This I know to be true: In an agricultural lifestyle, the winter is spent planning for the spring. The spring, in turn, is spent planning for the winter. Summer and fall are for preparing for winter and go by in a blur of activity. When you don't have the previous year of planning to fall … Continue reading Half-Baked Ideas
Author: Nicole Ford Thomas
The Shift, part 4
I'm a bit of a miser. That's not a secret, and I honestly wear the badge proudly. I wore my favorite pair of boots until the sole fell off entirely (at work, no less) and was fully prepared to find a cobbler or, y'know, just gorilla glue the thing back on myself for free. Kyle, … Continue reading The Shift, part 4
The Shift, part 3
When Kyle and I were first married, we were broke. We were often hungry because the choice was between feeding our newborn or feeding ourselves. We lived in such a rundown trailer that there was a hole in the bathroom floor that you could see straight through to the dirt underneath. It was all we … Continue reading The Shift, part 3
The Shift, part 2
In 2009, we bought our first house. After years of living in apartments, base housing, and even a trailer at one point, the decision was made to settle the family down. Kyle had a good job coming out of the Marine Corps, and we felt that putting down roots would be best for the family. … Continue reading The Shift, part 2
The Shift
Something strange happened to me when I turned 40. I've always been comfortable with the idea of aging, proudly displaying my gray hairs and embracing my laugh lines. This past December I turned 40, though, and a shift I couldn't have anticipated happened. I got old. Or to put it in a less dramatic way, … Continue reading The Shift
