Up this week: Girly’s church weekend encounter, a Gift’s epiphany, finalizing bed”rooms”, non-pantry coming together, costumes and offgrid slacker moms, fall festivals and BabyGirl's new trick.1Girly had a great time at her weekend church camp getaway. So great in fact that we heard every detail, sometimes twice, for days after. Yet not one single picture. …
7 Quick Takes – 10-18-2013
Up this week: the last window, insulation good and bad, the Not Yard Sale, weekend church camp, a surprise from BabyGirl and going all old school.-1-I had intended on telling The Story of the New Window Because We Serve Such an Awesome God, but once it hit a full page I decided to publish it…
Could busy hands be key
It’s interesting, when I started on this path of simplicity, knowing somehow that by having less we would find more, I didn’t understand the what or the how. I knew slowing down, eliminating or reducing the distractions was key. I can’t say how many times in our Powered Big House I deemed days or weeks…
Day Trip in Pictures – Part 2 – Mammoth Springs
Mr. wanted to surprise us with this beautiful and amazing wonder. With Bou in charge of the camera, we set off to see and walk the trails.Did a little wadding in the COOOOOLD water. The mid 70 degree weather didn't help the chill factor either.There is an old train depot. We, or rather Mr. Littlest,…
Day Trip in Pictures – Part 1 – The Wilder Farm
I think it would quite easy to say the Missouri Day Trip was a raving success!And that I'm a total slacker. Forgive me yall, the weather this week has been beyond beautiful. I have taken complete advantage of it from sun up to sun down. But decided today we (mostly) finished our projects, so lets…
7 Quick Takes – 9/20/2013
The Little House Edition-1-Yall, our house is complete Ingalls Mania! In almost all things a similarity or a contrast is found between us and them. It is quite comical at times how quickly the girls reference back to the series. They have concluded that Bou and Mr. Littlest are Royal and Almonzo, while the girls…
From Scorpions to Project 33
I can hear you now – what in the world do scorpions have to do with Project 33 you crazy woman. Hang on, you’ll see the logic. We have killed 4 scorpions in the last couple of weeks. And by “we” I mean Bou and Mr while I stood away holding littles, shaking and hollerin…
Being Forced to a Tech Free Zone
First let me whine. Because everybody can relate to what I'm about to say. My phone is jacked. And by jacked, I mean it doesn't hold a signal for internet or for those occasional calls I have a phone for, calls are ended as soon as it rings and it takes forever to get it…
Cooking with the Sun (Oven)
We have been cooking with the Solar Oven for a few weeks now. Good time to give a review and how we did it!It only took Mr. about a day, 3 2x4's and a sheet of plywood to build this Sun Oven. The inside dimensions are 15"x22" - large enough that I can use my Pyrex…
Happy Mother’s Day
To those with tummy babies or heart babies or angel babies or still waiting on babies. Those of us that rely on His Grace daily – or hourly. Those of us who try to have it all together. And often fail. This one goes out to all the Baby Mama’s Mama – I’m sorry Mrs.…
Together Simply 