We school year-round—three months on, one month off. The shorter, intermittent breaks suit the rhythm of our family well. By the end of a twelve…
Life, education
“Measure his education, not solely by his progress in the ‘three R’s,’ but by the number of living and growing things he knows by look,…
Home is
Three nights away. Three much-anticipated nights away with Daddy, which would be full of the adventure of visiting Mamaw and Papaw, exploring a much-beloved museum,…
The first snow
The hardest part of moving from one home to another is leaving behind the memories. Yes, I have missed certain elements of a specific home’s…
And then, eggs
Moving to a farm mid-July pretty much guarantees that, unless the previous owners up and decided to sell just as the fruits of their many…
Side by side
For the first time in the life of our family, we have work. Of course, there’s always been work. Floors that need to be mopped, papers…
Floating Axe Farm
The birth certificate arrived.
Never say never
I used to have a rock-solid list of “nevers.” Most of them revolved around parenting my as-yet-to-have-been-conceived perfectly matched set of two children. You know…
Before breakfast
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Work while you work, play while you play
I texted my best friend yesterday: “If you have ever wanted to completely exhaust five small kids and one golden retriever at the end of…