• April 2014 Family Update

    At the beginning of April I had a 1-day work trip out to Phoenix but I tacked on a trip to Dallas before returning home. It was so great to visit with Kelly (and the fam) and I got to…

  • 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…

  • February 2014 Family Update

    February. In some ways there is nothing new to report, especially if you are a regular reader of this blog. Click the links below for details. To recap our homeschooling highlights, we made it through our first month, went on…

  • January 2014 Update

    Helloooooooo 2014! Here we are in another year. I think this one might be my best yet. I have a thing for numbers and 14 is my ultimate favorite. I always picked it in high school for my jersey number.…

  • 2013 Year in Review

    The yearly reflection post is probably my favorite. This year I had quite a bit to think back on and it literally took me 3 days to finish this post. I remember when I gave my child permission to quit…

  • December 2013 Update

    I could have sworn I was just typing the November recap. It seems that December flew by. It’s not that we were super busy. In fact, this was probably our most low-key December today. I think I just had a…

  • November 2013 Update

    Our November started with the Fall Festival at Stanford. Being the PTO Secretary I was working the ticket sales table and helping wherever needed. I was thankful that my Mom and Rex came to visit that weekend and they tirelessly…

  • October 2013 Update

    Well, I survived conference season and I’m back among the land of the living. Hallelujah! The conference actually went very well and was a HUGE success! We are already planning away for 2014 but things are a lot more calm…

  • September 2013 Update

    Sometimes a month flies by. And then there are others that drag by. September seemed to take forever. We spent Labor Day weekend with friends at their family bed & breakfast in Roan Mountain. I am not a mountain type…

  • August 2013 Update

    Back to school. Ugh! My girl is now in 1st grade and doing well. She was super excited on the first day of school. Me, I cried. Not because she’s growing up but because I was mourning the loss of…