• Week-end: links & life {vol. 15}

    Week-end: links & life {vol. 15}

    “A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.” -Robert Wagner First time the dogs have been in such close proximity without one jumping or chewing on the other; it’s a big victory! from around the web Healthy reasons you don’t need to break…

  • Dog training miracle tool

    Dog training miracle tool

    In October, I brought home a cute little mutt who promptly made me rethink the decision. We joked that she had some kind of split-personality disorder because she could be sweet as pie, but often turned into a jumping, pouncing, play-biting SPAZ-MONSTER. Although there was no aggression involved, Ken and I got mighty tired of…

  • 9 random things in my brain right now

    9 random things in my brain right now

    Ken says my mind is a scary place because it never stops. Ever. Which sometimes makes sleeping a challenge. It’d be great to have a switch to flip off, but it is what it is! So let’s just jump into a little of the randomness that is my brain. In no particular order, these are…

  • Week-end: links & life {vol. 14}

    Week-end: links & life {vol. 14}

    “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – ee cummings This boy keeps us laughing. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not — but either way, he provides a whole lot of entertainment. This week, we celebrated his 6th birthday!

  • Homeschool Festival at Biltmore Estate

    Homeschool Festival at Biltmore Estate

    I’m feeling sentimental, so I’m re-sharing his post from my old Rose Cottage blog, back in April of 2009: before Lindsey or Scout and Jem were in the family, before Kathryn looked like a grown-up, before we had a grandbaby on the way… Wow. I sound old. Anyway, hop on into the time machine with…

  • An announcement (it’s big! but small!)

    An announcement (it’s big! but small!)

    If you’re not familiar with love languages, there are five major love “languages,” or ways a person can feel loved. Everyone is different, and it’s super-helpful to understand all the languages in order to understand yourself and to understand other people. {Wow. I just used the word “understand” three times in one sentence.} Anyway, my…