• September 2017 Update

    September was kind of a blur. We popped down to Bham for my step-brother’s wedding on the way to the beach. Hurricane Irma kind of dampened the first couple of days but then we had fantastic weather and shell hunting,…

  • August 2017 Update

    August was crazy town. After the car accident last month things went a little bezerk. For someone who is a homebody it sure felt like we were going somewhere every single day. And I was not a happy camper. Between…

  • July 2017 Update

    Lawsy. July has been a doozy of a month. We started out with our annual trip to Birmingham to celebrate the 4th of July with my Dad and Skylar stayed behind for Granparent Camp. This year she asked to stay…

  • June 2017 Update

    Summer is here! Yay!!! We celebrated our first summer solstice at the BFF and it was amazing! We invited over our family, friends, and neighbors for a pig roast and it was so much fun! It was such a delight…

  • May 2017 Update

    We made it another year and school is officially out for summer! Unlike previous years we didn’t limp across the finish line. Instead we coasted easily to the end thanks to our new approach to homeschool. To celebrate the end…

  • April 2017 Update

    This month started with the homeschool conference. I’ve been considering a new approach to homeschool for 5th grade (more on this soon) so I wondered if I even needed to attend this year. I went anyway and I’m so glad…

  • March 2017 Update

    Y’all. I’m not sure if I have mentioned this yet or not, but I love the BFF! We’ve been here about 6 weeks and it just gets better and better every day. It has been exquisitely functional for our needs.…

  • February 2017 Update

    Houston, we. have. a. house! So much of February was a TOTAL blur. If I had to sum it up in one word it would be painting. We painted our booties off and there is still more to do. I’m…

  • January 2017 Update

    This month we have been knee-deep in the middle of our remodel. Things have been changing at a rapid pace, which is both exciting and overwhelming at the same time. Our contractor has been AMAZING and it’s been a lot…

  • 2016 Year In Review

    When I think back to January of this year, it feels like a lifetime ago. So much happened in 2016. I remember simplifying birthday parties. I didn’t send invites. I didn’t book a party room. I didn’t make treat bags.…