I’m pretty vocal about how important I think exercise is. We do a lot to stay fit so we can stay healthy so we can feel good so we can work hard so we can enjoy life. See how simple it is? Simple, yes. Easy, not always. Because things get really busy around here, I’ve […]
Construction has been underway at the new house for several months. We asked our builder to “switch gears” and get the barn done because we wanted to move the goats before they got too far into their pregnancies. Because of that, the crew is just now getting the roof on the house. The other […]
After what has been a brutally hot summer, the past few days have felt like heaven. It’s been sunny, but cooler, with no humidity. We always spend a lot of our time outside, but much of this summer was just too brutally hot, and so the children spent more time than normal inside with […]
The site work for our new home is progressing nicely. They’ve started cleaning out the trees on the home site so we can see the “lay of the land” and decide exactly where to place the home. The land drops off more rapidly than we thought, so we’re going to have to bring it forward […]
Today we went out to the property and let the kids play around in the creek. They love getting muddy and seeing what great treasures they can find! The boys of course wanted to explore further up the creek, but Jade and Indigo stuck around and showed off their discoveries. We’ve always wanted a creek […]
We’ve been going regularly to check out the progress on the new property. We were hanging out watching them work, when I noticed Indigo walk over to Lucky (our contractor) and ask him something. I wish I had gotten a photo of him bent down listening to her, but I didn’t pull out my camera* […]
Jim has a saying, “If you have trouble sleeping, you didn’t work hard enough.” Since we teach our children to work hard, sleeping problems are pretty rare around here. A couple of nights ago, I sent the girls to get ready for bed. A few minutes later I entered their room to tuck them in. […]
It’s another birthday at the Jonas house. Fletcher turns eleven today! It’s our first birthday celebrated with a cast and crutches. But it doesn’t seem to be dampening his day. After all, you can still eat donuts and cake and open presents* just as easily with a broken leg. He may not be able […]
You may remember that we had a big video thing the other day. (It’s still a secret what it was for, but I’m hoping I can reveal it in the next few weeks.) We spent all week preparing for it. We cleaned up, bought new clothes, and got new flowers for the front porch hanging […]
This past Thursday we had a big day, with a video guy (Paul) coming out to video us. I can’t tell you yet what the video is for, but I will let you know as soon as I am able! For the event, we bought new clothes for everyone (which was not easy – I’m […]
Well, it has finally happened. We have our first broken bone. And since he’s never been one to do things half way, Fletcher decided to break not just one bone, but both bones in his leg. Yes, he broke both his tibia and his fibula near the ankle. If you add up all the years […]
Brett has been having some exciting things happening lately! First she got her driver’s permit. I still haven’t had a chance to blog about it yet, but she’s doing really well with that (especially considering she’s driving the Hulk). And yesterday was even more exciting! She woke up with something she’s had for the past […]
When we decided to leave New Jersey, it was easy to leave our house. It was easy to leave our jobs. It was easy to leave our neighborhood. It was NOT easy to leave our friends. I’ve always believed that friendships are very important. When times are good you need friends. And when times […]
I was working on my computer yesterday afternoon when the children came running in. They told me that a large tree had just fallen across the road. They told me that they heard it crack and fall and that the electric wires were shaking. I looked out to where they were pointing. The tree could […]
Colter is now thirteen and very proud of his muscles and what he is able to accomplish. He regularly carries fifty pound bags of feed out to the goats, so he is actually very strong. The other week he was doing pushups on the dining room bench. It was less of a work-out and more […]