Camera Stickers
Discovering how quickly my children find stuff on my phone (camera) I've never found... I'm sure technology is made for kids. [...]
Fireworks Over the Matanzas
July 8, 2018 Fireworks Over the Matanzas Ask any of my kids what their favorite day is one answer will be… “Fourth of July!” Why? Because we always go downtown to watch the best fireworks show ever! (Okay, maybe I’m a little prejudiced because I live here, but I get [...]
Guinea Pig “Toddler”
June 30, 2018 Guinea Pig “Toddler” Since we had a baby Guinea Pig (Sweet Potato) born on the fourth of June, we’ve been studying Guinea Pig growth. Oh my, do they grow fast! Not only do these amazing animal moms deliver live babies with a full coat, open eyes, claws, [...]
Houdini Hot Wings
June 26, 2018 Houdini Hot Wings “Mom, he’s out again!” The most idiotic of all chickens is this Buff Orpington cockerel who hates the safety of his pen. I mean, what is it with this bird? He has food, water, playmates, and protection from things that would pick their teeth [...]
Welcome Sweet Potato
June 8, 2018 Welcome, Sweet Potato The girls started a new project: guinea pigs. Christina saved and bought a female from the pet store. Rebeccah and Kimberly “rehomed” two females whose family was going overseas. We built a big cage for them to graze and roam in. (Guinea pigs hop [...]
Crafting Cages
June 5, 2018 Crafting Cages Last month we built two big mobile cages for our livestock One is for the “teenager” chickens (those between just feathered and adult, about 6 weeks to 24 weeks). Rebeccah bought the clearance Buff Orpington straight run (mixed males and females) from Tractor Supply at [...]
DuoLingo
June 3, 2018 DuoLingo I like tools that make education fun. This little application is fun, comprehensive, and easy to use. Louis found it, as he’s the language nut in our household. (Seriously, seven languages plus ASL?) I thought I was good with fluency in two and working knowledge in [...]
Results of the Rains
May 22, 2018 Results of the Rains In late Florida Spring, we get rain. Who am I kidding? We get flooded. Our meteorologists have a very easy job. They can say, “we have a 100% chance of rain at some point today with clouds and a chance of thundershowers.” We [...]
Matanzas Inlet
May 19, 2018 Matanzas Inlet I thought I had visited all of the beaches in the Saint Augustine area. Vilano Beach Pier, Vilano at the Crossover, Saint Augustine Beach, Anastasia State Park Beach, Crescent Beach, and Butler Beach. (At least, I think I’m not leaving any names out.) But then [...]
Daytona Beach Boardwalk
May 17, 2018 Daytona Beach Pier & Boardwalk We’ve been to Daytona Beach’s park a few times. We like to park at the top of the parking garage (level 6, but today, that one was closed so we had to settle for level 5) and go down the echoing steps [...]