Clik here to view.
Why do I bother to clean?
Yesterday was Greyden‘s birthday. I was going to write about Greyden turning 5, so I started looking through the photos that I took yesterday. I got to this photo and had to stop. (If you can’t see the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy 5th Birthday to Greyden!
Birthdays at the Jonas house start very early in the morning. Jim leaves for work at 6:30, so we are supposed to have our morning birthday celebration finished by then. Although I admit, we don’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet Greyden
When Greyden was a baby, we called him “fat and happy”. He’s outgrown the chubby part, but fortunately he’s kept the happy part. He’s an incredibly hard work and mostly works with a big smile on his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Waking Up Early
You may remember that we had a big video thing the other day. (It’s still a secret what it was for, but I’m hoping I can reveal it in the next few weeks.) We spent all week preparing for it. We...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Importance of Chores
I want to raise children that have a strong work ethic. I think laziness is so destructive to our personal success, especially when it comes to our careers and our relationships. It takes hard work...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magic Pencil?
Several weeks ago, I finished the book, “Write it Down, Make it Happen”. The author, Henriette Klauser, believes there is something “magical” (my word) that happens when you commit something to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Believe You Can
As many of you know, Fletcher broke his leg this summer and has been wearing a cast. He has less than two weeks left and I have been very pleased with how well he has done. There has been very little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Great Pyrenees Puppies
Meet the newest members of the Goat Milk Stuff family! Thornton and Baxter are registered Great Pyrenees brothers who will be guarding the goats (and the children) at the new property. Jim isn’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be Protective, But Not Over-Protective
We are protective of our children while they are still young and need us to protect them. As they mature they are given the opportunity to test themselves and their beliefs while still under the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Great Pyrenees Puppies!
Thor and Baxter are settling in at the farm and doing great. Right now they are living in a stall by themselves. Their outside run is adjacent to the goats’ run, so the goats and dogs can see each...
View ArticleClik here to view.
March Goat Milk Soap
We have about thirty soap types that we keep available year round. Because there are lots of other good scents, we rotate them in and out so they are available once a year. We refer to them as limited...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Birthday, Greyden
When Greyden was a baby, his nickname was “fat and happy” because he was such a jolly, chubby baby and toddler. I’m so pleased that even though he’s outgrown most of his baby fat, he remains a jolly,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Thanksgiving Weekend
The following is a guest post by Brett (she had so much fun writing yesterday’s post and I have so much work to do, it was a win/win). PJ We had the best Thanksgiving ever. And don’t try to tell me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Birthday, Greyden
It’s Greyden’s birthday today! My fat and happy little bear is 8 years old today! It’s storming out, so our internet is in and out and won’t let me upload any photos. But I had to let everyone know....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Greyden’s Birthday
Yesterday was Greyden’s birthday. He is 8 now! I remember the day that he came home from the hospital, on my birthday. That was a long time ago! The night before his big day, he and Mom went in to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Almost Christmas
We love the fact that our business is growing. But it has interfered with some of our Christmas traditions. At the very least, it has pushed many of them back from the first half of December to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ulterior Motives
Everyone around here always loves Christmas. But this year, Brett, Cole, and Emery got really excited about it. Most of their gifts were very altruistic and something the receiver would really desire....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Day After Christmas…
…was a Sunday. We go to a home church on the Sundays that we are free. On the day after Christmas, one of the moms planned a play that everyone had got to be a part of. Emery was Joseph and Hewitt was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Not Fair
Greyden and Hewitt were busy unloading the Hulk of lots of big, heavy stuff. Greyden very cheerfully announced, “Hewitt, there are only five left! You do two and I’ll do three and then we’ll be done!”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charades!
Mom and Dad had a date tonight. So they left for Louisville, and we finished up all of our work. Afterwords, I called all the kids together to make sure all the work was done. Once I was sure it was...
View Article