December 2011 To say Daisy loves sour cream is an understatement of epic proportions. She would eat a tub of it for dinner, no problem. The kids started at a new preschool that is owned by Aunt Cheri’s sister-in-law, Jen. Jen and I just consider each other family now. They had a great time at …
In November we got our first chickens! Someone on Freecycle was giving away chickens, coops, supplies, everything, because they had just discovered egg allergies in the family. Adam was out of town, but I rented a small u-haul and went to pick it up. Our home teachers helped me unload everything. A week later the …
Adam’s cousin’s wife is so talented. She is extremely creative and good at everything she tries. She wanted to become a photographer, and had so much talent that without any formal training she built a business very quickly, and even does annual photography retreats where she trains other photographers. She took these incredible pictures for …
October 2011 I had made a new friend, and we bonded over chickens. She had some, and I wanted some. I had told her I wanted to raise meat chickens eventually, and that I wanted to learn to butcher them. So one Friday evening while I’m making pizza, she calls me: “April, I need to …
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August 2011 Going to Bear Lake is a tradition Adam grew up with. His grandparents owned a lot on the lake, and every year they camped up there with their 1,000,000 cousins. His grandma and grandpa had an old trailer they slept in. It had a bathroom and electricity and running water, but those were …
June 2011 The little boy who lived next door to us was a year younger than BKS, but we would zip around on his bike like the devil. That inspired Kimball to kick off his training wheels and learn to ride on two wheels! We had left Atlanta in October and went home to Tennessee …