With Great Joy

I finally finished our little chore system* on the side of the fridge, so here are some more photos. The three older kids (11, 9 and 8) ha...

Working on chore "charts" for the kids. Almost done.  I'm finishing up some little drawings and then I'll add them an...

Summers are the WORST for me as far as meal-planning goes. My poor family.  I'll hit my groove again in the fall with soups and bre...

{ Found this in my drafts folder from last week.  I'd forgotten to post it.  So here it is, a week later. } Two days ago I went out t...

It dawned on me yesterday that when Mark comes home from work, or even when he calls during the day to check in on me, my attitude is one of...

I decided to make labels for all that I've canned this season- so not for the freezer jam, but everything else.  Give me some cute s...

A couple of years ago Sally Clarkson asked a question in a blog post- What five attributes do you want to characterize your life?   She exho...