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Eight of Them
The three girls were snuggling in bed with us this morning. Indigo was with me and Brett and Jade snuggled with Jim. Jade: “Dad, you have one child.” Dad: “What about Brett?” Jade: “ok, you have two...
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The Importance of Free Wi-Fi
We love living in the country. There is only one problem - the lack of high speed internet. Right now we have satellite internet, which is better than dial-up. Most of the time. The biggest problem is...
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How to Make Marinade
My wife orchestrates what we eat around here. Periodically, she goes food shopping, brings home what she bought, and drops it in front of me and asks, “Will you marinate this for me?” When I’m...
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San Francisco
This summer, Jim and I were flown out to San Francisco by one of our vendors. We really enjoy having time together just the two of us, but it was strange to be out there without the children. We got...
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Grammy’s Gift Baskets
For any skills I have in craftiness and gifting, I credit my mother. While growing up, she and I spent countless happy hours creating themed gifts for friends and family members. We used items that...
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The Goat Milk Stuff Logo
We’ve worked hard over the years to make sure that Goat Milk Stuff has a uniform look and feel and solid branding. During this video, Jim discusses how the GMS logo evolved and the symbolism present...
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How To Help Dry Knuckles
If you’ve been with Goat Milk Stuff long, you’ve probably heard me say that when I first started making our goat milk soap, I initially made it for the children, because I did not want a bunch of...
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How To Use Shaving Soap
Many men have only used shaving cream to shave. In this video, Emery learns how to use our shaving soap to shave Jim. Please be aware that even though we didn’t show the entire thing, Emery actually...
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Disney Wild Africa Trek
While we were in Disney World, we decided it was time to do something we’d never done before. The Wild Africa Trek! Indigo and Jade were too young, so while we were doing it, they went off and toured...
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Wet Shaving and Razor Burn
What is a wet shave? What is a dry shave? Isn’t it all just cutting whiskers? Well, yes. A dry shave typically uses an electric razor (hence the lack of water), and a wet shave uses any number of...
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7 Reasons You Should Read “Lemonade Stand Economics”
Yes, you really should read Lemonade Stand Economics by Geof White. I did, but that’s not such a great reason, so I won’t count that one. My daughter, Brett, read it as well. Of course, she...
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Happy Birthday, Jim!
Jim and I met at The University of Virginia, so Thomas Jefferson is very important to us. Here is an interesting fact – Thomas Jefferson was born on Jim’s birthday (April 13) and died on Jade’s...
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Fly Eating Wasp
When you have a herd of milking goats, or any farm animals for that matter, flies are inevitable. We regularly clean the stalls and remove the organic matter, but we still have flies. Because we don’t...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!
Sometimes I think about the past and realize that a lot of things had to happen for me to be where I am today. A big thing happened nineteen years ago, on July 8, 1995. Can you guess what happened?...
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Work Yourself Out of a Job
I recently was introduced to the blogging fathersphere. There I found a lot of really cool Dads who spend a lot of time reflecting on fatherhood and making some excellent points about the whole...
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Top Three Dangers at Disney World
Having just spent time at Disney World with my 8 children, my wife, and her parents, I decided it was high time I alerted the public to the greatest hazards to be found at the “Most Magical Place on...
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Half Way to Perfection
I love the concept of halfway there. The idea is that a distance between two things can always be cut in half, bringing them very close together in a few steps. Unfortunately, going halfway can never...
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Another year, another “Big Game”.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been too busy to watch more than one NFL game this year. Maybe it’s because I’m not part of a fantasy football league anymore. Maybe it’s because my favorite team since I was...
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Ask A Jonas – Jim’s Thoughts On Choosing Scents
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to...
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Ginger and Jade
Our house cat, Ginger, is a Daddy’s girl. But Jade thinks that Ginger is hers, and will spend hours with her. Ginger has always been good with Jade, despite hours of too much snuggle time. Bonus points...
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