Um, first of all, Happy Anniversary to me!  And my husband, without whom it would not have been possible… 😉  Seriously, life’s been a roller coaster and I couldn’t imagine it without someone who has my back in it all.  When you get married and […]

Last weekend was our anniversary, and we spent it in Chattanooga (#noogastrong!) because it’s close enough to home, yet still feels like a destination trip.  We’ve stayed in Chattanooga a lot, and never at the same hotel or B & B, and always enjoyed the lodging.  Same […]

Several years ago when we took a 6 week camping trip out West for homeschool purposes (well, yeah, it was also a vacation…) we stopped at a campground – in the dark – on our way to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. When […]

Wow, it feels like almost forever since I posted anything! At the end of April, as a combination birthday/the-kids-are-out-of-the-house-woohoo! thing, I accompanied my husband to Las Vegas for a business conference. For 4 days, he worked, while I used the gym facilities, hiked Red Rock Canyon, […]

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything.  You’d think that because of all the crazy winter weather we’ve experienced lately, preventing us from getting out of the house, I’d have more time to write.  WRONG!  Instead, we’ve been dealing with sickness, burst pipes […]

There’s a stereotype of homeschoolers that “do” school every day in their pajamas.  Sounds kind of great, in a way. While it may be true for some homeschool families, it rarely happened in ours. Unless, of course, someone was sick and took a detour into […]