How can this sweet daughter of ours possibly be 25 1/2 years old already with a husband, home, and son of her own now??   What a joy it is to be her mom!   Gift #111 – Amanda 

This winter my hands have been so dry!   I can’t keep them moisturized despite using a humidifier in the house and drinking plenty of fluids!   One of my friends, Carline L, had some WONDERFUL lotion which she let me borrow at co-op one day before Christmas break.  It …

These boys love to play basketball.  For quite some time, they’ve been talking about how they need another hoop so they can have a full court!  The one you can’t see is mounted above the entryway into this room directly opposite this standing hoop.   They talked about putting up …

In the country, no one uses the front door!   It’s a good thing because right now one can barely squeeze between the door and the wood trailer!   Our front door will look like this until the end of March! Gift #105 firewood 

“Montana’s vast wheel of seasons always had a flat, skewed side – the biggest side – and that was winter.” “Heart Earth” by Ivan Doig.   I’ve not read any of this author’s books, but I liked this quote which my real-life/Facebook friend, Maribeth, posted last winter! This is the …

This year Tim’s first year as being Santa Claus.  My dad has been playing Santa for the last 26 years beginning way back when Amanda was 6 months old for her first Christmas.   This year my dad relinquished the role passing it on to Tim as this is now …

We celebrated a combined New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebration with the 7th/8th Day of Christmas this year since Amanda, Trevan, and Charlie weren’t here for Christmas.  We had our traditional Christmas Eve candlelight dinner of appetizers, Caesar salad, two White pizzas (one with artichokes and one without) …

Gift #113 – Warm house on a cold, wintry day Gift #112 – Real Food Gift #111 – Amanda Gift #110 – Thoughtful boys Gift #109 – Tall ceilings Gift #108   – Space for indoor basketball when it’s below zero and too cold to play outside.  Gift #107 -Shea …

Nathan loves to fish!   Today, Josh took him into Polson to purchase a new pole which is a Shakespeare with 10# line.  He’s ready for anything that might come along after his life now 🙂  I was riding around with him in this pedal boat getting my exercise in …

This year marks the start of S.A.G.E. Co-op’s seventh year!  What an amazing adventure these last few years have been!  I continually stand in awe at all God has done in and through this wonderful co-op.  What a privilege it is to be the Administrator of such a great endeavor.  …