I would like to formally introduce you to a new weekly blog feature that I am calling ‘Saturday Sketchbook. You can look forward to weekly sketches of what is currently on my mind. It will vary from a new art piece, a quote that has grabbed my attention, and possibly most of all – house…
Craig and I try to model healthy eating habits for our children. Generally speaking, we eat pretty basic foods – sort of a Whole30 approach, but with some added diary and grains to make it a sustainable way of eating and not a diet or cleanse. One of my favorite summer breakfast treats is this:…
When {K} was first home a month and a half ago, I looked into getting her in a ESL (English as a second language) summer program. In our town however, the programs available were either for adults or were day long in a summer school type setting. Because we are still knee deep in cocooning, we knew…
My dream of designing and building a home for my future family goes back as long as I can remember. As a young girl I would approach my two sisters as ‘clients’ and ask them questions such as “How many bedrooms would you like?” and “Are you thinking a hot tub would be nice in your bathroom?” With their criteria…
These three fine young men completed another successful year of school! They have each been promoted to the next grade level (5th, 3rd and 1st). For now though, we are trading in the text books and flashcards and replacing them with slip and slides and popsicles. Summer has officially begun!
It has been an exciting day for our family! Not only is it our 15th wedding anniversary, today also marks two years since M joined our family. As if those two milestones weren’t reason enough to celebrate, we upped the ante in another major way. We paid off our land loan!!! Yes, that sentence absolutely requires three exclamation…
If you are wondering what I am planning to write about, this blog post is for you! But first, a few disclaimers to set the stage: I am NOT a professional writer. There are likely to be punctuation and spelling errors from time to time. That being said, I am the granddaughter of an English…
Here I am, sitting down writing my very first ‘real’ blog post. Even though I have routinely written in a personal journal for years, I have to admit that writing for the public intimidates me a bit. It also excites me. I guess you could say I have the world wide web version of stage fright…
