This was the year we discovered Dorito Pie, and it is phenomenal! Something so simple and yet it is so delicious. Our entire family got to experiment with different types of foods this year. Our friend Jeremy even got it on it with us and created a white cheese version of Taco Dip. It was... Continue Reading →
2014, Family Matters
Riley and Basil attended Karate through community education at the Clara City school building. They were quick studies and learned the basics of Karate, the punch, kick, and many blocks as part of self-defense. KIA! We visited the South Dakota Bramble Park Zoo in Spring. It was a lot of fun getting to see all... Continue Reading →
2013, Hello Clara City!
Early in the year, I had accepted a position at the Willmar Trading Post. The coolest job ever being a Pawnbroker. Eston was doing very well in his role with the Mentor Network working as a PCA. We were doing very well for our little family that we decided it was time for a change.... Continue Reading →
Mr. & Mrs. Eston and Carrie Vogel, 07/27/2012
This year held a lot of life-changing events. Early in the year Eston and I traveled to Pipestone, MN to visit with a non-surgical specialist about Eston’s back. The doctor identified that two disks in Eston’s spine were out of place and were the cause of his pain and inability to move very well at... Continue Reading →
The Beginning
I had just moved back home from college, back into my Dad’s house on the farm north of Montevideo, MN. It had only been a couple of weeks and that night my cousin Tawnya invited me out to the bar with her friends. Little did I know, that her friends were also friends with Eston.... Continue Reading →
My favorite thing has a quirk… (with update)
Zeya Knitting machine and my latest project For Christmas last year in 2020, my husband bought me a knitting machine. I was so excited to finally have one and the moment I saw it I was instantly thinking of all the fun things I could make with it! There were so many videos on YouTube... Continue Reading →
The Hardest Decision I’ve Ever Made
Fester "FatCat" Vogel, June 10th, 2009 - August 5th, 2021 I had scheduled an appointment for our ”house lion” Fester, our large in-home cat, to visit our local pet hospital in Sartell, MN a week ago Friday, July 30th, 2021. We just finished celebrating our 9th Wedding Anniversary with celebratory tattoos for Eston and myself... Continue Reading →
5 Key pieces for creativity and life
Have you ever thought about all those links you click on that market big ideas and plans to boost your creativity, but they all want you to pay for their publications? Or signing up to be bombarded by a series of emails to your inbox everyday... doesn’t that just irk you that you can’t just... Continue Reading →
It Arrived for Curbside Pickup!
I was so excited to see the missed call from “Ann Jo” to find a voicemail from Joann Fabrics that my local store had finally received my new Sewing Machine! https://videopress.com/v/6ZTm7gCy?preloadContent=metadata I placed my special order for the sewing machine as they were SOLD out of inventory in store but luckily shipping was free. I... Continue Reading →