If my entire paycheck goes to the dentist this month is that putting my money where my mouth is?

My best blanket is doing duty as a bird net this morning. My little Phoebes keep falling out of their nest.

"We keep things neat so we don't have to waste playing time looking for stuff." My philosophy of organization as explained to boys this am.

Sure is quiet. Used bookstore is having a reading contest and the boys signed up.

It is amazing that the boy-noise on the piano really doesn't bother me. Good thing.

Ever want to wash your eyeballs of an image so you don't have to see it again?

"Mom, we are taking our books outside to write." Thank you, Lord.. I may be doing something right for a change.

Note to children: the human concept of fairness does not apply to chickens.

Summer presents such delicious problems, like deciding what to do with four gallons of blueberries.

It's raining, it's pouring....so I'm painting bee equipment.

If you get a Nerf dart in my pancake mix....!

Discovered a new and tender place for bee stings today. But I sort of deserved it.

It should not take twenty try-on's to find one pair of jeans that fit.

Oh, treachery! Oh, the pain! It's just a little math placement test kids..it won't kill you.

Ever have one of those days when you wake up feeling stupid?

Horatio Hornblower with the boys tonight and a hike to a waterfall tomorrow. I love summer.

Getting close to having next year's curriculum all planned out. Yippee!

Had a chicken die very suddenly this morning. I guess I get to take her for a post on Monday.

I have been over this. Bees, please do not build burr comb in the feeding super. That is all.

Bought two metallic pens and fresh art paper today. I am a happy, happy woman.

Setting up the tent in the yard for at-home camping. Got a fireplace dug out and everything.

Field Trip Day.

Evicted my first rat snake of the season from the chicken house. I would let it stay, but the chickens objected.

"You never can tell with bees". Words to live by.

I took my first swarm yesterday! Now I feel like a real beekeeper.