right now

Right now I am enjoying the most amazing sunsets I have ever seen.  The weather has been stormy, and there has been lots of rain, lots of clouds, and lots of color as the sun goes down.

I have actually gotten so side-tracked by these sunsets, that nobody is getting to bed on time.  I leave the dinner dishes as I see the light change from our windows.  They boys are equally excited by the colors, and gasp in awe as the rainbow of colors and light changes and slowly grows dark.

And here is Chance, the wonder dog, rolling in freshly seeded lawn.

He just couldnt stand to see nice black wet earth, and had to roll all over in it.  And then, of course, run into the house and shake.

Rainbow after a storm

In chicken news, they little ones are having field trips out side.  We have to get them ready to spend the whole day in the sun and wind, and they love to eat bugs and grass.  They also are using their newly sprouted wings!

Our "big" girls are a blast.  We have been hand feeding them their favorite weed.  it looks like the top of carrots, and it must taste fabulous, because they cant get enough of it.  fortunately, our lawn is mostly weeds, so they get a lot of variety.  

March so far...

February so far

Celebrating ten years of precious Elias

A ten year olds birthday 

spring bulbs

Valentines cookies

Making valentines

Atticus cut out hearts and wrote his name all by himself

Elias folded 30 origami valentines

Bright colorful flowers in the middle of a dark, cold month.

a family under the rainbow (and a little rain falling too)  by Atticus

scenes from home

We have been busy since the move, and I have not been  keeping up with the blog.  That doesn't mean there hasn't been a lot happening around here.  

Actually, it's the day-to-day stuff that I find fascinating right now.  The small moments that I know I will forget when my children grow, and when the house is quieter.

I thought I would try to commit to a little more blogging, about that every day stuff.

We'll see if that happens...  

A little weekend gaming for the big kids.

A night of homemade spa

Tea, back rubs, candles, fire in the fireplace 

a new violin 

Some silly time. Always silly time...

And a new cello! 

Chore time.  the ear protection is worn when he vacuums...

and plays the drums

Simple dinners and lunches, lost of bread, cheese and fruit.  

Nobody complains.

Our new Sunday ritual of washing all the laundry and folding all of it, while watching a movie of course!  Makes it a fun family event.

Playing dress up for real

A tennessee sunset

A progression of houses by Atticus

Lots of cuddling, maybe an illness or two...

It looked like a full moon tonight.

Smoke out of the neighbors chimney.  

Why not sk8?

It was a rather cold and rainy weekend.  Lucky for us, my mom was visiting, so it was a little brighter.

One morning, they boys suggested we go roller skating.

It was so dark outside, we thought, why not?

Nothing says weekend like black lights and roller skates at 10am

Elias won the limbo contest, somehow he bends like a wet noodle, and is also graceful on skates.

          Mom was very brave, as she donned skates and went around and around.  Isn't that cool?  They played Celebration, Hey Micky, and YMCA.  It was crazy fun.  Missed my sister, who would have pulled out some leg warmers and skated too...

loving these links

baked potato soup; made this for lunch today.  Added some lemon, crispy bacon, and sour cream.  Oh yes I did.

good foods; A beautiful way to eat the rainbow and get back on track after the holidays

Small town is self-sufficient; a small town in England is trying to grow all their own foods.

another soup;  heard this on the Splendid Table on NPR

inside a yogis fridge; Relieved to see a yoga superstar eats like a human

beautiful skin care products; beautiful.

6 january super foods; another good thing about the season

how to make a smelly dog smell better; Chance is so smelly from being out in the wild all the time.