Author: heather

Do you have a kid who is obsessed with a food? I do! My youngest child is a mashed potato fanatic! She couldn’t care less

Many years ago I read ‘advice’ (and I use that term loosely) about how to homeschool written by a well known organization guru. This person

A few years ago my older kids and I were working our way through the Little House series. As we read through The Long Winter

“That’s not FAIR! They shouldn’t be able to do that”! Many years back we were talking about slavery during school. I explained that people believed

Once upon a time, when I was a starving college student, my mom made the mistake of leaving me home alone with the tray of

“Ugh! I’m so fat!” “I look gross in these pictures!” “I’m going to have to run an extra mile if I want dessert tonight!” Diet

You may not know this about me, but I grew up as an ‘end of alphabet-er’. This is a terrible thing to be in a

Can I let you in on a little secret? I used to be scared of my Instant Pot. I’m talking flat out terrified. I was

I want you to imagine yourself sitting down for an annual performance evaluation at work. You’re in your boss’s office ready to discuss your various

Did you grow up thinking social studies was boring? I think most of us felt that way at some point. As a devoted history and

As the buzzard circled, eyeing it’s prey, I tried my best to stay focused. “Are you sure one of those isn’t messed up? If it

“Good job, Mom. You didn’t even yell at the pie crust that time!” That’s what my daughter said as I prepared our Christmas pies. It