Little House

The kids and I have been reading "The Little House on the Prairie" books. The girls have become quite enthralled with the story. They are very interested in reading about the lives of Laura and Mary.

Miriam has started calling us "Ma" and "Da" (not sure why-- it is Pa in the story...) and at dinner she frequently tells us, "Children should be seen and not heard at table."

Rebecca has already read the series, but wants to read them again. She will take the book with them to bedtime or rest time and read to Miriam until Miriam tells her she is too tired to listen any more. In "Little House on the Prairie" Laura and her family leave their home in the big woods and travel by covered wagon to the prairies of Kansas, where they build a log cabin and establish a home there.

In the story, they meet others who built a cabin eight feet wide. Rebecca thought this was amazing, so we had to measure out eight feet in our living room. She started at the front of the couch, and found that the opposite wall was further away than eight feet.

The kids also tried their hand at building a log cabin. Good thing they had Dad to help them build a solid log cabin, just like in the story.


I am so grateful for all the modern conveniences we enjoy. At one point in the story, it talks about not being lazy. I'm sure most of us are lazy compared to what they did, myself included. But it makes me realize that we are capable of so much more than we do. These people were nearly completely self-sufficient. Their lives can teach us all lessons that still apply today.