Broccoli Cupcake

Welcome back! We’re all learning together so please ask a question, leave a comment or share a tip. You can also subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’m excited! We’re adding this to our homeschool calendar for February.  It’s a great opportunity to learn about local history and geology while getting some exercise.  Any other Nashville [...]

I always struggle to find cute Valentine’s Day themed clothing for the boys. This year, I decided we’d make our own. The concept came from a Family Fun shark t-shirt I made for my son’s birthday party over the summer. It’s cute, easy and inexpensive to make. You can customize the paint colors and design [...]

I’ve been anticipating this moment all day.  Bedtime.  The kids are finally tucked in and I have some time to myself.  And I really need it tonight.  Today was “one of those days.” To sum up a very long day as quickly as possible let’s just hit the highlights.  Got in the car to drive [...]

Our first homeschool project of the year was inspired by all of the resolution and goal setting posts I’ve read over the last few weeks.  Heath and I had talked with the kids about family goals, but I wanted them to get a little practice thinking about what they want and how they can work for it. I remembered [...]

“Men have an insatiable longing to explore.”  Those are the words I read in Wild at Heart today and they left me wondering.  How can I build more opportunity for adventure, more wild exploration, into my boys’ days?  And then I had another thought.  Is that really my job?  I’m not really designed for guiding adventures [...]