March 2014 Family Update

March was kind of a whirlwind. Even more so than our usual tornado-like life, but it was awesome! Here’s why….

Early in March I attended the Empowering Fearless Birth conference in Tennessee. It was so fun to be around so many birthy people at once. I volunteered for the event and had a wonderful experience.

The weekend after that, we hopped down to Birmingham for my little sista’s wedding. No, I can’t believe she got married. Yes, I’m old. tLG was the flower girl and, yes, she did wear a dress. She also let me fix her hair with a ton of hairspray and didn’t pitch a fit. Yes, we bribed her to cooperate. No, I can’t stand how grown up she looks. Either one of them.

These BEAUTIFUL photos are courtesy of Greenlaw Photography.

On the homeschool front, I attended the Teach Them Diligently conference here in Nashville and that was amazing! I learned so much and walked away with a ton of resources. More than that, I was encouraged in a way that was worth every penny of my registration fee – which was surprisingly affordable. I can’t wait to go back next year.

Me and Grandma at #ttdnashville

We’ve just come off of 2 weeks of Spring Break. I personally think 2 weeks is waaay too long but when you’ve got neighborhood kids showing up at your door every morning (because they are on break or intercession or whatever Metro wants to call it) it’s kind of hard to stick with the homeschool routine. Oh well. That’s the beauty of homeschool. If we suddenly want to take 2 weeks off, we can. However, upon return you may have to deal with an attitude of epic proportions. To follow all of our homeschool adventures, click here.

On the nYn front, I’ve hired two doulas to join my team and I’m making headway on funding my trip to Uganda. I’ve also got another nYn project in the works but it may be a while before I can get to it. All I can say is, it’s BIG! I know, I know. I hate vague updates just as much as the next guy but this one is going to require some logistical planning, strategy, and financial commitments in order to come to fruition so I don’t want to say too much just yet.

The April calendar is shaping up to be just as busy, starting with a trip to Dallas to visit the bestie and my 1st doula Skype baby born March 13th.