Dried flower art
Signs of Spring
The sweet smell of maple sugar, barefoot outside kids, sun in the windows, plants growing, crocuses, mergansers at the river close to us, geese and woodcock sounds. It's been an icy mess all weekend, but spring is still here.
Game School
Last week, I canceled all of our individual work and announced we'd instead play monopoly. Bonus was cocoa out of Maine mugs. I think these are the days we will all remember.
More bags
Almanzo Wilder's Farm
Anna-Kate is doing Little House on the Prairie for her co-op class (A class I have taught for years, she finally gets a turn.) She doesn't remember Almanzo's House, even though she's been several times before. We popped in to take some pics and will bring her back when it's weather to tour.
14 and a HALF
Happy 14 and a HALF, Adrian!
Happy 14 and a HALF, Adrain!
What a neat kid you are! You like to get up early, to use as much daylight as possible, including your morning waving routine. You put yourself to bed. What a breeze you are.
You're helpful, responsible, dependable and consistent. You volunteer to step up and are a great help in the community. You have a ridiculous sense of humor and are hilarious. I enjoy embarrassing you.
You eat a lot. I feel like that's not A LOT enough. You eat A LOT, A LOT, A LOT. You are always wondering what we are going to eat next.
You have so many hobbies. Woodworking. Cutting and splitting wood. Collecting model cars. Building model cars. Making dioramas. Auto mechanic work and research. Drawing. Cooking on the blackstone. Your new ones are leathermaking, collecting carhart apparel and tapping trees to make maple syrup.
If you had all the money in the world or no money, you would still not drive a Ford.
What a joy you are, even in that ridiculous mullet, I'm still proud of you. I love you so much, BUBBA! Love, Mom
Your little token gifts below...carhart, leatherworking book and blackstone grill attachments. Plus a big old cake that you ate and ate.
Presentations 2025
So proud of my kids for rocking their public presentations.
Oil ChangingAdopting animals.
Fostering Cats