Well, friends, the garage has hit another wave of stalling…this time we have been waiting on the siding to be delivered. We are still waiting. Tomorrow? Next day? Definitely this week? We’ll see. But, in the meantime, I thought you might … Continue reading
All summer long, Ben has been flexing his builder muscles—literally and figuratively—on the back porch. Two summers ago, when we re-sided the house, he built a 12-feet-wide deck across the back, stretching the length of the house. This summer, he … Continue reading
Near the end of June, my friend Kristin came to me with a couple of small (albeit fluffy and super cute) problems… Her 13 year-old daughter, Makayla, had received two tiny chicks as a gift. At this point, the babies, named … Continue reading
Welcome to your new home, Cockamamy brood! Ben has renovated the Mantainer to create a full-on indoor-outdoor romper room for our egg-laying ladies and their gentleman caller. It is such a sweet pad! And although it has taken a while for our ladies … Continue reading
Ben’s parents are moving. After living for 35 years in the same house, that’s a tall order. And the idea of sifting through three decades of life (including raising two boys) must be incredibly intimidating and overwhelming. For months, they … Continue reading
Holy cow!! April…what happ…May?? This spring has been a crazy whirlwind of insanity! No, things have not calmed down. But I can no longer handle the self-imposed guilt of not having published a blog in two months. The shame!! So, … Continue reading
Last time I posted about our sweet Okra’s journey of healing, her wounds looked like the photo below. That was about six weeks ago. Today, her side is completely healed and covered in hair! It is amazing to me to look … Continue reading
This sweet girl is on her way back to well! She has been the most patient patient—restraining herself from following Fletcher in a flying leap off the front deck and letting Milly have all the fun as the target of … Continue reading
The good news? Ms. Okra is on the mend and got a good report from Annie this morning. The bad news? The photos below might turn your stomach. Beware! But I am sharing Okra’s road rash reality. And I hope … Continue reading
Giving y’all a puppy update (pupdate for short) has been on my to-do list for weeks. In fact, I loaded many of these images a couple of weeks ago and have been dragging my feet on putting words to this … Continue reading
