Rachael Eliker's Blog, page 75
June 28, 2015
Muses
Last night was cool and calm, so I decided to sit outside and type a bit. The girls were sleeping in their room, worn out after a long day of work and play, Jack was busy checking beehives, the cats purred nearby and behind me, the horses snorted and stomped while the rooster crowed. Our halfway renovated house watched over our acreage while fireflies and stars started twinkling overhead and the man in the moon smiled.Some people need exotic destinations or beautiful people as their muses. I...
June 27, 2015
Decorative Pallet Flag
Can't make much with the girls without adding some glitter, this time on the stars!We were in the mood to make something patriotic and since we had some pallets laying around, decided to make them into a decorative flag. It was a pretty quick and simple craft and the nice thing about working with pallet wood is the imperfections give it character and charm and they don't have to be flawless for them to look good. The girls enjoyed helping and now we've got a little Americana to display for In...
June 23, 2015
Tis The Season
Berry hands!'Tis the season for wild black raspberry picking! Every since our family outings last year collecting the sweet little berries, we've been enjoying everything from cobblers to muffins to yogurt infused with the bounteous crop we reaped.
Jack found a few wild raspberries growing in our backyard and after cutting out a dead tree and trimming back some other bushes, the raspberries have increased exponentially. Once he returned from scout camp, we took a stroll outside and did some pi...
June 22, 2015
Dragonfly versus Mayfly
Claire is an entomologist for sure. There are very few bugs that she'll scream at when she sees, and usually, she's screaming out of excitement more than fear. So, when she got her hands on a mayfly and a dragonfly, she got a mischievous look in her eye and held them together like she was encouraging them to battle.
Lucky for them, she had to let them go before they got in any punches.
Lucky for them, she had to let them go before they got in any punches.
June 21, 2015
Fathers
On the day we celebrate fathers, husbands, men and father figures, Jack is our shining star. He works hard to provide for not only the necessities, but a rich, abundant life full of adventures and unique experiences. He is our guardian and protector. He's quick to smile and laugh and is more than willing to impart his wisdom, but knows when to listen too. He serves willingly and frequently. He honors women and motherhood as an equal companion to his own divinely appointed roles and he encoura...
June 20, 2015
When Daddy Comes Home
Jack's all set for a week at camp.There's a popular children's song at church entitled, I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home. The girls sing it quite frequently because they always are so glad when Daddy comes home. Early Monday morning, we sent Jack off to Scout Camp for an entire week. He was loaded up and ready to have his own fun adventures while we stayed behind and tried to have our own.
Claire is not impressed that Jack's gone.Truth be told, I'm not generally the "fun" parent, no...
June 19, 2015
Variety
All the eggs taste the same but the variety is much appreciated.Thank you, hens!
June 15, 2015
Play On!
Kids have it so rough. This Saturday, the girls were having picnics, eating candy, swimming in their pool, playing with the animals or on their playground and climbing everything in sight...
Not exactly good timing working on outside projects with Jack's horrendous allergies, but he's a good sport....I was working up a sweat alongside Michael Jackson Jack, finally getting a good start on the front pasture fence. And really, entertaining and taking care of themselves is incredibly hel...
June 14, 2015
Climbing
The day wouldn't be complete without someone climbing up something.Climbing has long been a tradition with the girls. Evelyn is a climber...
...Claire is a climber...
Claire caught a branch, pulled it down and shimmied up. She's very ingenious....and Kate is a climber.
A rock exterior on a house is always free game for a climb.Guess it's a good thing there's always something to climb around here.
Even the cats enjoy a challenging climb...
June 12, 2015
Entrez!
A new entry door (thanks Jenny and Jordan!), new tile, new trim, new paint, new crown molding...phew!Lately, I've been focusing on finishing rooms--the trim, caulking, final painting, scraping windows--whatever I can do to make it look pristine. Some things, like putting in new outlets or plumbing, well, that's not my specialty and will have to wait until Jack can do it.
What the entryway looked like when we moved in--bare concrete, textured walls, dirty trim and overall, sad.Since starting on...
