I have to say that I LOVE Christmas, no really, I love Christmas! Everything from the decorating to baking my Nonna's biscotti & Grandma Nina's fudge for my friends. But this year, I have been in a "bah humbug" state of mind as I have had to deal with my own fiscal cliff of sorts....one [...]
I've got this really great kitchen table. To the untrained eye, it looks like an old table and chairs. Smooth surface, rounded edges on the corners on the table. Each chair looks like the other...but do they? At closer look, you can see the teething marks left by little ones sitting around the table, no [...]
I have to say that there is nothing better than sitting down every night at the kitchen table and just talking to one another. For many families, this is something that might never occur due to multiple activities throughout the year. So I truly count my blessings that I can sit down with the kids every night [...]
It's that time if year again where you will hear bells ringing outside many of the stores in Sonoma County. It's Red Kettle time!! Each year, since the Danger Twins joined 4-H, they participate in the annual Red Kettle program through the Salvation Army of Sonoma County. Funds generated through the program help many families [...]
One component of 4-H is community service, which each member is required to participate in at least 3 community service activities. I think this is such a huge thing for kids to be involved in and so when the sign ups came around at 4-H the other night, the Danger Twins picked what activities they wanted to [...]
So if you remember in my previous posts regarding the fair, I mentioned that we had a lamb come home because he was "not market ready". It was a tough experience for sure but out of that Miss B has learned a lot about the up's and downs of the agriculture industry. Peanut the lamb [...]
Just when I thought the trunk of my car was gonna be clean & clear of kid stuff until early April, I have replaced the feeders & halters for chairs & soccer gear! I went from showring mom to soccer mom in a matter of days...but that's ok 'cause the Danger Twins love their PYSL [...]
Today marks the end of the first week of school for the Danger Twins, and boy what a week it's been! Not only was Miss B starting a new school and Mr B going into a higher grade, but we got to ride the wave of excitement and emotions with the rest of our community [...]
So the Danger Twins and I made it through "sheep week" at the Sonoma County Fair, but not without a little disappointment and heartache. But in the words of my very smart and sassy daughter, "all farmers have an off year". Off year is an understatement, but if I learned anything it was that you [...]
Ah yes, the night before show day. This is the night that the parents have been waiting for or dreading....depends on who you talk to. At this very moment there are parents getting whites together and realizing they are doing this for the very last time or there are parents like me who are thinking, [...]