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Emery Land
Emery adores flowers. He always has. He’s always begging our neighbors for some of their abundant flowers. This year we gave him a plot of ground. He turned it into his own flower garden. He’s doing a beautiful job with it. Somewhere he got some wildflower seeds. Here he is surrounded by them. He also…
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Grandma and the Girls
Grandma came for a visit in July. Here she is with the girls. Grandma slept in the “big, big bed” with Indigo. When Grandma went home, Indigo cried because she wanted to sleep with Grandma. Brett told Indigo that Grandma needed to sleep with Poppy. Indigo decided that Poppy needed to sleep by himself, Grandma…
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Sunflower Skyscrapers
We grew some mammoth sunflowers in the garden this year. The goats really love sunflowers and the fat and fiber are very good for them. I had no idea they would be so huge!!! Now granted, my children aren’t the tallest in the world – but still! Those are some tall sunflowers. They are just starting…
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Creative Gift Giving
The children like to make each other presents for their birthdays. Sometimes they have them ready in time, sometimes they don’t. Emery had wanted to make Colter a butterfly net for his birthday. He finally completed it. He used an old broom handle, a wire hanger, and some old screen material. He made it all…
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Seventh Inning Stretch
Friends of ours had some extra tickets to a Louisville Bats (minor league baseball) game. After much deliberation, Jim decided to take Greyden and Fletcher with him. At the last minute, he realized that Hewitt could also go if he sat on Jim’s lap. So off they went. Last summer Jim had taken Emery to…
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Pickles Everywhere
I love spending time working in my garden planting and even weeding. But time spent harvesting food from the garden is the best. Although it can be time consuming, the time invested in my garden is definitely worth it. Here’s where part of my July went… Nothing like canning organic produce from the garden for…
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Blanket Trouble
I’ve crocheted each of the children their own baby blankets. Those of you who know us personally know that these blankets come with us everywhere. (Ok – Brett leaves hers at home most of the time 😉 Since they’re dragged around everywhere, the blankets tend to get rather filthy. But they don’t get washed very…
