Munchkin has always loved egg hunts. She was itty bitty when she went to her first one, and now, at almost 14, she still has a blast with them. A couple of weeks ago when we were up at the cabin, I decided to surprise her with an egg hunt. Things have been pretty crazy lately, and our trips to the cabin have been filled with work and not so much relaxing. While she understands the importance of getting things finished up, it doesn’t mean that she enjoys the process. I wanted to do something just for her to make…
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Progress on the Cabin
Posted in Family, and Homesteading
We finally received our first check for the flooding damage at the cabin. It took over 3 months to receive the check which really did slow down some of the purchasing of needed products, but now we’re back on track. It’s taking longer than we would like to get things back together, but that’s what happens when you end up doing all the work yourselves. lol! That being said, we were able to make a good bit of progress last week. D finished up the plumbing (except for the burst pipe going to the evap cooler that caused all of…
Remembering My Mom
Posted in Family
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 16 years since I said goodbye to my mom. I was 20 years old and a little over a month away from marrying D. My sister was a little over 2 months away from graduating from high school. Mom was just a shell of her former self, but she still wanted to make it to those important dates. On that morning, as I was talking to her, we let her know that it was okay to let go. Later that day, my mom went to her heavenly home where she was no longer…
The Case of the Missing Leftovers
Posted in Family
I’ve always enjoyed a good breakfast, but the truth is that more often than not, I prefer to have that big breakfast later in the day – say at lunch or dinner. 😉 Since I knew that we were going to be heading out of town the next day, I made up a gluten free pecan apple puff pancake for us to eat for dinner last Saturday. I knew there would be leftovers for breakfast the next day. What I didn’t know is that a certain dog (**cough** Wiley **cough**) would decide that he really liked apple puff pancake as…
Broken Wings Book Description: Angels with wings of blade. Demons with renewed sight. And a girl who has never been more broken. Brielle has begun to see the world as it really is, a place where angels intermingle with humans. But just when she thinks she’s got things under control, the life she’s pieced together begins to crumble. Her boyfriend, Jake, is keeping something from her. Something important. And her overprotective father has turned downright hostile toward Jake. Brielle fears she’ll have to choose between the man who’s always loved her and the one who’s captured her heart. Then she…