When our son Christian started Kindergarten, the school called me up within the first two weeks to ask if they could move him to second grade. Eep! We compromised at the halfway point, and he skipped just one grade. I had no question that he could handle the academics, but I had fears for junior-high … Continue reading The Shampoo Manifesto
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Chickens & Pickles! Autumn hits Idaho…
As of last weekend, our little Idaho "homestead" is up in population by seven, thanks to the adoption of seven (long-awaited!) laying hens for the chicken-house we've been all summer building. With the kids incoming for the weekend, I contacted everyone on Craigslist who was offering chickens, and we lucked out by hooking up with … Continue reading Chickens & Pickles! Autumn hits Idaho…
Project Petroglyph
Keoni and I make a running joke about his age---not because he's incredibly old (though of course that's the joke), but because he was in college when I was born... So I tease him that when he used to carry girls' books after school, they were clay tablets... Or that his birth certificate was chiseled … Continue reading Project Petroglyph
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
According to my Urban Dictionary, the above phrase dates from early days in Las Vegas, when a standard gambling bet was two dollars, and most casinos offered a three-piece chicken dinner for $1.79. Anyone who won a bet would have the price of a chicken dinner (winner winner)! One of our neighboring Idaho towns has put another … Continue reading Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Expedition Journal #3: Faking a Phone
A few months ago I started on a mission to explore some technology-stuff I might want to use, and (having done the research) reported my opinions findings here... In my first expedition, I went prospecting on Pinterest (which has continued to serve me well---and has continued to be FUN), and I followed that up with assessing … Continue reading Expedition Journal #3: Faking a Phone
Our Little Patch of Plantation
The current buzz-word for this practice is Urban Homesteading, but "urban" doesn't quite describe us. Our little place isn't within the city limits of any town (and if it were, even Idaho's capital city barely qualifies as "urban")... Perhaps in our case we should call it "backyard homesteading," or just plain "turning-a-regular-home-into-a-mini-farm." Whatever you choose … Continue reading Our Little Patch of Plantation
Budget Limbo: How LOW can we go?
Yesterday we made the six-hour drive back home from my parents' house, and we hope that Grandy and Boboo are recovering from the chaos of their week-long house-full of US! The kids immensely enjoyed their week, though of course it went by too quickly for them---sleeping in a tent in the backyard, roasting marshmallows for … Continue reading Budget Limbo: How LOW can we go?
Kana's Chronicles 