Shippin’ Up To Dublin – Part 2

About five years ago, Scott mentioned that we should go to Scotland for our 25th wedding anniversary. His statement was more of a kind gesture than anything that would ever resemble reality, as likely to happen as finishing the basement. We talked about it with a few...

Shippin’ Up to Dublin – Interlude

As a part-timing, semi-self-employed, participation-trophy-wife, E-350 driving working mom, I was often available to chaperone field trips with our younger children (the older two don't know how lucky they had it). The kids' school, and their teachers were well aware...

Shippin’ Up to Dublin – Part 1

Ireland wasn't first on my list of anniversary vacation destinations. I'm not even sure if it was second, or third. Yeah, I was part Irish, or so I thought, but Scotland was at the top of my list, and had been ever since I can remember. So when Scott and I started...

When You Literally Put the Mud in Mudroom

The mudroom looks completely different in the summer.Whenever I go onto Pinterest or Houzz, and type in "mudroom", there's all these beautiful white rooms with book bag hooks, and cute little cubbies and even the washer and dryer and I sort of ooh, and aah, and coo...

Rotational Grazing 101

Rotational Grazing 101

The term “rotational grazing” is used a lot. But what exactly is it? This quick guide to grazing beef cattle explains a few concepts.