• 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…

  • July 2013 Update

    Sorry this update is a little delayed but I was a wee bit distracted by the start of school. You’ll have to wait for the August update to see how that went. July was super busy as we tried to…

  • June 2013 Update

    It’s officially summer! Oh yeah!!! Not long ago someone was joking with me and said, “Wow, ya’ll don’t play around when it comes to summer!” That’s the truth. It’s my favorite time of the year and Metro only gives me…