This week’s been nice. Calm. Even battling a self-diagnosed sinus infection, I had a pleasant week. I’ve been looking my husband in the eye, touching him, keeping my criticisms to … Continue reading Week 30 Review: I Don’t Want to Toot my Own Horn, But…
My response to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge from The Daily Post. My husband’s comment on this photo: “I can’t help but feel partially responsible.”
Normally, I think of emotions, especially strong ones, as “bad.” They lead to yelling and crying and children learning new swear words. My usual method for dealing with strong emotions … Continue reading Emotional Awareness: I Think it’s Working
This morning, my daughter and I were doing a math lesson like we usually do. Today’s lesson was about word problems. You know, Suzy had three doughnuts, she ate two … Continue reading Ten Little Girls Went Swimming: Homeschool Math
A couple of friends asked me recently how I make my nut milk, and I thought it could be a good candidate for a blog post. Nuts are tasty and … Continue reading Put Your Nuts in the Blender: Making Nut Milk with my Inner 12-Year-Old
Some friends of ours at forgeover and s/v Convivia (Tucker and Victoria and their adorable kids, Ruby and Miles) are getting ready to make a dream come true by taking … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Know What Rigging is to Help Some Friends Acquire Some
The photo that popped up when I reposted this was not of the vegan Irish Cream Cheesecake, but trust me, you’ll find the recipe if you follow the link below. … Continue reading ♥ Irish Cream Cheesecake (via it’s a Greyt Vegan Life)
A quote from Teachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh: When we try to grow flowers, if the flowers do not grow well, we do not blame or argue with … Continue reading Love and Gardening
Last weekend was rough (I was in an awful mood), but this past week has been considerably better. I’ve picked up some more books about happiness in marriage (John Gottman’s … Continue reading Week 29 Review: Feel the Love
Image via Wikipedia With all of the recent controversy over Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, I’ve surprised myself by (very quietly) siding with Amy Chua philosophically. I don’t agree with … Continue reading Could I be a Tiger Mom?
Saturday afternoon we packed the kids in the car and drove through the rain to the Utah RV Show in Sandy, Utah. My daughter was excited. “Mommy, I’ve never, ever … Continue reading RV or not RV
We’ve made Cook’s Illustrated’s non-slow cooker Smothered Pork Chops (especially the variation that includes collard greens) multiple times. But today, we were going to the Utah RV Show, so I … Continue reading Slow-Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
Imperfect Happiness 