Life on the Serr Farm

Unable to secure any other employment, we have found ourselves on the Serr farm while Scott helps his dad with watering and other projects. What does one do on a farm that's sort of in the middle of nowhere, Idaho? Well, we're learning.

• We make three pretty extravagant meals each day. When my mother-in-law is at work, the "we" is "I".
• We do the dishes by hand after each large meal.
• We clean and do other typical household stuff.
• Scott gets up early and helps his dad on the farm, or sometimes they tear down old sheds in the yard
• I go on morning runs along the canal banks, or take Madeline in the stroller to see the horses up the road.
• We watch Scott swing across the canal on a rope and assure him I WILL try it some day when I am confident I won't end up in the middle of the canal.
• We pull weeds in the garden and pick beautiful flowers for the kitchen table
• We take naps.
• I read on the back porch while Madeline jumps on the trampoline.
• Madeline packs the outside kittens around like little rag dolls. And sometimes tries to push them around the yard in her stroller.
• Madeline plays with her cousin, Zane, who lives just around the corner.
• We do the daily crossword puzzle in the paper. My mother-in-law and I are quite the team.
• We experiment with rhubarb desserts because their garden is being taken over by it.
• We spend our evenings curled up with a good book or watching a movie with popcorn and root beer (in case you're wondering, no, I can no longer button my pants).

Life here is slow, but peaceful. It's just what we need right now. We are so blessed.