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Today is Rory’s birthday! He is a champion for f Today is Rory’s birthday! He is a champion for family, for holistic living, farming and good food, for his deep faith in the kingdom work of Jesus. And for kwik trip donuts.
My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile)

Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
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Farm Camp Promo Video

  • January 27, 2020
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We had so much fun making this video and got ourselves very excited for all that is to come this summer. The activities each day are going to be great.…
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Creative Ways to Use Our Farm

  • January 21, 2020
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A few weeks ago I was with a friend who told me her ultimate dream is to ride on a dogsled. I immediately thought of the farm near us that…
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January on the Farm

  • January 15, 2020
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Rory’s cousin from California is a school teacher and asked Ivar to make a Christmas Book of Fun for her class, filled with word finds and comics. We got excited…
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A Decade at a Time

  • January 14, 2020
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Rory and I attended a funeral on Saturday for an old neighbor in Minneapolis. There’s something about a funeral that makes you very reflective. After the service we went to…
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Rendering Lard!

  • January 6, 2020
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Yep. That’s an exclamation mark. We are truly that excited. We are suddenly Lard Enthusiasts and have so many cool things to share. First, we decided to render this lard…
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No Room at the Inn (Story City)

  • January 3, 2020
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This blog post is my most popular since I began blogging in 2008. I promise you will not be disappointed to read this one all the way through! *** Dear…
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