The Dilemma

We're still here....just trying to keep up with life. The end of March we took a trip to Kansas to connect with the Hopi family there again and I feel like I"m still trying to get back into a routine. We enjoyed our time there, but it seemed short. After being there for about a week there, Matthew and I flew to Indiana for a couple of days to connect with my sisters and Mom. We enjoyed our time together, but it seemed so short to me. We flew back into Albuquerque and met up with the rest of the family as they were heading home from Kansas.

The Toews left a few hours after we returned from Kansas. They headed to PA for their son's wedding. They will be home in another week or two. Hopefully we will be able to keep all her greenhouse plants alive while they're gone. :{  Some days I wonder.

It's hard to believe school will be out in 4 weeks. If the summer is anything like this spring has been, we will have a full yard around here. Sometimes we just cook out with the kids that are here and they seem to appreciate getting a regular meal.

We still have sewing on Thursdays and I'm really enjoying all that I am learning from these elderly ladies. I've been learning about some of their recipes and I've been asking them about planting/growing things here on Hopi. That's the question every spring, "do we try to plant a garden here again?" We really thought we would have a garden this year, but the more we research about the soil type here and of course the lack of water, it just seems like too much. Then we keep thinking about chickens and a couple goats.....and that's the dilemma......gardening or farming? It sure would be nice to have fresh eggs and milk. Can we keep them from the predators here? We can get the vegetables started but the question is will they actually survive?

I think Matthew is thinking about skipping the crawling. :( He's nearly 9 months old and doesn't crawl, but has started pulling himself up on furniture. Not sure what he's thinking. I would really like him to crawl first. These days it seems our house is getting smaller all the time.As the kids are getting older it seems we have a harder time having any kind of private conversations with them when they're needing to talk. So far we haven't come up with any "real" solutions.

Well, the bus will be going any minute and I have a few things I need to finish up before the kids show up....til next time.

Bryce turned 16!

Matthew at 8 months.

Matthew's train made by Seth.

 Bird outside our window the other day.

Matthew with both Grandma's