Matt’s mom, Jean, during her visit here in late March, loved being at the beach, even on the chilly days that happened while she was here. She came here for rest and recovery, and I hope in ways…
Matt’s mom, Jean, came to visit at the end of March. We went to the beach, more beach, the woods, several historic forts, St. Augustine, the thrift store, her sister’s house a few hours south of us, and…
Matt deployed June 20, 2012 and returned home to Florida on April 7, 2013. Each of us has stories to tell about our adventures, things we learned, ways we struggled and ideas about how to move forward. Our…
Ashton turns eight today and, oh my, she is so excited about her birthday. Mostly about the party (I am discovering that birthday parties are very important to my children). We’re having the neighbors over for a simple…
We haven’t actually gotten out for woods walks much lately, due to all the things there are to do here to keep us occupied (and the often rainy winter days as well). With homeschooling, outings, errands and shopping,…
I am pretty sure I must be crazy. Nuts. Why in the world would I go ahead and get a puppy when Matt is away on deployment? When it’s just the kids and me and I’m pretty much…
These photos are some I took during our visit to Tucson last month, where we spent a relaxing week with my Auntie T and Uncle Tim. Oh, the weather was mostly glorious and sunny, we got to go…