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“For in Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories are true or made up) is a thing you're taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay-writing. The difference is that people want to hear the stories, whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy Join us on our family adventures as I try to tell our stories rather than bore you with more online essays.

Twas the busy day before Thanksgiving…

Posted on 11/21/2012 by ashleekiser

What an amazing holiday we Americans get to celebrate.  There are no presents, no egg hunts, no trick or treating; it’s a day to simply give thanks with our friends and family.  I have enjoyed everyone’s daily Facebook status of … Continue reading →

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Control your muzzle

Posted on 11/21/2012 by ashleekiser

Our country has divided on several issues lately, and one of those issues regards firearms.  As a girl raised in the sticks and married to a taxidermist, I’ve spent a great deal of my life around guns, and have come to … Continue reading →

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Grandpoppa

Posted on 11/20/2012 by ashleekiser

Today is my dad’s 61st birthday and his first birthday as a grandfather.  Ian’s a pretty lucky kid to have such enthusiastic (great)grandparents.  Unfortunately I live 90 minutes away from most of my family, so once a week is about … Continue reading →

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Ian’s four month pictures

Posted on 11/17/2012 by ashleekiser

Back in September we had family pictures taken, a few of which I’ve posted on here, but I thought I’d throw up some of my favorites this morning.

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Happy Trails

Posted on 11/16/2012 by ashleekiser

Friday afternoons take Ian and I to the ranch for the kids’ weekly riding lesson.  Tabitha and the ranch school’s director have set up a great schedule for the kids.  They have split the kids into two groups and the … Continue reading →

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Yarn over and draw through

Posted on 11/14/2012 by ashleekiser

I FINALLY finished a crochet project I started last year.  Before we knew Ian was going to be a boy, I wanted to go ahead and get a head start on crocheting an afghan for him.  My mom made Preston and … Continue reading →

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It’s easy to love the lovely

Posted on 11/13/2012 by ashleekiser

Tis the season of student registration!  Advisement is going strong and registration opened for athletes yesterday morning.  Last Friday at 4:00 pm was the deadline for students to drop a class with a “W.”  What all this means is that my life … Continue reading →

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Old Country Store…

Posted on 11/12/2012 by ashleekiser

Ian had a very busy weekend this last Saturday and Sunday.  Normally I get off work at noon on Fridays, but with spring registration drawing near, we had a line out our door of students who still hadn’t been advised.  … Continue reading →

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“And in the morning, I’m making waffles!”

Posted on 11/08/2012 by ashleekiser

Brinn’s donkey has the personality of Donkey (from Shrek in case you don’t recognize Donkey as a proper noun), but was named after the donkey from the song, “Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik_kznmI324).  It took weeks of hunting and … Continue reading →

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Boo!

Posted on 11/01/2012 by ashleekiser

Ian had a fairly low key first Halloween, but by golly, he had a Halloween! I didn’t carve my first jack-0-lantern until I was 24 years old.  I had no idea what I was missing!  I’m certainly not a master … Continue reading →

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