Life is crazy! Not just here at the Zion Family Homestead. Life in general. Just when you think you’ve got it all under control, BAM! It’s spiraling out of that same control. Or perhaps it’s just that control is only an imaginary concept. And I am quite silly for even …
The youngest kids on the homestead (excepting the baby goats), Clumsy, Banana and Blueberry bring distinct personalities with them from Heavenly Father to our family. Sometimes it can feel a little challenging to take care of all we have going on in our lives AND have toddlers underfoot. But they …
Before I started naming adults, I used a more simple naming convention for the grandkids of Zion Family Homestead. I numbered the monkeys. Vanity was Orangutang because he couldn’t be a mere monkey, while Perfection and Handyman’s children were Monkey’s 1, 2, and 3, and Grouchy and Sleepy’s eldest was …
A lot of kids go through a vain stage. You know, when they can’t quite pass up the opportunity to surreptitiously check themselves out in the mirror? Where they spend ages on hair and clothes? It wasn’t terribly surprising then when Vanity entered this stage. He’s a good enough looking …
I’m just going to come out and say it. Sleepy’s short. There, it’s out there, and I don’t feel bad! She’s not the only reason that her husband and daughter get smurf names, but she’s part of it. Don’t worry, I have nothing against short people. But just like Grouchy …
Handyman is loud, boisterous, energetic, and active. He comes in and makes a lot of noise (especially when he gets home), and, generally, announces his presence like a jackhammer saying “Hi” to the pavement. If you hear one of our dogs barking, it’s as likely to be because of Handyman …
Irony is funny, right? Like little brothers that are a foot taller than the tallest sister. That’s Grouchy for you. Grouchy seems like a kind of funny name for him. After all, he hardly fits the role if casting for Smurfs – The Musical comes to town. Honestly, he has …
I’ll admit, I used to call Perfection “The Needy Daughter”. Not that she was always in trouble or anything. It was just that for a while, she needed her Mom on a pretty regular basis. “MooOOOoooM” was a pretty common call through our house. Honestly, Hurricane is probably more needy, …
Sharing about this elusive whirlwind can be a little difficult, because you can’t get her to sit still long enough to get her opinion. Unless of course she’s asleep, which isn’t exactly helpful to the process. Our eldest daughter tends towards great flurries of activity. She whips into a room, …
When it comes to introducing the love of your life, it can be kind of a daunting task. Especially since she’s my proof-reader. But when it comes to making introductions, there are few people in the world I can spend more time talking about than my beloved wife. She’s the …
