Aloha and Holo Holo

Jeff and I have been spending some time lately asking ourselves and each other some hard questions. About parenting. About homeschooling. Ab...

It was a big day for us. We had a field trip with our CC group to Sweetberry Farm today, where we stuffed scarecrows, did a water pump rela...

There is a very good reason why we can't have nice things. It's because we chose to have children. And, God, in His wisdom and humor...

Besides the Toddler Tornado we have running around the house, we also have a storm of an entirely different kind brewing. And, frankly, this...

There is a physical and mental exhaustion which cannot be reached by humans unless they are stay-at-home-moms in a household where there is ...

The last couple of weekends have been about trying regain control of the space we occupy. It's amazing how quickly things things can get...

I love the subtle sparkle this lotion offers. It has been discontinued for sale in stores, but may still be purchased online. My pa...

A couple of weeks ago, the kids were instructed to tell a joke or funny story during their presentation time at CC. Since then, everyone...

The critter craziness continues. Tuesday evening, my neighbor reported that she had seen a "fairly large" rattlesnake slithering f...

We developed this little saying when we lived in Brazil and well-meaning people insisted on "helping" us in ways that often ultima...

Max completed his first reading poster today! It contained five books, which he read almost completely on his own, in about a week. He has b...

There have been some very unwelcome guests around my house lately, and, they are just about to drive me crazy! I love our house and its rura...

Early Friday morning, we headed over to San Antonio so that we could eat an insane amount of Mexican food  Jeff could attend a real estate c...

Our big kids are involved in some pretty neat extracurricular activities this fall. (And our little guy is just super-cute, so you get a pic...

Before braces After braces One happy girl!

We spent the Labor Day weekend in Port Aransas with my parents, playing in the sand and surf, splashing in the pools at the condo, eating on...