We learn about friendship and forgiveness from a young girl named Minna and her coal mining father in The Rag Coat.  After Minna's father dies from the "miner's cough," the quilting ladies come together to make Minna a coat to wear to sch…

Smiley Faces. Hand Prints.  Itchy Nose? (ha ha!) Counting Down. Earlybird Math Language Lessons for Little Ones I have a new system for schooling with the little ones and it is working well. I sit at my table which houses my laptop, school…

Project Life I started Project Life . Lovin' it. Watch the video. "Becky Higgins shares inspiration for why we document, what to document, and how to document your life." ~ "Fifteen for a moment. . . caught in between ten and twenty," …

In my  last update,  we started on a Fuel Reduction Project (goal is to clear 100' of timber, slash, junipers, bushes, etc. around the house to reduce fire danger)... the fire department then matches our labor by the hour so we can clear more of our prope…