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A New Accomplishment
Colter has learned a new skill – weed wacking. It started out with him helping me start the weed wacker. Then he started it all by himself. I finally let him spread his wings and fly… And now he weed...
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What a Handsome Dude!
We were cleaning out all the clothes in the storage area and giving tons of them (literally) away. Colter came across this suit and just had to put it on. Isn’t he handsome?
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That Was Stupid
Generally as a rule, we are not allowed to say the word “stupid” in our house. But sometimes, the children do things that can only be described as stupid. Colter was washing dishes the other day and...
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Fourteen Years
Do you know what happened fourteen years ago today? I officially became Mrs. James Jonas. Yep, it’s my anniversary! How cool is that? Guess how Jim and I celebrated? By making soap, of course. And...
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Meet Colter
Colter at fourteen has become a strong young man. Not only does he work with the goats, but he also has become the soapmaking production assistant. You can learn more about him and what he does at...
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Setting Good Examples
As I look out the window, I see corn fields rolling by as far as I can see. The endless rows are broken up by the occasional silo and farm house. We’ve just left our destination – a dairy goat farm in...
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Time to Quit?
When I was a teenager, I remember somebody telling me that many people quit right before they are about to succeed. I was told that if you could just hang on (and outlast everyone else), success was...
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Be Protective, But Not Over-Protective
We are protective of our children while they are still young and need us to protect them. As they mature they are given the opportunity to test themselves and their beliefs while still under the...
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Train Your Children Then Trust Them
A few weeks ago we drove Brett and Colter to North Carolina so they could go on a two week Outward Bound excursion in the mountains of North Carolina. It was the first time either of them were away...
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Colter’s New Position!
As the oldest Jonas son, Colter has a lot of responsibility and we’re always giving him new challenges. He has been the Goat Manager for a while now. That means that he is completely responsible for...
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Happy Birthday, Colter!
Colter turned 15 this year! Colter is very patriotic and is a little bit jealous that his sister, Jade, was born on the 4th of July instead of him. I told him that it was his fault for taking so...
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Apple Picking
One of the best parts of Fall is going apple picking. Our favorite apples are Fujis because they taste the best and store in our root cellar really well. It was a gorgeous day and everybody had fun...
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Rugged Terrain Ahead
When we were done playing (and showing off) on the playground, we decided to take a hike. We usually do the 1.5 mile, easy trail. But we had been wanting to take the 2.3 mile, rugged trail that...
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Football Fans
We love watching NFL football games on television. The children know most of the rules to playing football from watching these games. But they’ve never been to a live game to watch it in person. Since...
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Barrel Racing
We have several rain barrels that we use to… collect rain, of course. The only problem has been that we haven’t had any rain in two months and the barrels were just sitting there empty. So the boys...
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Balloon Mania
While Jim and the boys were at the Gift and Hobby Show, the boys spent a lot of time visiting the other vendors and entertainers. Apparently one of their favorite places was the balloon people. The...
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St. Louis Arch
As a homeschooling family, we always take every opportunity to explore cool educational things. My brother is stationed near St. Louis, so when we went to visit him last year, we had to visit the St....
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Tangled, the Movie
We’ve had a lot of family staying with us for the Thanksgiving weekend. All together there are 17 cousins staying here. We took everybody into town today to watch Disney’s Tangled in 3D. The children...
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