I recently read this post by blogger Kae, and I felt like she finally put words to something that I’ve been feeling for a very long time. She writes about “Parkinson’s’ Law”, which says: “Work expands so as to fill... Continue reading →

Some years, I am ready for fall when it comes! Some years, I’m a little bit more reluctant to embrace it. This year is the latter for sure. I was not at all ready for summer to end! We are... Continue reading →

Recently, one of my kids had a friend over to our house. This sweet kid came in the house, dashed around after my kids for a few minutes, and then on his way back out the door said: “why is... Continue reading →

September! Wow- what a strange reading month. I would have expected to read a lot more this month, but I guess that being so busy has also taken out some of my reading. I only read 7 books this month-... Continue reading →

Well, yesterday I went out to my sunflower field and picked off the very last blooms. The 2026 sunflower field is now done. It was my worst year yet, to be honest. It was very chaotic, and not in a... Continue reading →