Saturday night we all sat around the dinner table feeling exhausted. Good exhausted from working outside all day, the way we all want to feel more often. Andrew and Emily mixed up peat moss, vermiculite, and a few different types of compost to fill in our garden box for square foot gardening. Emily and I…
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Andrew’s Conference and Our Trip to Iowa
Andrew discovered a regional conference this year in the quad cities. The campus is about 15 minutes away from my family’s home, so when he found out that his presentation was accepted, we decided to make this trip a family affair. Andrew finished on campus at 1pm on Thursday, so I spent the morning packing…
Growth Chart Project
I do not have the talent of gift giving. Thinking of the perfect gift, or even a gift, is excruciatingly difficult for me. I was shocked when my brain connected the dots for the perfect thing for my mom’s birthday this year. We moved around a lot growing up, so instead of marking our height…
Moments
I have a goal to run a half marathon by the end of the summer. I feel like the act would officially put this last year of physical craziness behind us, as well as keep me focused on truly strengthening my body to get better. Emily and Nathan are becoming quite the training buddies riding…
Sourdough for Absolute Beginners
At the beginning of the year, my knowledge of sourdough bread was limited to what we learned on vacation in July 2012: you could buy it in San Francisco, the natural yeast there gives it a distinct flavor, and it is delicious. When I started learning about dealing with gut issues, one option is to…
Five Months Old
Dear Nathan, You are five months old! You have the most wonderful laugh that stops us all in our tracks to see what has you giggling, which so far has just been something Emily is doing. You give the biggest, heart warming smiles when someone looks at you and talking noises that come from the…
Our How of Food
We have been thinking a lot about the food we eat and how it effects us. This journey in nutrition can be convoluted at times (a lot of the time) because so many people have different research, interpretation of research, personal experiences with food, and their own ideas of what works and what doesn’t. The…
Easter
This year I feel like we embraced Easter for the holiday that it truly is – a day to remember the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. Taking time to remember Palm Sunday got us talking about the last week of Christ’s life. The big take away for Emily this year is that…