Although I've set up a new mission blog and will put our son's letters home there, I will still occasionally post a picture or two o...

After lots of thought on the subject, we've decided to do a separate private blog for our son's mission.  It's a hard call b...

Some lovely long-necked arrivals to our barnyard. This is Sugar.  Look past her stunning beauty and to-die-for eyelashes. She'...

Despite missing our star actor who always played the all-important roll of Caesar Augustus in the Christmas Eve nativity, the part was ...

Our son is in the MTC! But let me back up.   Since life-changing experiences shouldn't be attempted on an empty stomach, L...

Last night our son was set apart as a full-time missionary for  the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I get chills just typin...

It's not a quick jaunt by any stretch, but I was so excited to take the cross-country red-eye flight to New York on Halloween nigh...

No school today, so what better way to spend the afternoon than on a Mom and daughter date to a llama farm?  We learned about what to l...

When we built the hen house, safety for our chickens was a top priority.  We have an enclosed run with chicken wire buried into the ground. ...