And I’ve been away way too long, but I can’t see this world unless I go outside my Southern Comfort zone. It is time for our annual trip home, to see my family, see my home, remind my children of our roots, experience some Southern hospitality and manners, eat some comfort food, and rehydrate. I …
I realized that I somehow forgot to post the May and July family posts, so they are showing up…late. May is always a busy month with all of the end of the school year activities, but it is all fun stuff that the kids look forward to, beautiful weather and spring fever. Caisen’s first grade …
We had an unbelievably warm winter and spring. Everything bloomed early…including the annoying grass that plagues my pathway. Caisen was awarded an academic achievement award. He was so excited. He has worked really hard and made big improvements. This is what his teacher wrote about it, “It means someone who really deserved the award by …
A year ago my friend, who also happens to be my dear friend’s husband, was killed while in New Orleans to compete in a half iron man. They were on a practice ride the day before the race when a car ran off the road and hit them both. Frank was killed instantly, and Andrew nearly …
We’re still on the GAPS diet and slowly progressing through the intro stages. Remember Daisy’s angelic behavior? It went on for a couple of weeks until we introduced avocado. She immediately started having meltdowns. She cried over everything, just like before, so we removed avocado again. Every few days we’d try it, and if she …
February is typically a fairly quiet month for us, with the only excitement being Valentine’s Day and sometimes a dance competition for Brinlee. This year it was bigger than that. After removing dairy and gluten from our family’s diet, Daisy’s and Sawyer’s sinus problems cleared up. I swear Daisy’s hearing also improved. She stopped saying, …