Well folks, our corn growth journal picture is late this week for two reasons:Reason #1: The corn didn't look so hot (well, it looked hot, but too hot...pineappley, spikey leaves in dry, dry soil), so we kept waiting for it to look better and more healthy.So...we waited for a rain, and we GOT ... Read More about Week Six
Houston, We Have a Sandbox!
So we've been parents for seven years, and have lived in this house for six years. Thus, ever since I had a kid who wanted to play outside, I have been asking Joe to get/build/make/buy a sandbox. It's a part of being a kid, in my book (ask my mom about how much I loved to put sand in my ... Read More about Houston, We Have a Sandbox!
Benefiting From a Benefit
If you ask my kids where they are from, they'll answer, Farmington. Ironically, my dad, uncles and aunt all grew up in the exact same house and their answer to the same question is Yates City.Technically, because our mail comes from Farmington and our kids go to school, play ball, hang out, etc. in ... Read More about Benefiting From a Benefit
The Corn Is As High As Amelia Jane’s Eye
It's the fifth week of the growing corn journal, and it happens to have landed on the big weekend of our Amelia Jane's third birthday. It's always fun/hectic/chaotic/happy/hairy to get ready for a birthday of an "aware" child. And in aware, I mean, I can't have her with me as I toss the Dora ... Read More about The Corn Is As High As Amelia Jane’s Eye