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Best Wishes From Our House To Yours! May Peace and Plenty Bless Your Day

The Family Traditions Edition We have a lot of holiday traditions -- some that I expect we take for granted, such as the simple fact tha...

7:20 a.m. on a Monday Morning Outside my window...   The light is pearl grey, sifting through low clouds.  A coverlet of snow lies on the ...

... I don't want to hear about it! Now this girl seriously needs to lose some weight, don't you think? But, get this, I caught t...

Repost from November 19th, 2008  (Check out how little the girls look in the photo below.  Goodness how time flies!) One of my patron s...

And not a one to eat! A few of the turkeys hanging around our house these days: Here's the Elvis Turkey on the Fridge (by Cathy) Th...

The Husband Edition First, many thanks to Heather over at Faith, Fun, and Family for getting my butt self in high gear.  I appreciate her...

November by John Updike The stripped and shapely Maple grieves The ghosts of her Departed leaves. The ground is hard, As hard as stone. ...

Paul and Nicole at the  annual Marine Corps Birthday  Ball in Richmond, Virginia. The History of the Ball The Marines have marked the an...

(And because a couple people asked) How To Care For Cast Iron  I. Before you use your cast iron, make sure it's well seasoned.    ...

Anna's Birthday Today! Eight years ago today, Anna Germaine, our eighth child and fourth daughter, came into the world. The world wi...

Thank-you! To All Our Military Men and Women Past and Present We Owe You Our Freedom! FYI: Vets and their families: The following establ...

 1. Cast Iron Cookware is Amazing. Our grandmothers knew what they were doing depending on these babies.  Yes, these pots and skillets ...

...extended family lived together as a matter of course.  It's a sepia-toned picture of the old days, the three or four generations livi...

One person who knows how to take bling seriously. Anna, eight years old on Friday And one who doesn't. Kevin, 21 years old and n...