Welcoming Winter

This was sunrise yesterday. Snow is good for playing, but chores still have to be done. Chickens have to be fed and watered. There are eggs to collect and … firewood to bring in. Somehow, halfway to the house with a load of firewood, building a snowman seemed...

At the Gym

I drove the swim team carpool this week and decided to take advantage of the exercise room while the team practiced. I didn’t get up early enough to get my cardio or weights in before breakfast. After getting the children off to school, I barely had time to do...

Collecting Eggs

Egg collecting is this little cowboy’s job. If he’s having a bad day with overbearing siblings, I’ll ask if he’s collected eggs yet. His sniffles and tears quickly melt away as he grabs the egg basket and disappears out the door. See the sand...

FHE Star

When I taught elementary school there was a student mainstreamed into my class from the behavior special education unit. One day I caught him looking off his neighbor’s papers during a spelling test. Naturally, I reported to his special ed teacher. “Do you...

Fall Work

Squirreling away food while putting yards and gardens to sleep marks the end of summer. Two of my little cowboys worked to separate the stuck or stabbed potatoes on the last warm Saturday we had. On another Saturday Nate brought in a load of decomposed hay from the...