Nathan’s friend, Noah, came over to hang out today and enjoy one last day of Christmas break before school resumes for both of them tomorrow. On the way home from picking him up at “the bridge,” I asked if the boys wanted some oatmeal for breakfast, but no. They wanted …

Early this morning our dog went crazy with barking and howling.  After the sun rose, we found out what all the commotion had been about as he pointed us toward a coon he had treed during the night! Mid morning the boys decided they needed to take care of the …

First Nathan cut the duck meat into cubes and marinated them in raspberry vinaigrette for a few hours.   Then, he wrapped the duck pieces in bacon and secured them with toothpicks which had been soaked in water. Then he baked them in the oven for about a half hour …