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the cure for this old house- paint!

in keeping with Crystal Paine’s theme of Making your Home a Haven on Mondays, I thought I would share my favorite budget makeover tip for old houses. Paint! Yep. For as long as we have been married (22 years in May) we have bought older houses. I like them, they have charm [...]

let there be light

More on life in the country. I thought I would share with you my favorite country tool. It is my pocket flashlight. Yep believe it or not I have a super hi-tech high power pocket flashlight. Of course, with re-chargeable batteries. Mine was a gift but it is similar to the ones you get [...]

back in the land of milk, and uh, more milk

Well we traded our Jersey heifer yesterday. Dear Dandy just would NOT stay in the fence. She had been out so many times I thought for sure her and the neighbors accompanying escapee bull had had a rendevouz at least once. But spring arrived and her behaviour proved she was not with calf. Which [...]

He did it for me

DON’T LEAVE IT ON THE DESK

There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr. Christianson, a studious man, who taught at a small college in the western United States. Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his freshman year, [...]

time for wedding invites

I just love Hobby Lobby! At their “50% off all wedding supplies” sale we bought wedding invitation kits marked at $18.95 for 50 at half price! That puts our invites at .19 cents each. You cannot beat that! We did opt for an additional vellum overlay with ribbon but we got those also half [...]

42 days

In the next 42 days we have

4 birthdays, 3 daughters turning 11, 13, and 16, and me, all these in the next 14 days actually and birthdays are a huge creative event around here! 1 more bridal shower to attend for April a wedding rehersal a wedding Beau graduating officially, been done for [...]