It hardly seems possible to me that I have a four-year-old–let alone one who is so eager to learn that she’s reading at the age of FOUR–but here I am.  My superman and I have always intended to home-educate our children and we’re getting so close to that momentous FIRST that…

Another week, another menu plan, another grocery list.  This was one of those humdinger weeks where I had to buy diapers and coffee at the same time.  Luckily, the sales and our schedule for the week are cooperating, and the extra things I was able to buy last week are…

Book: Nadia-The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still Author: Karlin Gray Nadia Comaneci was an amazing gymnast who took the gymnastics world by storm when she received perfect execution scores at the 1976 Olympic Games.  Long before that though, she was just a girl who loved to swing from the treetops.…

Welcome back to another installment of my budget grocery shopping. Sometimes the best thing you can do for a budget is just not buy anything.  I know, shocker, right?!  For the last several weeks we’ve ended up with stuff left over in the fridge and cupboard.  Not usually quite enough for…

This moment. The one with a fussy 4 month old sprawled across my lap as hazy light from the full moon spills in the living room window. This moment will never exist again, except in my memory. There will be new moments, similar moments, better moments, worse moments, but this…

Really, the question should be what am I NOT reading?  I have a stack of books from the library, not to mention the ones on my phone and kindle that I’ve downloaded as a strategic effort to do more to better myself in the inevitable quiet moments of the day…