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Popcorn Harvest

This year we planted popcorn.  I have always wanted to plant popcorn and because of it’s location in the garden, the chickens left it alone….one of the only things they left alone.  Last week we harvested the corn.  We didn’t have many ears and they didn’t get very big, but that didn’t matter to us. […]

take one Lime and call me in the morning

I’ve had a headache for 3 days–3 days during VBS week at our church.  Yikes!  Today I was feeling like enough was enough of this crazy headache.  And for some reason today it was exponentially worse.  Ugggh! I’ve taken some pain killers to get rid of it, but nothing has worked yet.  I’ve also tried […]

{Recipe} Laundry Detergent

Well, I’ve finally gotten around to make our laundry detergent!  I’ve been wanting to do it for so long, but where to find the time?  I found a fantastic recipe at The Family Homestead.  And, the wonderful Crystal has broken it down for us and found that this recipe only costs $ .71 for two gallons of detergent! […]

{Potty Parties} Babies on potties?? What??

In our family, we begin our children on the potty at birth.  “What??”  is the reaction I usually get to that information, unless the person has already heard of this concept (also called “elimination communication” or ECing and “infant potty training”).  Did you know that we are among the few countries in the world that do […]