May 2022 Family Update
May was count down month so we tried to squeeze in some fun! First, our nephew (Caleb) graduated from Stewart’s Creek and we had several festivities for him. We also celebrated Mother’s Day with Mike’s family. Mike’s mom made me…
April 2022 Family Update
As homeschoolers, April is the last month of school for us. Skylar wrapped up her 9th grade year with all A’s and even earned a Certificate of Excellence for both Science and Art. One of her favorite teachers, Ms. Ginger,…
March 2022 Update
Started out the month with a fantastic surprise – I won opening night front row tickets to Dear Evan Hansen! Skylar was already going with a friend but, thankfully, Ben was able to come with me. It was a fantastic…
February 2022 Update
We kicked off the month with Skylar earning Life Scout. She’s just one rank away from Eagle! So proud of her. She barely squeaked this one out in time for Court of Honor. It all came down to one requirement…
January 2022 Update
January – the fresh start of a new year! My word of the year is TRAVEL and that word alone already has me feeling so much better. I’ve immersed myself into books, podcasts, magazines, travel hacking and more! I figured…
2021 Year in Review
I remember being so hopeful for 2021. At the beginning of the year, determined to be more productive, I moved my office into the laundry room. It was a huge help for such a busy time of year. I eventually…
December 2021 Update
December… the last month of 2021. Finally! It’s been a while since I’ve been so eager to see a year go (ahem, I’m looking at your 2017) but here we are. This month, Skylar and I watched season 10 of…
November 2021 Update
Early in the month, I popped down to Bama to start working on cleaning out my mom’s scrapbook room. This was one of our most favorite places to hang out with her, creating and crafting. She had so. much. stuff. It…
October 2021 Update
We took our camper on its inaugural trip to Asheville, NC! We had an absolute blast and it was the highlight of October and, honestly, 2021 so far. We’ve been saying we wanted to take Ben with us on vacation…
September 2021 Update
Honestly, September wasn’t all that great. I was in a pretty bad spot emotionally, spiritually, financially, all the things. I felt like everything was falling apart and I didn’t even really care. So, what did I do? Died my hair…
