May 2020

Pulling Up Roots

We took the kids to the cemetery for Memorial Day. We talked about the sacrifices made to protect the liberties of our country. The kids thought it noteworthy that so many deceased at the cemetery were veterans– especially of WWII, since that’s an area of interest. We said a prayer for those buried there. Among […]

Dear Jesus:  An Updatey Post

Moving To recap, David’s job got transferred about two hours away, so we sold our house (closing in a few weeks!) and continue to try to find a new home. We took the seats out of our big bus-of-a-van and started hauling. We’ve done a lot of donating and loading up a storage unit. It’s […]

Rhubarb Bars

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A couple Christmases ago, my mom gave all my siblings matching recipe boxes with some of her standard recipes. She didn’t just make a copy for each of us, though. She hand-wrote each recipe on notecards and laminated them with contact paper. It’s definitely a contender for my favorite gift ever. My mom didn’t try […]

Fermentools {Review}

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. We made sauerkraut for the first time with the Starter Kit from Fermentools! Fermentools is a family business […]

A Haircut for Mateo

I like being able to tousle Mateo’s hair. It’s adorable when it’s sticking up at all angles. Unfortunately, he likes to rub his applesauce, his egg yoke, his spaghetti sauce in there. While I appreciate that this isn’t unusual behavior for a two-year-old, it still makes it a pain to clean him up. So David […]