Not one of us gets to go through life without doing hard things. I’ve done hard things. You have to. And yet, we expend an awful lot of energy trying to avoid the hard things. Don’t do this, though. Don’t avoid the difficulties. You can do hard things. Pressure Canning is Hard We’ve been...
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The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
Between the fact that my sister-in-law is expecting their first and that I’ve been reading my blogs from when the twins were born, I remembered recently that having twins was just about the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Definitely top three, anyway. Belly Shots Our first response to the idea of two babies was...
How to Set Good Foundations
I’m growing my hair out. It’s longer, but not long enough to weigh itself down. And in my world that results in flippy bangs. Which are not cool. But they did provide a valuable reminder recently about how to set good foundations. Flippy Bangs So I really do like my hair. It has lots...
Eggs and Salsa, or How to Handle Messes
What do eggs and salsa have to do with each other? Well, mostly that I dropped both of them in the last week. And mess only barely covers the result. Anatomy of a Mess Last week on Facebook, I mentioned how I overflowed my deep sink. Since that day, I’ve also dropped the eggs...
Real Life at the Fair
This week, we are living real life at the fair. My kids are in 4H which (shameless plug) is one of the best activities they do. Completing Projects This year, they did both still projects and animals. Alex learned about geology and organized his rock collection. Erin did a beginning cooking project. To complete...