There was once a time when hours spent reading in solitude was easy to come by. That time seems like a lifetime ago. Some days I wake up early, before the boys, and have time to myself. There's also nap time. But coffee, laundry, dishes, work, and a few other things also take up that time. So then it becomes what would I rather do with my kids awake, d[...]
If you're following along, this series is some lessons we've learned along the way. You can read Part One and Part Two from previous posts. Today I'm sharing about seeds. For our 2017 summer garden, we started seeds probably a little too early. We still had great success with seeds though. We just started everything indoors under grow lig[...]
This post may contain affiliate links. If you've met my children you've noticed (or been told) about their fascination with fire trucks. The older one is obsessed, the younger one does whatever the older one does. So here we are...playing fire trucks everyday. Every.Single.Day. Nate helped me with this post. He picked out most of these, including the[...]
Thank you to Little Fishkopp for sponsoring this post. This post may contain affiliate links. All reviews and opinions are mine. As a mom, when kids don't sleep, you search. Google. Pinterest. There are literally a million or two articles filled with tips or what to do and what not to do. Do you know how I know this? Because that mom, it was me. When N[...]
If you know anything about my home and wardrobe, it's that it pretty much looks like an American flag. Well actually, there is an American flag hanging on our living room wall. So holidays that don't involve red or blue mostly sound like those decorations will clash with our house. That leaves a few options...don't decorate, let everything clash, redec[...]
The post may contain affiliate links. Are you following along? You can see Part One : Getting Started and now we're moving on to Equipment. I've shared about some of my Favorite Tools but there are a few little things that can help. Some of these might seem silly but they work! Simple Tools // Search Pinterest for gardening tools and you'll fi[...]
If you would have told me that I'd be growing plants, raising chickens, and all these things....I would have laughed in your face. But here I am! I never thought that I'd enjoy digging in the dirt. Every single day I can't wait to get outside, lathered up in sunscreen, and play in the dirt. When we started gardening it was a nice little thing for us t[...]