Recipe: Bold Chex Mix
I've shared this recipe before, but it's hidden on a post with other stuff, so I felt it was time to give it its own time to shine. There are a lot of things I look forward to during the holiday season, and one of those things is this Chex Mix. Could I make it anytime? Yes. Do I? Nope. … [Read More...]
Returning to the banks…
My children have grown up with their hands in water. They are children of streams and creeks and lakes. I have hundreds (thousands?) of pictures like these. My two girls crouched on rocks or sand or mud getting as close to the tempting water as possible. We will tell them to not get … [Read More...]
A story about sticks…
Chris and I have different opinions on sticks. Our house sits on a few acres in the country. Our trees were planted decades ago by my grandfather, as he turned the farmland he bought in 1970 into a home for his family of seven. We moved here in 2017, a few years after my grandfather died, a few … [Read More...]
Losing the light…
Labor Day weekend means the end of summer and, for a short six weeks, my husband and I can say we’re only a year apart in the age department. Until I turn 40 next month and become the cougar I’ve always dreamt of being. Just kidding. My dreams mostly involve books, good food, and very few … [Read More...]
Let’s Eat…
It's the middle of August and the gardens are overflowing. Finally, after months of watering, weeding, pruning, and whispering sweet nothings into their little plant ears, we have buckets of produce coming from the gardens. But what do we do with all of it? I love a cheeseburger and a salad as … [Read More...]
Just good dirt and some seeds.…
When we moved to my grandparents' land—land they had filled with overflowing gardens—I said I wasn't interested in gardening. It wasn't my thing. By our second summer here, I accidentally had two raised beds. The people renting a house from us moved one weekend without telling us, breaking the … [Read More...]
11 books to read this summer…
Even though my kids go back to school in less than a month, I feel like summer is just getting started. The days are still hot and sticky, the idea of cooler weather and fall leaves seems impossible. So here are eleven books you should read this endless summer. You have plenty of time. People … [Read More...]
The first to stop jumping…
I serenaded my family on the way in. Somehow we ended up listening to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack as we rolled through Ohio, and I performed “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” and “Hungry Eyes” to my horrified captive audience. What I didn’t realize was we were heading toward the movie … [Read More...]
I’m not sure there’s any other way…
She said: I find myself falling apart and angry as my husband is confronting childhood trauma and addiction issues—it's been so much stress on me and I'm barely hanging on. I know it feels like all your time and resources are being directed at his stuff, but, if you can, please find a therapist. … [Read More...]
Shawnee National Forest…
It felt late to set out on our first camping trip of the season at the end of May, but we've been spending all our time and money on a construction project at home, spring softball and track schedules, and getting the gardens planted.We were doing things we loved, but it was time to leave those … [Read More...]
We’re still falling for the same tricks…
Did I ever tell you about the time I accidentally got retweeted by InfoWars and featured on conspiracy theory websites? Well, do I have a story for you. We lived in Beech Grove, Indiana, for ten years. Beech Grove is a small, incorporated city inside Indianapolis, just south of downtown. The … [Read More...]
