August was where summer faded and routine began. And it also birthed my deep desire for Fall weather haha It kicked off with Aaron & I tackling the next stack of paperwork – agency applications. Our consulting firm works with dozens of agencies across the country but there’s 3 they work with very closely so […]
Month: August 2022
the week we went “camping” at nana’s
On Monday (8.15.22) on our way home from gymnastics, a brief but strong thunderstorm rolled through and our power went out. It remained out all night and most of the following morning. While we were at the library on Tuesday, the power company got it back on (praise!) and we went inside to wrap up […]
farmer’s market round-up
Looking back over the summer, I see 11 weeks of grit and faithfulness. I see amazing people who started as strangers but quickly became incredibly invested in our family. I see God’s goodness and provision. And it all started with a hesitant “yes.” I was selling our sourdough bagels and bread online when I was asked by […]
sourdough chocolate chip cookie recipe
My first sourdough based recipe on the blog because they are amazing and my most sold out item in every single market I did this summer. I’ve had countless people tell me they’re the best cookie they’ve ever tasted and I’ve even had special orders 🙂 Ingredients 2 sticks of unsalted butter, slightly softened ½ cup […]
7 year blog-iversary
I still remember sitting in my cubicle at work 10 years ago contemplating starting a blog and convincing myself no one would read it because no one cared what I had to say. Which is why you can understand I still chuckle at the fact I’ve ran a blog for 7 years now (exactly on […]
our fall goal for the adoption
When we signed with our consulting firm in May, we were told our first step would be paperwork. LOTS of paperwork. And since 90% of that paperwork was legal, it cost money. Unfortunately about as much as we brought in with the fundraisers we did over the summer. I am happy to announce we’re almost […]
our usborne books & more haul – august 2022
Usborne Books & More is a book publishing company I have a referral link with but I haven’t dusted it off in a while. But I was watching someone’s Instagram-Stories and they were raving about their recent UBAM book haul and it sparked me. I love books and I talk about them regularly. Why wasn’t […]
first day of school – 2022
This year’s back to school vibe did not have a lot of anticipation or preparation behind it like I’ve done in the past. We basically thought of it as “the first day of adding school into our daily routine for the school year.” We did take pictures (because it’s me 😉 ). We started off […]
highlights of summer 2022
I feel weird thinking summer has ended when the heat is still present and we’re definitely still doing summer activities – but school work has been added into our daily routine now so I suppose it’s time to round-up the highlights of our key summer days. I labeled these past few months “a summer to […]
our first trip to the georgia aquarium
Aaron and I had to go up to Atlanta to complete an adoption to-do, but we decided to make it a family trip and do something fun after our 30min appointment. We’ve desired to visit the aquarium for several years now and we decided this was the trip to make it happen. We did some […]