Last year I posted my 25 ideas for summer activities in Birmingham. But . . . that was 2019 -- you know, before COVID-19 crash-landed into all our summer plans. This year's post looks a *little* different. However, there's...
Recently I asked a homeschooling friend if she was tempted to gloat over all the mamas now homeschooling their kiddos for the first time. Her response was gracious: “I feel for you guys. I chose this path . ....
I'm writing this on Day 61 of self-isolation from the makeshift desk I've created on our dining room table. The same dining room table also currently contains a changing pad, a jigsaw puzzle, and a half-eaten shortbread cookie. This...
“Mommmmmmmyyyyy!!!!”
I cringed. Please don’t, I thought. Not now.
It was Day 1 of working from home during the quarantine.
I normally work from home, and I’ve developed a pretty good routine since I started doing so eight months ago. However, my...
In the midst of a global pandemic and stay at home orders, I realized my son's birthday was coming up. Because of our situation, this meant no birthday party at school, no 20-30 kids gathering to sing to him,...
In the words of Mr. Alice Cooper: "School's out forever . . . "
Now, I’m not saying he predicted the future, but do you know the lyrics to the song "Schools Out"?
This guy sings about school being out...
Financial Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We are living in an unprecedented time. Coronavirus (Covid-19) went from being virtually unheard of in the United States roughly four months ago to officially becoming a global pandemic. It has resulted in statewide...
I am a semi-introverted person, and even I am going crazy on week three of the great social distancing quarantine of 2020.
Because even an introvert likes her libraries and coffee shops.
And my only child is struggling.
I know siblings can...
I'm not one to say everyone needs an Instant Pot. In fact, I fought the craze pretty hard and only gave in when mine was gifted to me by my very kind mother-in-law. Now I consider it one of...
It's Spring Break week here in Birmingham, and our original plan had been to check our kids out of school the week before for a week-long dental mission trip to Da Nang, Vietnam with East Meets West Dental then...
In + Around Birmingham
Getting Dirty:: Kids in the Great Outdoors
That feeling of the cool, smooth dirt between your toes.Maybe the sound of crystal clear water pouring over the mossy rocks as it bubbles...
