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Did you know that a Siamese cat will get darker as they age? I recently learned that their fur will darken, so I had to look at older photos our Siamese cat, Tirzah, and see!

Tonight is the last night of the Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot. It has been a fun time, but in a lot of ways, I'm ready to get back in my bed (and not hear barking dogs in the wee hours of the morning).

We go through a lot of eggs in a week, so we end up with a lot of eggshells! Grinding them up and adding to their feed is working really well for us!

My kids always look forward to Saturday mornings. We head to a local school where a group of expat kids meet up to play kickball.

The town in Panama where we live has a quilt shop, the only one in all of Panama! It's a unique little place. Check it out!

We celebrate the feasts of the Lord, and last night the Feast of Booths started. We camp outside and our friends, and their goats, joined us this year! Our first night...was an adventure!!

...when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Here's my process for making butter with the cream from our cow!

Each day this week, there are various classes offered by Homeschool Summits about having a God-Centered Homeschool. I really like these classes because they encourage me to be a better mom and homeschool

I was taking a walk around our neighborhood this week and this spiky guy caught my attention! I know that spiky caterpillars usually are poisonous, so I just left him alone.

Our oldest son just turned 16 and wanted to start driving school in Panama. It sure has been an interesting experience...just check out the car he gets to drive! Ha!

Over the weekend we had a fun event with our small, Spanish-speaking church. They decided to close the month of September (month of the Bible here in Panama) with Bible Olympics.

Skippyjon is a bundle of energy. He's very playful. The other day, the tall ladder was out in the living room and he had so much fun hanging out on it!

Our friends are moving into the neighborhood and have decided to build a container house using five containers - 3 40' ones and 2 20' ones.

Today I stepped outside and saw this guy on my (dying?) rosemary plant! He was quite huge, really! Here is my entry for the PhotoFeed Macro Contest Round 87.

Yesterday, I was at a local Panamanian grocery store that carries some North-American items. I was totally surprised by the prices of these "treats." Here's why I left without them!

Yesterday, the power went out around 3:15pm and it came back on around 1:20! It was so dark last night!

For my son's birthday on Wednesday, he wanted to try a new ice cream place that's down the mountain from us. Did we eat the typical or more interesting flavors? Check it out!

The other day I mentioned diapering my neighbor's indoor pet goats - Boo and Kat. Check out their bedtime routine and race to sleep in the princess castle!

My oldest child turned 16 today! It's hard to believe! He's had a fun day! Check it out!

Some new people moved into one of our rentals. They have indoor pet goats that are Nigerian Dwarf Goats. They are the cutest things, but, since they are goats, they have to wear diapers inside.