WW: Kiddos’ Hunting Success {linky}

Welcome to WEIRD and Wordless Wednesday! Almost always weird, and sometimes wordless, too. My daughter’s first deer of the season – mule deer doe. My oldest son’s first EVER deer! Also a mule deer doe. He wasted NO meat, with a crazy kneecap shot,...

Gifts of Canadian Nature

Nothing says “best gift ever” like a snowy owl! This Christmas season, you can make a REAL difference and purchase special gifts that are meaningful and unique for your friends, coworkers, teachers and loved ones. The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s “Gifts...

WW: That Snow Fence? That’s No Fence! {linky}

Welcome to WEIRD and Wordless Wednesday! Almost always weird, and sometimes wordless, too. That Snow fence? That’s no fence! Well, that’s what the “snow fence” at the park around the corner from our house looked like for several days. (in...

6 FREE Vistaprint Christmas Gifts

This Christmas season, Vistaprint is your destination for creative gifts for everyone on your list. Start by spreading cheer to family, friends, teachers and coworkers with customizable Christmas cards to celebrate the season. AND get them free! For a limited time,...

Attack of the Killer Potatoes

Making dinner for the family tonight, I decided soup would be good. It’s cc-cccc-cccc-cold outside, and so a good hot soup is just the right thing to warm up cold peeps. Looking around the kitchen, I didn’t have a bunch of options, but we do have a BIG box...

He’s not speaking my language

I shared a few days ago about how music is life for me.  It’s a NEED for me, and when I’m music-deprived, we all know it. My husband, on the other hand, isn’t musical at all.  He can tune the radio and that’s about it.  He tried to learn to...

If I said I love music, I’d be lying

If I said I love music, I’d be lying. I don’t LOVE music. I live music – it is the language of my very soul. My heart aches without it, and my heart sometimes aches at the sound of it, too. I NEED music. Silly, maybe, to someone who doesn’t....

What can you do in under 30 minutes?

My kiddos have had this ongoing fuss about how long all of their chores take them. PHOOEY! Tonight I tested it for myself. It only took me 26 minutes from the time everyone was done with their dinner until the time I had it all cleaned up (hand dishes washed,...

Is it a Cat??? Making Halloween Treats #Kellogger Style

Halloween evening at our house this year included making yummy treats together as a family. Rice Krispie Treats! Only my big kiddos wanted to help, but they had a great time! While we were making the Rice Krispie treats, BudBud and I had some discussion about what our...