California Bred | Colorado Led
When we moved from our home in California, what we lost in square footage we gained in acreage! Because our garage had become kind of a storage unit of sorts, Johnny decided he wanted to get some shipping containers. We learned after our first glorious summer of thunderstorms that Colorado loves surprise hail storms. The [...]
Can you be overwhelmed with peace? Like, is that a thing? There’s something about living in the forest that erases the stresses of the world and promotes peace. Birds chirping in the cool breeze, warm sun peeking through the ponderosas, maybe a fancy cocktail on the porch while the kids ride bikes and we all [...]
Yesterday was a big day. A few neighbors decided to go in on an order from an online hatchery (who "guarantees" female hens, so stay tuned for that one!) Anyway, we decided to start our little homestead with the gateway farm animal: Chickens! Ten of them! They were shipped on Monday with a estimated delivery [...]
These guys decided 65° means it's hot enough to build a pool. Hey, everyone’s healthy and happy, so even though our internet pooped out halfway through the school day, I’d call Tuesday a success. It is Tuesday, right?
The kids made some props for our home church service this morning. Hosanna!
Monday, Day 1: By the end of the first 24 hours of quarantine, Dixie's already raided my closet multiple times, done up her makeup and put on a fashion show. She kept asking, "When I grow up, and I'm like 16, can I borrow this?" She thinks I should wear the pink shoes in Hawaii [...]
Day one of "social distancing COVID homeschool" got off to a shaky start. Four different grades, two different schools and eight different teachers sending us instructions on e-learning has me a wee bit overwhelmed. Here in the Forest, we have really crappy internet so who knows how this’ll go. But everything is gonna be okay [...]
It's March! Month three brings us date three. Last night, Boone said he wasn't feeling all that well. Mr. Social very rarely gets sick, so I decided to keep him home from school today, just in case he was starting to come down with something. When I got home from dropping the other three off [...]
Mission: Second Month of Mom/Kid Date. Objective: Kid chooses all the activities and quality time is cherished by both Mom and Kid. Kid: Hudson. Kid's picks: Thrift store shopping Starbucks Share a popcorn and root beer at the new Sonic movie Lunch at Whit's End The other day, we were watching an old episode of [...]
Gold glitter eyeshadow and red lipgloss are just perks. The MOST exciting part of today is going to a dance with her daddy. I don't think I'll ever be as cool as this chick. The boys and I have a less glamorous but equally fun evening planned: Grubhub some burgers and watch Cool Runnings in [...]
Phoebe Gillespie 