What We've Been Up To

Playing UNO with a friend in dress-up clothes

It's Pear-Picking Time - our tree is loaded, and we barely made a dent with what we picked! I'm planning canning pear halves since the kids and Chelan eat them. I haven't gotten around to it, though. Come on out and pick if you want some fresh pears!

What does Delaney do while Caiden and Cambry are at school? She takes care of her doll. She particularly likes to change its diaper - which is what she's doing here!

Chelan borrowed this fancy food mill to make applesauce this weekend. It's really not much different than a regular food mill except that the seeds, pulp, and stems are continuously discarded - the process goes a little faster! It was definitely a family affair, and I couldn't have done as much as we did without everyone's help. 30 quarts and counting . . .

We started getting eggs - finally! We also found out that one of our chickens is, in fact, a rooster! It was crowing in the middle of the afternoon - our only indication that it is really a rooster!

I love our church's tradition of giving Bibles to first graders. Yesterday was that day, and Cambry received her own special Bible. She was so excited about it and talked about it for days ahead of time!

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Pre-Christmas Surprise

On Dec. 22, I woke up to Caiden not feeling well. In fact, he said he hadn't ever felt the kind of pain he was experiencing that morning. Reluctantly, I made an appointment. Long story, short - it was good he complained because he ended up having his appendix out that afternoon! It must have been at the very beginning stages and thankfully hadn't burst. So, we were in and out of the hospital by midnight that night. Maybe the worst part about the whole thing is that his wisdom teeth surgery had to be postponed since it was supposed to be the very next week. He'll go back to school minus an appendix, but still having his wisdom teeth until February 16! Pre-op Post-op

League Champs!!

Delaney and her teammates had an amazing volleyball season! They ended the season undefeated in the Wheat State League, and they only lost 2 matches overall. They had a notable win over Moundridge, 2 wins over Elyria, and THREE wins over Little River - all teams we have had trouble with in the past. They were so fun to watch, working as a team and developing throughout the season, and they ended as the league tournament champs. Thanks to Raechel Boese and Tara Churchill for their work with these ladies. What a fantastic way to end Delaney's middle school volleyball days! The immediate aftermath of a 3-set win over Elyria for the League Championship! A Team 8th Graders Team Selfie Coaches Churchill and Boese Scenes from the BIG win over Moundridge:

Mid-Summer Happenings

I'm trying to remember that I craved "slow and easy" days during the school year, and I feel like that's what I've had this summer. It has been refreshing to wake up in the morning and have a flexible to-do list; although I have to admit that some days do feel long. I suppose that helps me appreciate my teaching job! In not particular order, here's what we've been up to: Endless fixing and revamping in the shop: Digging up potatoes and pulling up a generous onion crop! Look at the size of that potato! The 4th of July fireworks were outdone by the sky this year! Enjoying my walks at sunset: Many, many green beans to can and pickle. Thanks to the girls for cleaning and stemming them! I had been keeping tabs on an Oriole nest near the garden, and one Sunday, I witnessed the "fly-away!" It was a noisy affair as the parents and babies kept calling back and forth. I almost can't get over the fact that I had time to stand and watch the whole affair

Days With the Duerksens

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