July 10, 2018 Rejoice Over Little Things Sometimes, in the middle of junk life throws at us, we need to choose to be excited over “little” things! Like this month. I was going through bills (yes, “adulting” is fun, guys, it’s full of never-ending bills) and as I checked my [...]
July 8, 2018 Fireworks Over the Matanzas Ask any of my kids what their favorite day is one answer will be… “Fourth of July!” Why? Because we always go downtown to watch the best fireworks show ever! (Okay, maybe I’m a little prejudiced because I live here, but I get [...]
June 30, 2018 Guinea Pig “Toddler” Since we had a baby Guinea Pig (Sweet Potato) born on the fourth of June, we’ve been studying Guinea Pig growth. Oh my, do they grow fast! Not only do these amazing animal moms deliver live babies with a full coat, open eyes, claws, [...]
June 13, 2018 Relax and Rest Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed with thoughts. I feel like my mind is going to blow a fuse (or already has blown through a few and I’m on the last one, staring at an empty box and praying this one holds). I’ve taught myself [...]
June 8, 2018 Welcome, Sweet Potato The girls started a new project: guinea pigs. Christina saved and bought a female from the pet store. Rebeccah and Kimberly “rehomed” two females whose family was going overseas. We built a big cage for them to graze and roam in. (Guinea pigs hop [...]
June 5, 2018 Crafting Cages Last month we built two big mobile cages for our livestock One is for the “teenager” chickens (those between just feathered and adult, about 6 weeks to 24 weeks). Rebeccah bought the clearance Buff Orpington straight run (mixed males and females) from Tractor Supply at [...]
June 3, 2018 DuoLingo I like tools that make education fun. This little application is fun, comprehensive, and easy to use. Louis found it, as he’s the language nut in our household. (Seriously, seven languages plus ASL?) I thought I was good with fluency in two and working knowledge in [...]
(photo from Evan D Music’s Facebook page) May 29, 2018 Amazing Live Music: Evan D Music Our weeks are pretty full of stuff. Between our crossing driver shifts, taxiing children to and from college classes and groups, and just general life – it is awesome to have a mostly-weekly couple [...]
May 19, 2018 Matanzas Inlet I thought I had visited all of the beaches in the Saint Augustine area. Vilano Beach Pier, Vilano at the Crossover, Saint Augustine Beach, Anastasia State Park Beach, Crescent Beach, and Butler Beach. (At least, I think I’m not leaving any names out.) But then [...]
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 [...]