This month’s community outreach for the horse rescue was a fall festival where the kids could go trick-or-treating on horseback. It was a unique opportunity that was a big hit for both the regulars at the ranch as well as kids from the community. Another fun activity was a costume contest for both people and their horses. Munchkin decided that she wanted to be Lady Carliss from the Knights of Arrethtrae book series. We had to get a little creative with the costume in order to include her horse Dixie in on the act, so the finished costume didn’t turn…
Category: Holidays
Yesterday, on the way over to the ranch, Munchkin and I decided that we would pick up some pumpkins to carve. Since a few of Munchkin’s friends were at the ranch this week, it seemed like the perfect time to carve pumpkins as it’s always more fun to do such activities with friends. These three girls were cracking me up the entire time they were carving. They certainly were having fun with the complete process. **grin** All week the girls have been having a great time doing some fun activities and riding their horses. It’s almost been like an unplanned…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Holidays
Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you Lord for blessing me with my precious Munchkin. Thank you for my mom who is now spending mother’s day in heaven with you. Thank you for bringing my stepmom into my life as well as my mother-in-law who are both prayer warriors for our family. Motherhood is a great responsibility, but the rewards are worth it.
Normally, I try to surprise Munchkin with some fun Valentine’s Day goodies and decorations when she comes downstairs in the morning. Unfortunately, those plans had to be set aside when our wireless router went haywire and stopped working. The good news was that the internet itself was working, but the bad news was that it took me a good chunk of the morning to get the router back up and running. Hey, at least I was able to get it to work rather than needing to purchase a new one. Sadly, that meant no fun surprises for Munchkin. 🙁 After…
Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Posted in Gluten Free, and Holidays
Start your Valentine’s Day on a fun note by making these heart-shaped gluten free apple cinnamon coffee cakes.