It’s January in Minnesota, which means the days are dark, bleak, cold and completely and utterly blah. It’s like this every year, but the older I get the more the change of seasons impacts my own state of being. I find myself bemoaning the fact […]

I have been head-over-heels in love with crocheting for years now, and my list of resources continues to grow. Though you may think of crochet as the source of the ugly vests your grandma used to make for you (though those were most likely knitted), […]

Hey guys! You probably don’t remember me. It’s been over seven months since we last connected, which in the online world is a lifetime-and-a-half. We used to talk about all kinds of things: my crazy life as a homeschooling mom, my failures, chickens, goals, a […]

The end of the school year is coming to a close and I feel so blue. So yeah, I’m bummed when the school year begins; I’m bummed when it’s over; I’m a complicated person. For me, I think these feelings come from a few different […]

If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time you know that one of the weirdisms that I hold most dear is my love for my backyard chickens! We first became backyarders in 2017 — and have learned a ton since then. After losing […]

When I was in junior high (because back then “middle school” wasn’t even a thing) a few times each year my schoolmates and I were tested beyond our physical limits and forced to endure the most grueling of preteen athletic pursuits, the mile run. O.M.G. […]

This is our sixth year of homeschooling and it has been quite the journey. Some days I can’t believe I get to do this; some days I can’t believe I have to do this. And somewhere in the dichotomy of our reality, I feel the […]

I’m going to be a great aunt! (“Grant?” Not as cool as “Gruncle…” I’ll work that out later.) My nephew and his wife are days away from having their first baby and I honestly feel like one of my own kids is having their first. […]

We’re continuing to craft our way through our first real Christmas tree! This week we busted out the serious crafting supplies like paint, glue gun and googly eyes to make these super cute wooden snowmen. These can be customized in countless ways and the base snowman […]

About 20 years ago, my nephew made the sweetest Christmas craft, gifting his mom, grandma and me the most adorable little hat ornament made of yarn. Since then it has been one of my all-time favorite Christmas ornaments, making me smile every year when I […]