How does one person end up with this many bags of chocolate chips, you might wonder? Well, it’s just that when I go to the store I imagine my cupboard bare of them, then in my mind I…
I’ve been experimenting with making green smoothies lately, and I have to say I LOVE them! Fruit, yogurt, water, sweetness, and a whole bunch of spinach all blend together to make a really tasty drink. After all my…
… at Saint Augustine U-Pick Hydroponic Farm. I’ll admit the drive was long and the day was hot, but the experience was definitely a good one. We got to pick our own fresh berries and veggies, check…
The kids and I visited an old and dear friend in Asheville, North Carolina this weekend, staying for several days in the peace of her warm home. We explored the city, played in the woods, got to experience…
Last year on January 24th I went to surgery to remove a bit of breast cancer and with it both my breasts. I got reconstructed breasts over the course of 2011 and now, one year later, I am…
A teenager from our homeschool group demonstrated a parkour move for us at the park the other day (I asked him to show us a move because he practices it and we think parkour is awesome), so this…
The kids each picked out fabric for some new mama-made cotton pants (I did hem up Cedar’s a bit– he’s just growing so quickly that I figured I’d make them longer). This kind of pant is so simple…
We love seeing the kids get enthused with us about exercise, especially about lifting weights. Matt in particular is great about getting them involved while he works out– it’s serious partying out there in the garage sometimes, with…
Matt and I have been enjoying some outdoor exercising now that the weather has warmed up a bit. Our workout routine includes heavy weightlifting, some running, some martial art/gymnastic stuff, and some sprinting. Sprinting is generally not much…
