I love world maps. Someday I want to travel the world with Ryan, but I'm coming to peace with the fact that now isn't that time. I like to stick close to my little guys, and somehow I don't think they would be as interested in Greece as I would be. (Plus, I'm saving money so that someday I can have …
Teaching (One Escalator Ride at a Time)
When I was expecting Trenton, I daydreamed often of the things we would be able to teach him. How to throw a ball, ride a bicycle, fly a kite. By the time I became pregnant with Chase, I had a bit of motherhood experience under my belt. Not much, granted—they're only 18 months apart—but it …
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Baby Steps to Indoor Plants
I've been wanting to bring plants into our home for ages. I am constantly buying cheap flowers or clipping greenery from outside, but I have not had much success keeping living things living (aside from my children, thank goodness!). Last summer I even got all fired up and researched which indoor …
One Week of Great Hair – Simple Hairstyles for Medium Length
For the last few years, I have worn my hair in three styles: Curled & down. Curled and back. Straight and back. Then when I get tired of blow drying medium-length hair, I cut it short. Rinse & repeat. But all of the fun hair tutorials I've seen on pinterest inspired me to get …
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How to Prepare Artichokes
I had never tried a steamed artichoke before I married Ryan. He is surprisingly sentimental about artichokes, because he was often served them by sweet "Sister Madras" while on a two-year church mission in Chile. Have you ever tried one? I am insisting that you go out and buy one the moment you …
How I See My Kids Anew
One of the hardest parts of living away from family is so rarely being able to see my kids through their eyes. When it is just you caring for your children 91 daytime hours a week, week after week, it becomes easy to lose the freshness, the vision of who they are. Slowly they cease being little …