Have you ever had a difficult decision to make? You agonize over it. You pray about it. You don’t sleep well thinking about it. And finally you make a decision. If you’re at all like me, the relief you feel is tremendous, simply because the decision has been made. What you decided isn’t as important […]
Since we live on a farm where the children run through fields, woods, work with goats and chickens, (and of course play hard) they tend to be hard on clothes and shoes. Especially the boys. After getting them new shoes, it seems like no time at all, and they come to me like this: I […]
I love the fact that because of Goat Milk Stuff, we’ve been able to take the family on many adventures to many cities. We’ve been on television in St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and New York City. Our latest trip brought us to Kansas City. We really enjoy the chance to be […]
Exercise is something important to our family so we can stay healthy. All of the boys run cross country and track. Last Saturday we all participated in a 5K Color Run, to help raise money to fight cancer! All of the children ran the race, while Jim and I chose to just walk it. Before […]
Remember when we brought some baby goats to the nursing home? We did it again! Emery, Fletcher, Greyden, Hewitt, Indigo, Jade, and Dad brought two or three of our youngest babies to visit. The residents loved it! The babies gave them kisses, and nibbled on their fingers, and even let some of the residents hold them. The […]
All my kids have enjoyed playmobil at some point during their childhood. But as they have gotten older, some of them have “outgrown” it. Fletcher, Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade however all still very much love playmobil*, and regularly request it for their birthdays and Christmas. Recently, those who still play with playmobil, had the idea […]
During Spring/Summer, the rabbits enjoy lots of different fresh greens and vegetables from the garden. We feed them lots of clover, or in this case, radishes and other greens. They get healthy food, and in return we get lots of good fertilizer for the garden!
We get asked all the time, “What do you do in your spare time?” And without fail, everyone’s answer to that question is, “I read”. We read outside, on the couch, (in any position we find comfortable,) while we’re walking around the house, in bed, and with our siblings. We’ve even got the cat reading […]
Here at Goat Milk Stuff, we go through lots of mailing boxes. Normally, when we run out of prepared boxes, we’ll get everyone together and have a big box taping party. But the other day, some of the kids decided to have a box making battle. They split into two teams to make forts, with each team trying […]
Yesterday was Indigo’s birthday. Yes, it’s true – she’s nine now! We did our normal birthday hugs – one from each member of the family. After that, it was time to get to work. But don’t worry – we spent the whole day celebrating our special NINE year old!
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Indigo, do you […]
This year, when we went to get our family Christmas Tree, Mom had the brilliant idea of getting a tree for the front porch of the soaproom. The only problem was that we didn’t have any ornaments for it. So the kids made some! They took some of our packing paper from the shipping area. […]
A few weeks ago, we had our first snow for this winter. The kids kept disappearing. A few hours later, they would be back. With frozen hands. And bright red cheeks. “We were sleddding!” “And it was AWESOME.”
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! “Indigo, how does […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Jonas Kids, […]