• 01mrm,  My Boys,  parenting

    He made cookies

    Question of the Day:  What do you get when you give a four year old free reign of the kitchen and permission to invent his own recipe?? Answer: A delicious smelling, sort of okay but not really good tasting cookie that is decidedly put in the freezer to “save…

  • 01mrm,  homeschool,  My Boys

    In the beginning, there was a classroom…

    Ryan and I always have our best conversations in the car. When we were just a single couple with no kids, those conversations would happen on road trips across California or on our adventurous drives to Las Vegas. Big decisions were made in the car – ideas for our…

  • 01mrm,  family,  homeschool,  Motherhood,  My Boys

    Creative Unschooling

    Just a warning… in case you haven’t noticed, my inner hippie is coming out more and more.  If you aren’t ready for more of my earth mama ideas, you may want to stop reading here. For the last six months, I have been thinking about homeschooling my kids.  A…

  • 01mrm,  Gluten Free,  My Boys

    Genetic Testing for Celiac Disease

    I got the call today.  6:15pm.  Caller ID on my iphone read “Dr. Sally – Work”.  Here we go again, I thought…..  and then I answered. Blood work was in.  Nathan’s test results showed that he does in fact have the same Celiac gene that Lucas and I have. …

  • 01mrm,  Crafty Stuff,  My Boys

    The Backpack!

    Here it is!  My never worn, too small dress – reincarnated into an awesome little boys backpack. I used an old receiving blanket as the inner liner rather than interfacing, and stitched the whole thing with bright orange thread for some added color.  The pocket on the back was…