It’s Hard to Believe It’s Been 13 Years I’ve been writing on this little corner of the internet since 2013. Honestly, that feels absolutely wild to type. Over the past thirteen years, there have been seasons when I wrote constantly and seasons when I barely wrote at all. This website has quietly followed me through…
Our oldest son is in fourth grade and he qualifies for the Every Kid Outdoors pass this year. This means that he and the family get free access to hundreds of parks, lands, and waters for an entire year. It is an amazing program for all fourth grade students in the United States. We have…
It has been one month since we adopted our Sonoran desert tortoise from Arizona Fish and Game Department. Meet Finn. We don’t know if Finn is a boy or girl and will not know until Fin is about 10 years old. Fin is currently 1 year of age. Finn is a super low key pet….
We are getting ready to add another member to our family soon and will be adopting our desert tortoise hatchling this week! We are adopting through the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Under state law, desert tortoises are available for adoption for Arizona residents only. Our family has been in full on research and learning…
Hi! Welcome to my tiny space on the internet, I never really planned to go silent on my blog for over year. Homeschooling four kids is my main priority and last year I was so exhausted at the end of day I could barely keep my eyes open let alone type a coherent sentence. I…
Last week we packed up our minivan and made the 45 minute drive to Coolidge, Arizona. We visited one of Arizona’s National Monuments, the Casa Grande Ruins. I remember going on a field trip in elementary school to the Casa Grande Ruins and was awestruck. During our pandemic year of homeschooling the kids we have…