My favorite Buttermilk Pancake recipe is up over at Cowgirl Clippings today. Check it out.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
For Sale By Owner
We took the plunge. We set up a "For Sale By Owner" sign in our front yard last week and yesterday I finally posted our house for sale on Craigslist. 
It's kind of a scary step but it's also really exciting. Not that anyone has shown any interest yet.
About a year ago I was talking with a friend about houses and remodeling. She was saying that they needed a little more room and had thought about turning the garage into a bedroom/bathroom suite or something but didn't know how they could afford it. Sort of in jest, but only kind of, I said, "Well, just have your parents divide off a few acres and sell them to us."
The next day she called and said that they all thought that was a great idea and since that time have been working on doing just that!It has been our dream to build our own home since we got married. We have also dreamed of land; room to run and grow things and have animals.
To say that we are excited might be an understatement.
Last Monday Erik borrowed an excavator and went and dug septic approval pits for the land division, the kids helped put up the caution tape around the holes and Hannah only tried to fall in once.
Then we went hiking through the woods and had a grand time. It's so easy to dream and hard to be patient and practical. We don't know how this will all work out and would really appreciate prayer in all of this. Thank you!
...and if you know anyone that's interested in buying our house...
It's kind of a scary step but it's also really exciting. Not that anyone has shown any interest yet.About a year ago I was talking with a friend about houses and remodeling. She was saying that they needed a little more room and had thought about turning the garage into a bedroom/bathroom suite or something but didn't know how they could afford it. Sort of in jest, but only kind of, I said, "Well, just have your parents divide off a few acres and sell them to us."
The next day she called and said that they all thought that was a great idea and since that time have been working on doing just that!It has been our dream to build our own home since we got married. We have also dreamed of land; room to run and grow things and have animals.
To say that we are excited might be an understatement.
Last Monday Erik borrowed an excavator and went and dug septic approval pits for the land division, the kids helped put up the caution tape around the holes and Hannah only tried to fall in once.
Then we went hiking through the woods and had a grand time. It's so easy to dream and hard to be patient and practical. We don't know how this will all work out and would really appreciate prayer in all of this. Thank you!
...and if you know anyone that's interested in buying our house...
Friday, July 9, 2010
Bok Choy Beauty
We've really been enjoying Bok Choy lately. It's a wonderfully yummy Chinese cabbage for those of you that don't eat it regularly. I mostly use it in salads and stir fry. Usually I just pull a couple stalks off and cut them up but last night I didn't have many veggies to add to the stir fry so I figured I'd just use a lot of Bok Choy. I grabbed the whole head (?) and cut off the entire end at once. And then I stopped and looked at it. It was really pretty. I set it on the shelf and let it dry till after dinner. Once the kids where in bed I pulled out my paints and used the Bok Choy end as a stamp.
Today I made cards.
Erik laughed at me but he still had to admit that it was pretty darn cool looking.
Today I made cards.
Erik laughed at me but he still had to admit that it was pretty darn cool looking.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Breakfast at Emily's
It's that time of week again! And this time you're in for a real treat. Not only are the M-m-m-m Muffins really easy to make and delicious but you also get to see a picture of me from 6th grade. So head on over to Cowgirl Clippings and enjoy!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Parade!
Yesterday we went to the parade. My kids have been looking forward to the parade since, oh, last year's parade. Ever since Hannah was born we have ridden in the fire truck that Erik drives but this year he wasn't driving so I figured we would just watch. Hannah and Ivan were more disappointed than I thought they would be but while we were walking around looking at floats beforehand they were invited to ride in the bed of the truck that was pulling the church float. 
I was told that Hannah is a very good "waver".
So just Clayton, Marilyn, Grammy and Grandpa and I sat on the side of the road and watched the parade. We were sitting near the end of the parade and the funny thing is that we could see both ends of the parade at the same time!
It's a good thing that Grammy and Grandpa were there; they could help keep Miss Moddy contained. That little girl was marching up and down the road in her own little parade while we were waiting.
She made friends with all the people around us. At one point she marched over to a lady near us and hugged her legs and then rested her head in the lady's lap. Wherein I was told, "Don't worry, she'll get over her shyness someday" and I replied, "That's what I'm afraid of."
Finally we got to see the front of the parade.
And when the church float made it to us Hannah and Ivan climbed out and watched the rest of the parade with us and helped Clayton collect all the candy that was thrown.
I was hoping that by sitting at the end of the parade, everyone would have run out of candy by the time they got to us...no such luck, everyone was over-prepared this year and I think we might have gotten extra as the people on the floats realized they were near the end and wanted to get rid of their stashes. Then our "neighbors" who didn't have any kids in the their group brought over all the candy they had collected. We ended up with a gallon ziplock bag full of candy.(This is only halfway through the parade:)
And bandaids. The Rhinehart Clinic was throwing out neon colored bandaids. I personally would have loved coming home with a ziplock bag full of bandaids and no candy.
For a family that does not buy candy or eat very much of it a whole bag of it is a little overwhelming but I read a very timely suggestion just the other day and I think I might buy the candy off of my kids and throw it away. Hopefully they'll go for it. In the past I've had no trouble secretly throwing the candy away but Hannah and Ivan's memories are sharper now and they would notice.
I love our small town parade but I laugh because a lot of the people marching in the parade, who are so proud of how many years they've been in the parade, are "weekenders". Those of us that live here year round are in the minority amongst the marchers. Ah well, it's still fun and next year maybe we'll try riding again so that we don't collect so much candy.
I was told that Hannah is a very good "waver".So just Clayton, Marilyn, Grammy and Grandpa and I sat on the side of the road and watched the parade. We were sitting near the end of the parade and the funny thing is that we could see both ends of the parade at the same time!
It's a good thing that Grammy and Grandpa were there; they could help keep Miss Moddy contained. That little girl was marching up and down the road in her own little parade while we were waiting.
She made friends with all the people around us. At one point she marched over to a lady near us and hugged her legs and then rested her head in the lady's lap. Wherein I was told, "Don't worry, she'll get over her shyness someday" and I replied, "That's what I'm afraid of."
Finally we got to see the front of the parade.
And when the church float made it to us Hannah and Ivan climbed out and watched the rest of the parade with us and helped Clayton collect all the candy that was thrown.
I was hoping that by sitting at the end of the parade, everyone would have run out of candy by the time they got to us...no such luck, everyone was over-prepared this year and I think we might have gotten extra as the people on the floats realized they were near the end and wanted to get rid of their stashes. Then our "neighbors" who didn't have any kids in the their group brought over all the candy they had collected. We ended up with a gallon ziplock bag full of candy.(This is only halfway through the parade:)
And bandaids. The Rhinehart Clinic was throwing out neon colored bandaids. I personally would have loved coming home with a ziplock bag full of bandaids and no candy.For a family that does not buy candy or eat very much of it a whole bag of it is a little overwhelming but I read a very timely suggestion just the other day and I think I might buy the candy off of my kids and throw it away. Hopefully they'll go for it. In the past I've had no trouble secretly throwing the candy away but Hannah and Ivan's memories are sharper now and they would notice.
I love our small town parade but I laugh because a lot of the people marching in the parade, who are so proud of how many years they've been in the parade, are "weekenders". Those of us that live here year round are in the minority amongst the marchers. Ah well, it's still fun and next year maybe we'll try riding again so that we don't collect so much candy.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Flags they are a-flyin'
Happy Independence Day!
I'm not trying to make any type of political comment but this is just wrong...
I'm not trying to make any type of political comment but this is just wrong...
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Breakfast at Emily's
Head on over to Cowgirl Clippings for Swiss Oatmeal this morning. I'm not sure where the Swiss comes in. Do the Swiss really eat it this way? All I know is that I really like it. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it too.
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