May 17, 2018 Daytona Beach Pier & Boardwalk We’ve been to Daytona Beach’s park a few times. We like to park at the top of the parking garage (level 6, but today, that one was closed so we had to settle for level 5) and go down the echoing steps [...]
May 15, 2018 Fort Matanzas If you’ve read anything else I’ve written on this blog, you probably know by now that my family is an outdoor loving brood. This adventure is one of our latest: a trip to Fort Matanzas. Fort Matanzas is a nice place to wander around and [...]
May 4, 2018 Family Fun Fest 2018! We spent all day on April 28, 2018, a beautiful Saturday in Saint Augustine, at the Family Fun Fest. This annual event at Francis Field supports the community work of Alpha Omega Maternity Home and their related outreaches. Alpha Omega has been a [...]
April 27, 2018 Goodbye Spring! Jaquline says “goodbye spring!” as we drop Christina and Rebeccah at their final exam. “Goodbye spring?” I ask. “Yes, goodbye spring classes,” Jaquline laughs. “Now we have summer classes!” I smile. Yes, today is the final day of spring classes for the dual enrollment students. [...]
April 6, 2018 Cousin Bonds I love watching the awesome relationships between my children and their cousins. Cousins are something like siblings you don’t live with. They know you, accept you just as you are, enjoy normal everyday things with you, and share one set of grandparents. For my children, [...]
April 2, 2018 Fun and Games Yesterday for Easter Sunday we went to an Easter Party with the Landmark Family. Any time we get together is a party. (You should come on Saturday nights at 6:30pm, it’s never boring!) We call ourselves the Landmark Squirrels, which inspired a group of [...]
March 24, 2018 “War Room” Thoughts Have you seen “War Room?” If not, please do so! It’s a wonderful movie that my children watch at least once every week or so. Miss Clara is their favorite character. Just in case you haven’t seen it, I’ll give you a tiny run [...]
March 23, 2018 Memory Hop to 2015 I love the memory thing on facebook that will show posts you’ve made years ago. This one was from March 21, 2015: What totally amazes me about babies and pregnancy is that no two are ever exactly alike. This pregnancy has been so [...]
New Release! Paperback version of "The Princess and the Swans" is now available! [...]
March 3, 2018 Spring Seeds Florida likes to tease our tropical plants a bit with a fake spring. It’s really the start of spring weather but we will have at least one more cold snap to remind us that we do participate briefly in the season the rest of the [...]