At the request of the Dade County Historical Society, I agreed to reenact Mary Ann McDonough Bennett, who lived on a local 320-acre farm with her husband and 12 CHILDREN! Wait until you hear the bloody Cherokee Indian part of the story!!…
When his fever was still present on day seven, I knew he probably had a secondary infection...…
They have repeatedly been dive bombing our heads and they make a very loud BZZZZZZZ sound when they're incoming!!!…
My best friend, Cindy, kept me updated throughout the storm (because I was a nervous wreck!), including sending me humorous messages about...…
Heck yeah, they saw them. You couldn't miss them! We were ALL on our feet and we were FREAKING OUT!!!…
As Brian briefly explained last week, Jack has been very ill. He started running a fever at his birthday party. The next day, it shot up to 103 so his parents took him to Urgent Care...…
You absolutely MUST see our 4 foot long bean!! No kidding!!!…
I bought the seeds on Amazon after seeing pictures. I seriously thought it was a gimmick but...…
Thank you all for the warm wishes after last week's missive. Max is...…
Is it just me or does it seem like EVERYBODY is sick right now?!?!…
We turned on the spotlight to attract insects and she went to work hunting. But, the spotlight brought out two bats as well...…
One dentist made a mistake while drilling into one of my teeth, and that forced me to get a crown (which I had to pay for). I, of course, fired that dentist...…
I received a text from our pastor on Tuesday evening. He asked if I could...…
After three days of feeding him what we call "Slop" (1 cup of water mixed with 2 tablespoons of wet dog food - every 2 hours), he really seemed to get more energetic. However, we started noticing...…
Let me preface this post by saying it is humiliating to admit the huge mistake we made. Please be gentle in your comments. We are all grieving here...…
I noticed his skin and bones appearance and I felt so sorry for him! My heart melted...…
See who won the "guess the tater harvest weight" from last week, and get another chance at winning this week by guessing the weight of Mason's Yard Long Bean harvest! …
Please read the post and the rules, and view the pictures, before submitting your guess! :)…
I sent a picture to our pastor last night, telling him that I think the community garden needs an exorcism...…
On the morning we were checking out of the hotel, we were supposed to have breakfast with our son. He texted me and said...…
I'm pretty sure he's a drug dealer. Although he could be a pimp. I can't really tell the difference. I tried to catch his eye to...…
Seeking advice! As long as I've been gardening, I have not been able to grow onions from seed. Each seed brings forth a long, thin leaf. It then bends over and dies...…
My evil plans for this year's family pumpkin growing contest.... ;)…
After she missed that first dose, she developed hives all over her body, and started itching so badly that she was crying in the shower, and clawing her skin...…
All winter long, Brian did not understand why I wasn't reading the books and watching videos. I kept giving him the "I'm too busy with work" excuse...…
I was sitting here working but the words being said on the stand were so salacious, and so jaw-dropping, that I found myself watching more than working. Not good. But, I couldn't stop!…
Did you know that a corn stalk typically only produces one or two ears? No kidding!…
They won't eat our plants but they will eat insects that will eat our plants. Aren't they adorable?!?!…
I started seeing pebbles hitting the Jeep. I said out loud to myself (because I always talk to myself), "Where are these pebbles coming from?" It took me several seconds to realize those weren't pebbles!…
If you think most people support cancel culture, you are wrong. …
If you have gardening deficits like I do, you grow something that is almost impossible to kill. Something so hardy that it borders on invasive. Something like...…
Some funny business was happening on Jack's side of the table...…
You won't BELIEVE what happened! …
I can count on less than one hand the number of times I have publicly complained about a product online. Today, I am doing just that...…
No other leaves came out but the stems kept growing! What was I doing wrong?!?!…
Around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, when I was driving home from Chattanooga, I pulled over when I saw this in the distance...…
I was banging on the window screaming, "BRIAN! TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND!!"…
Everything will be edible, of course. I'm especially excited about the beautiful Atomic Grape Tomatoes. Check out those colors!! I even found a toothache plant which looks like something out of Little Shop of Horrors. How cool is that?…
It actually felt more like Christmas last weekend than it felt like on Christmas. It snowed for 12 hours straight! We had snowball fights and sledding and it was a truly magical weekend!…
Who knew that large dogs and large dinner plates could be so dangerous???…
She laughed, and said, "We only get an inch of snow here per year. The systems wind around the mountains and hit Chattanooga." Yeah, RIGHT!!!…
After being asked to participate in the church's annual Variety Show, on a whim (I had NO idea why I did it!), and with no experience whatsoever, I ordered a ventriloquist puppet...…
We hope you enjoy this poetic masterpiece!…
If you'll excuse my horrific handwriting (I was freaking out when I drew this) and my non-artist skills, here is a picture I drew for doctors since nobody seemed to understand what I was describing... I'm NOT referring to the eyeball picture that headlines this story! ;)…
A fever, horrible cough throughout, and very bad back spasms that had him up crying last night. He said his tummy hurt but then he pointed to his lower back...…
