So, David decided to go gluten-free a few weeks ago.  He and Ellie both have really bad eczema, and I read that sometimes that can be caused by gluten-intolerance.  David has gone totally gluten-free and a lot of gluten has been cut from Ellie’s diet.  We haven’t been hardcore with her, but since we’ve been [...]

So I’ve been toying with the idea of cutting my hair for the last few weeks… Instead of doing anything really exciting, I went with some wispy bangs and layers around my face along with a trim.  I like it, though!  I think I look better with bangs, but David doesn’t like them.

Not much of [...]

Harry Potter and Hermione Granger:

Its beautiful right now!  All the leaves are changing, its been really nice weather, and I just wish I could hold onto these days for about six months.  David’s been doing some woodworking – making wands for the kids Halloween costumes! – and tonight we even had a fire in our firepit outside and roasted [...]

I tried to play rock/paper/scissors with Killy this morning, but when he plays it, it apparently also involves saw, crocodile, and mirror force.  A bit too complicated for me!
This afternoon we had the following conversation:
Jen: I’m hungry!  I have a rumbly in my tumbly!
Ellie: No you don’t!
David: How do you know?
Ellie: Because I was in [...]

Check out the necklace she made me!

I think she should make some for Our Etsy Shop!
PS – If you can’t figure out what the necklace is, I pity you.

Its been a busy few weeks!  I’m finally finished with canning apple butter – all in all I got over 70 lbs of apples off our tree!  Since we don’t spray and our method of picking is to shake them out of the tree, all the ones that were damaged were thrown into the compost [...]