Have you been wondering where I went?  lol!  Me too.  I actually didn’t plan to take time off from blogging…but I got busy.  You can do that when you are just blogging and not making money at it.  We have had Youth Camp to pack for, go to, come home from and do mounds of laundry…because of.  It’s all totally worth it though.  Our kids love it, and the blessings of God…are second to none.  I am back though, trying to get back on track.

Are you doing lots of fun and summery things?  People are starting to mention pumpkins and fall around here.  Our weather has been so mild this summer,  you constantly think of fall.  It’s supposed to warm up this week though.  That is good for the swimming pool crowd.

We are just about to get our fencing done, here on our little farm.  We are so excited to start our little herd.  Farming teaches patience….that is for sure.

Back in business,

It happened.  I finally got into the groove of summer vacation, I think.  I spent a couple of weeks in no man’s land.  It was weird.  I think, that what happened, was this:  Every year May is so crazy-busy that by the time school lets out, we are in fast mode.  It takes a bit to ease into the slower pace.

This week is the Mr.’s birthday!  So…due to that…I will be taking a few days off from blogging.  We are going to spend quality time with our little family. After all…quality time is my love language.  (Just found that out.)  So the days that I am off…I am going to live intentional and on purpose.

Summer is fun.  It’s actually my favorite, in case you missed that.  Ours will be full of farming and outside projects, Lord willing.  That kind of summer is full of hard work…but it’s very rewarding.  Our garden is also in full swing.  We are very thankful for that, since we got it out late, due to our weather in this neck of the woods.

I hope that you have a wonderful “rest of the week.”  I also hope that you are easing into summer too.  After all…it’s (almost) summer and the livin’ is easy.

Love from the Farmhouse,

p.s. Next week we will see how much more “grandma’s house in the summer” we can find.  Fun, fun!

Hey Guys!  How are ya doing this fine Friday?  Do you have anything fun planned?  Maybe you fun begins after your work day.  I have been itchin’ to go junkin’ but have been bitten by the allergy bug.  No fun at all.  It’s that time of year though.  Hopefully…things will feel like summer soon.

I do apologize for the partial picture of the fried pie yesterday.  I tried and tried to load that.  I didn’t take it off though…because I wanted you to at least get a glimpse of how pretty they are.  Pretty and delicious.  That is a win/win.

I need to go to the grocery store in a major way too.  Sometimes that is fun.  Sometimes…not so much.  Friday is not the best day to go either.  Everyone and their brother and brother’s dog are there.  Okay…not the dog…but you get it.  We are out of snacks…and to my family, that means that we are out of food.

Whatever your plans today, I hope that you have at least a little fun.  Friday always felt like a party day when I was a little girl.  Party days are good…even if you just treat yourself to something little.  Live inside of each moment, sweet Dirt Roaders.  Celebrate life all the time.  Really…it’s okay.

Hanging out in the country,

Okay.  Let’s talk weather.  How is it in your neck of the woods?  I see folks that are still getting tons of snow on Instagram!  We don’t have snow here right now…but the weather report here…is quite breezy.  Usually by this time of year we are having some pretty warm days.  Last night my FIL told me that it was supposed to snow in APRIL!  That will be interesting.  I told him that I guessed that there wasn’t anything that we could do about it.  We don’t get to decide on the weather, do we? 🙂

What is the DIY weather at your house?  Are you up to your elbows in floods of ripping out the old and installing the new?  We aren’t doing much of that here.  The Mr. did install a new thingy in the toilet tank since ours broke.  Now you can flush it with the handle again.  So thankful to have a Mr. that will fix things.  I love you…Mr. Dirt Road.  (Pardon the mush…but a fixed toilet deserves public applause.)

How about the cooking weather?  Are you in your kitchen, whipping up clouds of meringue?  Are the winds of new recipes swirling in your head?  I have been thinking on something for our church Easter dinner.  I need to do a trial run, here at home,  first though.

I hope that Wednesday is good to you.  I have a sick baby in the nest today.  I guess the weather or the pollen or something is not being kind in the school system.  There have been lots of kids with the sickies.  I do know this though…Lord willing…it will be summer one of these days and that is my favorite weather.

Love from the dirt road,