For any skills I have in craftiness and gifting, I credit my mother. While growing up, she and I spent countless happy hours creating themed gifts for friends and family members. We used items that we had picked up on sale throughout the year, or had discovered in a little gift shop somewhere. I learned […]
We’ve worked hard over the years to make sure that Goat Milk Stuff has a uniform look and feel and solid branding. During this video, Jim discusses how the GMS logo evolved and the symbolism present in our logo. Did you know that we had changed our logo? or that the number of rays of […]
This summer, Jim and I were flown out to San Francisco by one of our vendors. We really enjoy having time together just the two of us, but it was strange to be out there without the children. We got to see the Golden Gate Bridge. And ride over it. And visit wine country. And […]
My wife orchestrates what we eat around here. Periodically, she goes food shopping, brings home what she bought, and drops it in front of me and asks, “Will you marinate this for me?” When I’m marinating meat, I don’t follow a recipe. I make it up with what leftover ingredients we have that need […]
I love the concept of halfway there. The idea is that a distance between two things can always be cut in half, bringing them very close together in a few steps. Unfortunately, going halfway can never ever actually get the two items completely together. For instance, even if a football team only has 20 yards […]
Having just spent time at Disney World with my 8 children, my wife, and her parents, I decided it was high time I alerted the public to the greatest hazards to be found at the “Most Magical Place on Earth.” Sure, there are parade floats to avoid, high-speed rides to hang on to tightly, and […]
I recently was introduced to the blogging fathersphere. There I found a lot of really cool Dads who spend a lot of time reflecting on fatherhood and making some excellent points about the whole experience. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was asked for advice, being the newcomer and all. Turns out, having […]
Today we went to see the progress on our new soap room! The kids had so much fun playing on the huge pile of gravel and Jim and I were really happy to see the structure coming together. It’s starting to look like our dream come true! Doesn’t it look great?
Today is Father’s Day and we’re not doing a whole lot to celebrate it. Part of the reason is because we don’t make a big fuss about celebrations. Part of the reason is because we’re super busy. And part of the reason is because Jim is fairly understated and doesn’t require or demand extra attention. […]
We love living in the country. There is only one problem – the lack of high speed internet. Right now we have satellite internet, which is better than dial-up. Most of the time. The biggest problem is when we have several days of stormy weather, like we’ve had. So what’s an entrepreneurial family with a thriving business that requires […]
The three girls were snuggling in bed with us this morning. Indigo was with me and Brett and Jade snuggled with Jim. Jade: “Dad, you have one child.” Dad: “What about Brett?” Jade: “ok, you have two kids, but that’s all.” Dad: “Their names are Brettcoleemeryfletcher and Greyhewittindigojade.” Jade: “No! Just Jade and Brett.” Indigo: […]
We have a great garden in Indiana. One of the things that grow very well for us each year is watermelon. As much as we love our watermelons, I admit I was a little surprised when Jim decided to bring one of our homegrown watermelons with us on vacation to North Carolina. But I didn’t […]
The weather here has been gorgeous lately. (Nope, hurricane Irene didn’t reach us here in Indiana.) We’ve had hot days, cooler nights, and low humidity. We took advantage of the lovely weather to exercise outside. I thought you’d enjoy watching part of our “sprint 8” session. We basically sprint for 30 seconds then walk for […]
The other day I got an email inviting the family to come swim at a local lake with some friends. The invite was last minute (the way I like them), so I told her we would try. I gathered the children together and made a big announcement that we could go swimming at the lake […]
Jim has been making lots and lots of soap lately. In fact, he recently broke two records. First, he made the most soap ever in a single day on July 30th. Second, he made the most soap he’s ever made in a single month during July. That’s the good news. The bad news is that […]