admin | April 16, 2010
We have had quite the chick explosion on the farm. Momma hen hatched out a total of four chicks. They are very cute and follow her where ever she may go.
That picture was taken before Momma jumped out of the nest box.
I have also had ten hatch out of the incubator! Far [...]
admin | February 23, 2010
This weekend was so beautiful! 63 degrees and sunny, it was a taste of spring that we thought would never come. Hard to believe that the low tomorrow is supposed to be 19 degrees. Yikes. I was happy the warm weather was on the weekend so that Quinn could enjoy it [...]
admin | February 22, 2010
Samuel had his 4-H Demonstration today. He did a fantastic job! He got first place for his grade level and topic.
The demonstration was “How to Make a Survival Kit”. He did very well with the speech part. He does very well with public speaking. Samuel said that he was nervous [...]
admin | December 7, 2009
We went back in time this week. The time is 1787 and William Bowen has just come to Kasper Mansker’s Station. Kasper Mansker was a Long Hunter. He would go on hunting expeditions for up to a year at a time. He came here from Virginia with his wife and set [...]
admin | November 12, 2009
I was so excited to get my garlic garden started this year. I have wanted to plant a huge garlic garden for years now. After my weekend in Myrtle Beach I was ready to get down to business. I had the garden disced while I was gone so I was hoping [...]
admin | October 27, 2009
While my Dad was here we went to the History festival that was at the Bicentennial Mall on the Capitol. It was sponsored by the National Parks. In Nashville Tn we have such a treasure with this park. It is kind of like the Mall on the Capitol in DC in that [...]
admin | October 10, 2009
My church has a free before and after school program for the middle schoolers in the community. It is called A.C.T.I.O.N. or All Children Together In Our Neighborhood. It is a fantastic program for working families. It gives middle school kids a safe place to go before mom and dad get off [...]
admin | October 8, 2009
Our last field trip was to the Nashville Children’s Theater. We saw the play Tom Sawyer. I think that is one of the best plays that I have seen there. They have all been good but this was exceptional. It was the perfect set to depict everything that they had to [...]
admin | September 30, 2009
Last Friday we had a field trip to the Dyer Observatory. We had a fantastic time learning a little about galaxies, nebula’s, and sound.
Our guide talked to the group about the many artifacts that they have on exhibit and the people behind the history of the Observatory. Then he took us down the [...]
admin | September 7, 2009
I couldn’t find Jacob this morning to tell him to get ready to start school. I asked Samuel where he went and he told me that he was on the front porch.
Yep, singing praise songs and doing math….without being asked. What a great way to start the morning. These kinds of mornings [...]
