After Classical Conversations was over on Monday, Kayla and I made our usual stop at Starbucks (i.e. reward for enduring another week of CC without her friends from home), and then we headed to Michaels to pick up some Valentine supplies. Oh ~ the endless possibilities found on the scrapbook paper and sticker aisles!… Read More Valentine Fun & Flair
While I was sitting on the porch last week, reading, soaking up the sunshine, and enjoying the golden silence, the kids were having a great time in Hondo, TX with Grammie and Paw-Paw. The highlight of their week away was a guided fishing trip that Paw Paw arranged for them. They caught 25 catfish, and… Read More Restin’ and Fishin’ and Runnin’ and Eatin’
TO BE ALL ALONE IN HER OWN HOME! Now, don’t get me wrong. A big part of the choice to homeschool was so that our kids would be HOME, and with Robert and me a majority of the time. Ironically, though, I consider this to be the most difficult part of homeschooling ~ that everyone… Read More A Homeschool Mom’s Fantasy?
Another sweet sabbatical gift has been a bit more time to focus on our kids and spend some one-on-one time with them ~ especially for Robert. He has gotten to play some basketball with Cooper at our neighborhood recreation center and been on a couple of lunch and… Read More A Delightful Daughter & A Date With Daddy
Getting to shop for groceries at H.E.B. again here in Texas has been an interesting adventure. I enjoyed grocery shopping, in general, much more about 20 years ago when it was only for two people, didn’t require regular weekly trips, multiple stores, a very extensive list, and a $250+ bill, but even today I still… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Totally Awesome Tilapia
Preparing to make the 2000 mile journey… Oh sewing machine, how we’ve missed you! Surely you were so cold and lonely (and dusty!) sitting there on our basement floor, oftentimes covered with dirty laundry. Oh, how we enjoyed the trips to the fabric store you required and completing the beautiful and original projects you made… Read More Sweet Sabbatical Gifts: Sewing!
Well, we’ve been in Texas almost a week now, but I promised to share the second half of our journey, so here goes… (I’m sure you’re dying to know the details!) The first half was to Altoona, PA, and Loisville, KY. Well, soon after we left our friends’ home in Louisville, we stopped at a… Read More Second Half of the 2000 Mile Journey
When I saw her standing in front of the frozen gluten free breads’ case, I assumed she was buying for her grandchildren. As I stood next to her trying to decide what to buy, she spoke… Sandy: So, you do gluten free, too? Me: Oh. Yes. Actually, my three children and I all eat gluten… Read More Leaving Whole Foods Richer Than You Were Before: Only In Texas!
The sunset is visible every evening… …the Christmas tree farm looks suspiciously like a big box store… …and your next door neighbor brings you a gift just hours after you’ve moved in! We’re here, and we’re somewhat settled. So nice to wake up slowly this morning, read my Bible, journal, and have an Advent devotion… Read More You Know You’re In Texas When…
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky! We are about halfway through our journey to Austin, TX. It, of course, took us longer to leave our house than we thought, but finally, around 11am we said goodbye to our little red brick house and hit the road. Our first night was spent in Altoona, PA rather than in… Read More Halfway There…