Yes... you see correctly. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. There is indeed a cow in the backseat of the car. When I was around 5 1/2 or 6, my dad decided that since we lived in the country, we should try having some cows. This "experiment" lasted around a year. We had 7 cows. [...]
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Testing my balance
2016 has become the year for me to stretch and grow beyond my comfort zones. I'm trying new things and trying to get better at some old things. Pushing my boundaries to discover what makes me feel alive. Since 2016 starts in the winter, there have been some things I've wanted to try, but haven't [...]
Recounting the days
It seems so hard to believe. I just can't fathom how the time passed. One day I was calling into the hospital at 6:00 in the morning to see if I was going to be induced and the next I'm sitting here processing the fact that I have a sixteen-year-old. I can still remember that [...]
I think I can
Childhood Imagination. Children have an amazing imagination. When I think back on the amazing adventures my children created with their minds when they were younger, I am in awe. It makes me reminisce on some of the amazing adventures that my mind created. One of my earlier memories was born out of a conversation with [...]
That One Day…That Changed Everything
Have you ever had a day that changes the entire trajectory of your life? A day that when you look back on it, if your life was a movie you can distinctly see the foreshadowing moments. I have known this day was coming. I have written this story 100 times in my head. It's a [...]
Original Tiny House Dweller
Tiny Houses. Before tiny houses were a thing to be desired and featured on TV shows, my parents were living that way with a baby in tow (that’d be me). Adventurers. My parents were young when they married. Only 17 and 19. You can read their love story here. My mother got pregnant with me [...]
Chicken Basil Meatloaf & Roasted Cauliflower
Next up on our trying out some new recipes was Chicken Basil Meatloaf. I went to my new favorite go-to recipe source PaleOMG. The recipe can be found here. I did make some changes. It calls for fresh parsley, but I had this amazing basil that my niece had grown in her garden, dried, and [...]
Chasing Sunset
I love a good sunset. But then again, who doesn’t? I grew up in Naples, Florida, a place famed for its sunsets on the beach. I also love to be behind the camera. When I am behind the camera, I am completely in the moment, not thinking about the future or the past, just in [...]
Random musings on a snowy day
Winter storm Jonas has descended upon us here in Virginia. Being the Florida transplants that we are, my daughter decided to turn the old soft top surfboard (which has rotated out of use) into a sled. Friday was a snow day and my kids fully embraced that. I, however, was fully awake at 6:30 A.M. [...]
Paleo…Round 2
Last night I made buffalo chicken casserole. If you are looking for some good recipes you should check out Juli Bauer at Paleomg She gives the recipe there in a sneak peek at her cookbook. I'll be honest, even though I'd heard of spaghetti squash, I had no idea what one was before this meal. [...]