One person’s cleanup results in another person’s weapon
This just happened. Laura was cleaning out a kitchen drawer and threw away an old rotary pizza cutter. 12 year old Tyler asked if he could borrow my tools and not long…
Narnia – A family tradition
After two different "Chronicles of Narnia" references by Kayla were not recognized by her siblings, it has been decreed by Mother and co-leader of the household, Laura Preston Horning, that a re-reading of…
Hand & Foot with Bud the Spud
We play a lot of games in our house. Mexican Train, Hand and Foot, Codenames, Guesstures, Mancala, and Uno are some of our favorites. Tonight we decided on Hand and…
Our hobby – splitting and hauling firewood
We put the wood crew to work today and we processed some wood! I’m blessed with some HARD workers! They all told me today that they prefer getting wood in…
Creative Ice Usage
I am always looking for new and creative things to do with the kids. With the lakes all frozen there is a plethora of ice all around us. The kids…