Tag Archives: Kids

7 Things you didn’t know Part 2

We have lived in 5 different states, moved 7 times and owned 3 houses. We have a mortgage, bills to pay, a budget that we have to stick to, I have had a steady job for something upwards of 15 years. We have kids, (lots of them) we are raising sheep and chickens, and have two dogs and a cat and yet I still some times feel like it is not real,

A Reading List for The Young Adult in Your Life

Just in time for all those long car trips, and hours spent with family I bring you a short reading list for the young adult in your life, that is not riddled with “young adult” books but should still be incorporate for the slightly younger set.

Rules For Dating, A Guide For Teenage Boys. – A Response of Sorts – With Updates

After some serious thought, I have updated this article a bit.  I think you will like some of the changes, and all of the important things are still here. Today I read an article that I really liked. Teenage Dating for Girls Part I “Teen Dating for Girls- Part II.” Having girls that are not yetContinueContinue reading “Rules For Dating, A Guide For Teenage Boys. – A Response of Sorts – With Updates”

Why I keep Writing But I Won’t do NaNoWriMo

I am much more balanced with my writing and the rest of my life, and at this point I just don’t think that I can do NaNoWriMo this year. Maybe not ever again. But for all you NaNo’s out there, I wish you the best. I will cheer you on from the sidelines. And I will keep plugging away at my writing.

Sometimes Home Schooling Looks Like This

As home schoolers we have kind of a slightly different view of the beginning of the school year. First, there really is never aq beginning or ending because we are always doing at least some schooling all year round, but there is a ramp up in September and a ramp down sometime in May. AsContinueContinue reading “Sometimes Home Schooling Looks Like This”

The Hobby Farm and the Real Hobby Farm

When we moved from central Florida to Westen New York, one of the reasons we moved here was because we wanted to be able to do some small scale farming, or at least have a garden. We have tried various times to make this work and always had some trouble. I think most of thatContinueContinue reading “The Hobby Farm and the Real Hobby Farm”

Why I don’t want to Potty Train my daughter

We also are cloth diaper people so, on top of changing them, we also have to rise, wash, dry, fold and put them away. With more than one kid in diapers most of the time, that means washing diapers almost every other day. And I will state it again just for good measure, For the last 15 years.