Farm Take 2

Ellen and David are moving into their new farm today.  Yesterday, we helped "kid-proof" the house by testing out every square inch of the place with little hands and feet.  The farm is a third of an acre smack dab in the middle of Sunnyvale.  Ellen is really going to turn the brown dirt into a wonderful sea of green.  I can't wait for next year's bounty.  It is so great that David will be a mile or so from work and Ellen can have her city farm, all at the same time.

The house is huge and gorgeous.

They have a giant master bedroom with a giant master bath.

Lots of space in that bathroom.

 Here is the view from the front door.  There is grass and on
the other side of that is an area for a garden.  There
are tons of fruit trees on the property.

This is the garden area on the other side of the grass.  
That fence is the front fence that opens to the road.

To the left of the grass is this shed and walk through to the
garden.

The planters are bare, but Blake is doing his best
to till up the soil with his trucks.

Donut Quilt

Here is a "my kids are sick so I will make a quilt-in-a-day" project. I bought the two, donut hand towels on clearance from Crate and Barrel. It is horribly constructed, but that is my favorite way to make a quilt.

It is for the RV

Which is your favorite?

I used meaningful scraps around the edges.
The cowboys are from Blake's
first birthday party invitations.

The back of the quilt was my inspiration.  It is a thrift store sheet
I bought for $2.99 (don't worry, it was stain-free and odor-free).

Guitar History

Reade caught Blake's cold so today is a lazy, sick day at home.  Reade has expressed a lot of interest in the guitar so I am starting "morning guitar music history" lessons with the kid.  We will see if it sticks.

Today, we started off with R.L Burnside.  Who doesn't love a guy who has four daughters (Mildred, Linda, Brenda, and Pamela), as well as nine sons (Melvin, R.L Burnside Jr., Calvin, Joseph, Daniel, Duwayne, Dexter, Garry, and Rodger):

 

Now, Reade's turn:

 

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It is just one of those mornings: go to the gym, come home to find husband cleaning poop off the bathroom floor and walls, jump in shower, say goodbye to husband as he runs away to work, thoroughly clean bathroom from top to bottom, realize I haven't eaten anything and it is 10am, eat breakfast at the computer, thank Facebook for some entertainment:

Buy This Here

I am bummed because I wanted to take the kids to the Ames Research Center for some NASA education to go with our space themed week, but I think all three of my kids are sick.  I guess my new goal is to clean my own bathroom, since the cleaning supplies are out, and take the kids for a bike ride/walk.

The Family RV

Is everyone else spending your online time checking out RV family blogs?  It is awesome how these families trade in their houses for some good, quality family time.  I have already learned some great tips and look forward to following their adventures.

MaliMish Blog

Recalculating Route Blog

We Choose This Life Blog
They have six children (my idols!)

Hooray Today

Today is the first day of Fall. What a great day. What great things to come. Why is it 80 degrees outside?

Too warm for clothes around here.

Andrew pulled up his corn and gathered the stalks for fall decoration.
Notice a homegrown pumpkin in the picture.

Blake picked a poppy (don't tell the government) for Piper.
Someday she will have hair around her ears.

Endeavour

Blake played hooky today from pre-school so we could watch the Endeavour space shuttle piggy-back a 747 on its way to retirement in L.A. It was over quickly, but quite a sight to see (Piper was there, but in my arms the whole time).

We headed out past Google to stand atop a hill to see the shuttle.

We climbed down the other side to be on flat land.

Googlers on the roof with the best view of the bay & Moffett Field.

Blake in his spacesuit waiting for the shuttle to arrive.