It has been a baseball bonanza on the prairie since last Thursday. The team we hosted lost two games and were eliminated, sending them home to Velva, 200 miles to the northwest. We were hugely disappointed. This group of boys were the most respectful and fun loving teenage boys we have ever been around and we hope we see them…
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Lemonade For Sale
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In the midst of a hot and steamy weekend in which we have been immersed in the ND State Babe Ruth Baseball Tournament being held in our backyard, Miss E became an entrepreneur. She took on her first ever lemonade stand with all proceeds going to our baseball boosters. E was rather shy when people would actually come buy from…
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Team Preparation & Arrival
Filed Under: Small Town Living Tagged With: athletics, baseball, rural life, small town sports 1 Comment
Our little prairie community has been preparing for months to host the State Babe Ruth baseball tournament. Countless hours have gone into the detailed planning and preparations. Each team is split between different host families in local homes. The baseball team we are hosting arrived tonight, pulling up into our driveway in their yellow school bus after their 200 mile…
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Little Girls Get Haircuts
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Miss E has been telling me for weeks she needed a hair cut. She wants long hair with bangs. I have never encountered a two year old who is more sure of what she wants and God blessed us with her. But when this gal makes up her mind she makes sure I am listening to her requests. She doesn’t…
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Landscaping On The Prairie
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: agriculture, gardening, growing crops, North Dakota, prairie life 5 Comments
Three years ago, we moved to the prairie, to Nathan’s hometown. In October 2007, we broke ground on our hay field to build our home. In June 2008, we moved into our home, unfinished but livable. It has been in a work in progress that a majority of the work completed has been done by my 80 hour week working…
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