My new favorite thing in the world is French cream a.k.a creme fraiche.  It makes cakes, muffins, fresh fruit, etc.  extra-special.  It is fairly easy to make.  Since it is so similar to making yogurt, I make them both at... »

Having a bad case of hiccups can be very frustrating.  In severe cases, they can make you feel sick.  Well, I was completely frustrated and felt sick two Sundays ago because of a hiccup in our diet. We have been following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) in the hopes to cure our food intolerances and possible Celiac disease in Isaac.  The... »

Thank you for all the emails checking on my family since Sunday when parts of Grimes County caught fire.  We are fine.  Since you can read or watch news reports about the fire, I wanted share our story. Sunday afternoon about 3:45 p.m. my family left my dad's cabin where we... »

Even though you might be tired of hearing about our fair experiences, I wanted to share with you the small victory I feel in surviving the fair while eating on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).  It was no small task, and I am extremely proud of our family for sticking with it amid the temptations, the heat, and the exhaustion.  We... »

We don't know why our show pigs did not gain enough weight to qualify for the market swine program at the Grimes County Fair.  They had to weigh a minimum of 230 pounds.  Ours barely weighed 200 pounds.  They are good looking pigs.  Stout, strong topline, and muscular are words that I would use to describe them; however, they could not... »

Having the Grimes County Fair in June ends the school year officially.  Now it is time for summer even though summer does not technically begin for another week or so.  Last week was exhausting with ups and downs.  This is how it went. Friday, June 3rd- Jake and Kyla were baking their entries for the fair.  We were busy gathering all their other Creative... »

My husband and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary on Monday, June 6th.  We were short-sighted when we planned our wedding date because it is right in the middle of the Grimes County Fair.  When our children were younger, the fair did not affect our celebration plans.  However, we have now spent several anniversaries sweating at the fairgrounds watching our... »

I hope that everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.  I have not written in over a week because life got in the way.  When life gets as hectic as it has been, I try not to stress over my lack of writing.  I do it because I enjoy it, and... »