Pork – it is a tasty meat! We love eating pork in our home. In fact my friend Kathy raises hogs and last fall we were able to get half of a hog. This was a hand raised, organic, best pork in the world kind of hog. We had a whole freezer full! Sadly, it …
Turn a Pallet into a Flag; Easy Fourth of July Decor
I came across a picture of a pallet painted as a flag on Pinterest. I instantly liked this project for a few reasons: it looked easy, cheap, fast, and with its size – it would give my yard a large piece of Fourth of July decor. We are having a party and I want to spruce up the …
Franklin Barbecue: A Book Review
Father’s Day has come and gone. One of the gifts that I got my husband was this most awesomest of books, Franklin Barbecue – A Meat-Smoking Manifesto. Let me tell you, he just loves it! I wanted to tell the world about this book before Father’s Day, but you know – I needed to keep a …
12 Ways to Prevent Summer Slide
As a teacher and a mom I love my summer vacation. I love the unstructured time to relax, play, and take advantage of my community – trips to the beach, hiking, Friday Night Music series, and going to the movies are just a few of my summer loves. As a mom and a teacher I …
Celebrating the Anchor in My Life with a Nautica Voyage Gift Set and a Trip to the Beach
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NauticaforDad #CollectiveBias Father’s day is right around the corner! This Sunday, June 21st I will be celebrating my husband, Gavin, the anchor in my life! What can I say? Gavin has the greatest smile and the best sense …
10 Activities To Get Out and Do With Dad
Father’s day is right around the corner and summer is in full swing! To help you celebrate the dad in your life, I thought I would put together a list of fun and active ways to spend some time with Dad. Unwrapping a gift is always fun, but I think the best gifts are experiences that …
The Importance of Milk with Michelle Dudash, RDN
Yea! Today is my first official day of summer break! Yes I admit it, I am doing the happy dance! While I love teaching (I just wrapped up my 17th year of teaching), and I love spending my days with students – especially those 6th graders, I enjoy my down time. Summer for me is a …
Life Lessons From My Dad – A Father’s Wisdom
Father’s day is right around the corner, and this has me thinking of my dad and of all the important lessons that he has taught me over the years. Lessons that helped shape me into who I am, and lessons that I hope I am passing onto my own children. I grew up in a …
Protecting Our Tomorrows: My Interview with Anne Geddes
As parents we work hard to always keep our children safe, to keep them healthy and happy. But like so many things in life, that is much easier said than done! Keeping our children safe is a huge job. At times an impossible job. There is so much in life that we do not have …
It’s That Time of Year Again!
The time of year where life is beyond full and bursting with activity! I am in the throes of wrapping up another school year. So like last year when I posted Positively Busy – you will not be seeing a whole lot of me on this blog for another week or so. I do have …