• Getting Outdoors,  Girl Scouts

    Camping for Life

    I have enjoyed camping for longer than I can remember. My family enjoyed camping, and prioritized spending time with each other. Often, the trips included grandparents, aunts and uncles and/or friends. In the beginning, we camped in a tent. That first…

  • Homeschooling

    Preschool Homeschooling the Alphabet

    Twelve years ago, I was just beginning my homeschooling journey with my first two kiddos. At the time, my son was 4 and my daughter was 2. My husband and myself attended public schools. Homeschooling was a new experience for us,…

  • Pets

    Who Can Resist a Puppy?

    I’ve posted about our journey with pets and our first time fostering in other posts. We have always been animal lovers and enjoy helping them. After our first Foster experience and “Foster Fail”, we knew we wanted to foster again in…

  • Pets

    When Loss Leads to Love

    In my previous post, How Our Pet Journey Began, I wrote about Max. Max was a phenomenal dog and a beloved family member. When we said goodbye to him when Cancer took his quality of life away, we were devastated. When…

  • Pets

    How Our Pet Journey Began

    Growing up, our household had varying allergy issues so we did not have dogs or cats. I recall having gerbils. When we introduced a new one to the cage, they began fighting. When I retrieved the new one from the cage,…