Tag: family

10 things i’ve learned about roosters

by Karen, posted in family, raising chickens

It all started off innocently enough; 26 chicks in a small cardboard box arrived in the spring...we learned some things from books and friends in advance, but some things are learned by doing, through "on the job training".  1.when ordering new chicks from vendors, you often will not receive all female chicks . this is not good for … Continue reading 10 things i’ve learned about roosters

the terrible 10’s?

by Karen, posted in family, tweens

my thoughts are harkening back to my 10 year old daughter's toddler years this morning...they are not warm and fuzzy thoughts.  after her 5th "No! Don't talk to me! I don't want to talk about it!", all before breakfast, i was having deja vu...haven't we been here/done this before? seems like we've come full circle in her first decade of life; i remember … Continue reading the terrible 10’s?

bowling

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, tweens

recently i went bowling for the first time in more than a decade. i took my daughter and was immediately presented with a bowling dilemma: to add bumpers, or NOT to add bumpers? that is the question. with bumpers, will they ever learn to throw the ball properly so that they can one day bowl without them? … Continue reading bowling

oh, the rain!

by Karen, posted in family

gather the animals! build the ark!~actually, we have to (re)build the retaining wall that collapsed last night,  sending wildlife (mice, night crawlers, grubs as big as your head...) out into the night. also the one that held UP the back stairs, and the one that held BACK the water that had collected over the past several weeks … Continue reading oh, the rain!