Did you notice What I Loved About Last Week was missing last week? We drove to Illinois to visit my parents while Kansas Dad went up to Chi...

Just in case anyone is interested, the recent dumpster rental is the end of a project that started back in July 2011 when a friend came and ...

1. Our parish volunteer dinner was last week. A generous friend watched our children, who romped around her house with her kids and had a de...

1. Second Son has always loved the dog. He's recently started trying to lead the dog around. For those who don't know Moses is real ...

I really wanted to finish a post for Friday morning, but we hit some complications on Wednesday when our furnace stopped working. The thing ...

We had some wonderful successes this week! 1. Kansas Dad fixed the dryer. It's been squeaking horribly for at least two months. He to...

The spinning whirl of our washing machine, on its third load since Kansas Dad wrestled it apart, dug through it, researched online, bought a...

Kansas Dad and I were ambitious in the kitchen last night. We made pumpkin masoor dal and were pleased with the results. The dal is not spi...

We didn't have water, but we did have fun! We tried out some of these candy experiments . I'm pretty sure First Daughter ate another...

Kansas Dad spent pretty much all day Saturday on an inside project dear to my heart. He replaced this sink. With a lovely new one: And this ...

The box says "easy-to-install." In what universe does cutting a hole in the wall mean easy ? Kansas Dad is installing the new bath...

I missed the fun of posting some Small Successes last week while my parents were in town, so there are lots of things to choose! Having my p...

A few years ago, when my husband said he wanted to live in the country and farm, I said ok. When we were looking at homes, all I wanted was ...

Kansas Dad has been hard at work around the house. I have been meaning to post all his home and farm improvements including painting the kit...

The dryer is running. The dishwasher is running. The washing machine will run as soon as the dishes are clean. And I'm about to settle d...

I love my digital camera. I really do. I love taking pictures with it, finessing them on the computer (getting rid of that pesky red eye) an...

First Daughter had a return visit to the dentist this morning to check up on that tooth she knocked loose . She was not too keen on particip...

Our pipes didn't freeze last night! Getting our crawlspace winterized just jumped ahead of the water softener in the priority list.

Today, we're celebrating. Our Home on the Range has been online for one year! So we're taking a look back... A few milestones: Kansa...

Kansas Dad and I have been married for over ten years now. I remember when ten years seemed an age and yet now I feel we've barely begun...