• July 2018 Family Update

    Skylar and I popped down to Bham to spend 4th of July with my family as is our tradition, as is the local fireworks show. Skylar got her very first driving lesson this year in my grandfather’s old pickup truck…

  • BFF Gardening Method

    Before we even signed the contract on our home, I had my spot picked out for the garden. However, there was a slight problem: Rocks! Our problem has big boulder rocks. This is typically a no-go when it comes to…

  • [REVIEW] This Life I Live

    I didn’t know about this family before Joey was sick and I only vaguely remember reading about her illness on Facebook. But this book, oh my goodness, what a beautiful story! While there are sad moments, I found this book…

  • June 2018 Family Update

    Ah, summer! This month has been full of summer activities. Mom came to visit the first weekend of the month and was able to catch a couple of Skylar’s softball games and go to New Tribe with us. Mike and…

  • May 2018 Family Update

    Not a whole lot happened this month, aside from work, but I still feel like it flew by. Skylar attended the sub-regional competition for 4H at the beginning of the month. Grandma and D-Dad were able to come see her…

  • April 2018 Family Update

    We kicked off April with our Spring vacation. However, April 1st was also Easter. We couldn’t fathom missing our 1st Easter at New Tribe so we delayed our departure by a few hours and it was definitely worth it! The…

  • March 2018 Family Update

    Mike and I kicked off the month attending the Symphony where they dedicated the entire evening to songs by Frank Sinatra. We had awesome seats close enough to read the sheet music and we both enjoy Sinatra but we spent…

  • February 2018 Update

    February was pretty ho hum with the exception of the Olympics. Oh, how I love me some Olympics! Althought, I do miss the dual screen set up we had at our other house. Regardless, there were many late nights and lots…

  • February 2018 in Pictures

    Click here to read the full February Update.  We LOVE the Olympics! #teamUSA #TeamNoSleep I learned how to knit!  Tree planting day! I helped format a book and Skylar got a shot out in the acknowledgments.  Bank Field Trip Our…

  • BE THE CHANGE: School Shootings

    Be the change you want to see in the world.  The most recent mass school shooting sent my head spinning. It wasn’t the tragedy so much as the one million opinions on Facebook on why this happened. The blame game,…