February 2020 Update
We started the month back in Birmingham for my Uncle Bennie’s Celebration of Life Service. Losing him and my mom so close together really took a toll on me but in a way it was nice to be close to…
5 Tips to Save for Travel
We all want to travel but saving for it is a different story. Here are my top 5 tips to save for travel! 1. Travel Budget I realized about 5 years ago that the only way we were going to…
Cutest Little AirBnB Cabin
So many of you have asked me about the cutest little AirBnB cabin we stayed in last weekend. This past month has been a bit overwhelming and we just needed to get away. Mike found this awesome spot for us…
Super Special Juice: a natural cold & flu remedy
I’m still getting messages from you guys who are loving my “special juice” concoction that I created back when Skylar was 2 years old. In fact, y’all have lovingly named it “super juice” so I will now refer to it…
January 2020 Update
I love the fresh start of a new year and this one seems even more exciting because I just turned 40 and it’s also a new decade! Skylar turned 13 this month. In some ways, I can’t believe we have…
Black Bean Chili Recipe
I came up with this black bean chili recipe on the fly this week and it turned out with such an amazing flavor! At the start of a new season, I like to go through the entire pantry and see…
2019 Year in Review
I remember that January felt as busy as ever, like there was no end in sight to all the things to do and places to be. I remember celebrating Skylar and Aunt Marsha’s birthdays together, 75 and 12, and being…
December 2019 Update
I have a serious love-hate relationship with December. There are so many fun things to do. The problem is that there are So. Many. Things. To Do. They all get crammed in together with hardly any time to enjoy them…
My Favorite Books of 2019
I’m back again to share my favorite books for 2019. I still read mostly non-fiction this year but there were a few novels mixed in. I surpassed my goal of 25 and finished 28 books. Here’s my top 5 in…
November 2019 Family Update
November… soooo many field trips this month! Wilson County Jail The Hermitage – Archaeology TPAC – Rosa Parks “Walk On” Hamiltunes Sing-a-long University of Scouting Shelby Bottoms Nature Center Dancing Lights of Christmas I love that unschooling enables us to…
