Category Homestead Happenings

Disney Day 1-2

Howdy! The Noble-keteers arrived in Orlando singing It’s a Small World After All. We ran into Brian and Kristy Moore and their kids at the Little Rock airport, also bound for Disney World. They’ll be on our flight on our…

All mixed up, 2

“Aaaaaaaah!” I heard the scream burst from the kitchen. I jumped up, wondering what in the world was going on. This is what I found. If she had stuck with the Hamilton Beach mixer, I’m sure that would have never…

Personal savings net style

Many thanks to Justin Baeder who I found ChipIn through. It’s a new site (among many) that enable you to set up a personal savings plan for items that you need Rather than turning to the credit card, you begin…

We’re baaack…

We dragged ourselves into the house at 7:30 this evening and began unpacking, stowing, and trashing frenzy. Forty-five minutes later, things are about as good as they’ll get tonight. Tomorrow will begin the undecorating and cleaning. Here’s my list of…

Hobbs, Day 2

Wow. This picture has not been altered, nor have the names in this article been changed to protect the innocent. Sam and my twin nephews captured this runaway tumbleweed in the prairie beside Carolyn’s folks’ house. Found a nice coffee…

Arriving in Hobbs

We arrived in Hobbs today and celebrated Carolyn and my birthdays with her family. Hers is the 24th, and mine is January 5. Before the sun set, I took my twin five year-old nephews and Sam “hunting” in the prairie…