Links & Things: An Unintended Hiatus Edition
I apologize for my unintended hiatus from writing. I just hit the wall and needed a break. Each day I would tell myself that tomorrow things would be better I’d get back on track…and then tomorrow...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Thanksgiving 2012 Edition
Are you cooking Thanksgiving Dinner this year? I do every year, and I love it. I usually spend all day Wednesday baking and prepping so that my kitchen isn’t such a mess on Thanksgiving day and I can...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Holiday Gift Edition
I’m officially ready for the holidays. The shopping is done, the presents are wrapped, the house is decorated, the Christmas Party we hosted for children in Foster Care was thrown, and my sister is...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Post Holiday Round Up
I hope you had a fantastic Christmas holiday with your family. The picture above was taken on Christmas morning at our home. We wear matching pajamas to bed Christmas Eve, put on Santa hats in the...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Farewell 2012 Edition
The start of a new year brings a lot of year in review and resolutions posts in the blog-o-sphere, so I thought I’d share some of my favorites in this week’s edition of Links & Things . You can...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Project Free Weekend Edition
Growing up, the weekends meant household projects for my parents with a morning ballet class for me or afternoon t-ball game for my youngest brother. Occasionally, we broke routine and went on a...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Blog Conference Edition
This week I’m in Captiva Island with the family for the first Beech Retreat. This conference was limited to 100 attendees and is the mastermind of fellow homeschooling mom (and friend) Jenn who...
View ArticleLinks & Things: TGIF
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for the weekend as I am this weekend. It has been a long busy week at our house as we count down the days until the Road...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Back from Blissdom & Texas Edition
I was recently in San Antonio to spend time with the Road Warrior and then he followed us to Dallas to spend a couple days with us while I attended the Blissdom Conference. This was the first time...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Another Mini Sabbatical Edition
I’m heading off this morning on another Mini Sabbatical. Each year the sweet Road Warrior sends me away alone for a 7-10 days for a little Rest, Relaxation, Reading and Soul Searching. I cannot tell...
View ArticleLinks & Things: The Sabbatical is Over Edition
I just returned from a 7-day Mommy Sabbatical. I missed the kids and they had an opportunity to miss me. Now we’re all heading off with the Road Warrior for a week on a business trip with him. I...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Florida Tourist Edition
This week we went to Orlando to be with the Road Warrior on a business trip. I like coming to Orlando because I grew up here and it’s a fun place for kids. But I always feel like a tourist because...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Cooking with Kids Edition
It’s raining in South Florida—a lot. Pools are overflowing. I realize this is South Florida Problems, or as my neighbor calls it, ‘Champagne Problems’. Normally I like the rain, it makes me want...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Going Country Edition
We’re out in the country this week and are loving every second of just being together in the outdoors. When I was a child my favorite childhood memory was going to my Aunt’s house. She lived in an...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Summer Edition
I’m so ready for summer. Because we homeschool year round we usually have a light schedule during the summer, except this year. I cannot even think about it right now without tearing up. I’m worn...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Leaving Las Vegas Edition
I’ve been in Las Vegas for a Singapore Math Conference. Seriously. This homeschooling thing is no joke. For the past week I’ve spent the better part of 9 hours each day thinking about the one thing...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Living out of a Suitcase Edition
May has been a busy month for our family. Our travels have taken us to: San Francisco, The Ranch, Captiva and then took off for the Dominican Republic to continue our work on Hope Academy –the...
View ArticleWeekend Links & Things: The Hot Florida Summer Edition
Are you ready for summer? This summer our only firm plans are launching Hope Academy (the school program we are sponsoring in the Dominican Republic) and finishing up our homeschool school year...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Hello Summer!
I have been sick for the past week, which is why I missed posting last week’s links. From my (death) bed I managed to create an Amazon Wish List for the Hope Academy Library. Will you consider...
View ArticleLinks & Things: Hard Days & Ponderings
I’ve been processing a lot of things and nursing a wound from a miscarriage after an IVF cycle in August. Infertility is always hard. But it’s a million times harder when you are over 40. I’m...
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