On the way into the soccer fields last night, this darling little child says to me, “Mom, I want some food. Can we please go to the Confession Stand?”
Yes. She wants to go to the Confession Stand.
One green, one blue, and two red snow cones, two blue power-aids, one bottle of water, and one diet [...]

September 23rd, 2011 | Tags: Confessional, kids | Category: Tending the Hearth, The Daily Stuff | Comments (5)

alpacas and children are always a wonderful combination

October 13th, 2010 | Tags: 5 Mintes for Mom, alpaca, Alpacas, child, children, kids, Wordless Wednesdays | Category: Alpacas, Wordless Wednesdays | Comments (5)

We started the year with the kids being on time for the bus. For weeks they never missed it. Oooh! I was so proud of those usually sleepy little children!

Then routine began to set in. And slowly but surely they began to miss the bus…

October 12th, 2010 | Tags: alpaca, Alpacas, Husbandry, kids, poop scooping | Category: Alpacas, Husbandry, Lifestyle, Tending the Hearth, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (8)

This was my first year to be preparing for the first day of school by myself with my four kids so I was a little nervous about how it would go.
The kids love for me to make “farm waffles”, so I woke up extra early to make those for them. “Farm waffles” are waffles from [...]

August 31st, 2010 | Tags: bus, farm waffles, first day of school, kids, school | Category: Lifestyle, Tending the Hearth | Comments (5)

What am I getting myself into?

This cute story was shared with me by my friend Valerie Newell from Crown Point Alpacas in New Hampshire.
Spring shows are coming up. Time to start thinking about halter training. If you have kids, letting them come up with ways to make it more fun can make the whole process [...]

February 1st, 2010 | Tags: Alpacas, children, curious george, halter training, kids, spring shows | Category: Alpacas, Handling/Training, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (2)

They dream of being old enough…
Participating in Wordless Wednesday

December 9th, 2009 | Tags: alpaca farm, ATV, farm, kids, Wordless Wednesdays | Category: Lifestyle, The Alpaca Lifestyle, Wordless Wednesdays | Comments (5)

I don’t know who was happier to have the kids at the barn this weekend – me or the dogs!
One guilty secret that I have is that I don’t have my kids help me with the farm every day. They do help, and they know how to do many chores, but during the summer – [...]

August 16th, 2009 | Tags: Alpacas, children, chores, farm, kids, kids helping on farm | Category: Alpacas, Lifestyle, Tending the Hearth, The Alpaca Lifestyle, The Daily Stuff | Comments (6)

The Fall Alpaca Show Season is getting underway. I have always loved going to alpaca shows. It gives me a chance to see how our breeding program stacks up against the rest. There are usually seminars where you can bone up on your alpaca knowledge. I love having the chance to visit with old friends [...]

November 13th, 2008 | Tags: alpaca shows, Alpacas, kids, ribbons, showing | Category: Alpacas, Showing Off! | Comments (1)