Happy Monday! As a teacher, the beginning of August always marks the end of summer for me. The turning of the page on the calendar brings a bit of sadness but also a great deal of excitement and anticipation for the coming school year. This week will be a bit fragmented for me. WeRead More
What I’m Reading This Week #17
Each week I share books that I am reading as a part of my Read 100 Challenge and links that I love from around the blogosphere. We have had a really fun week of vacation! While visiting my parents in Oklahoma we have seen buffalo and prairie dogs, swam in a river, and eatenRead More
Best Corn Salad Recipe (or The Essence of Summer!)
One of my favorite summer memories is of sitting on my grandparents’ deck shucking corn, shelling peas, or snapping beans. I just love summer produce. And those glorious few weeks of summer where the garden is overflowing with goodness? It must be a preview of heaven. I think that is the reasons that IRead More
Weekly Goals: July 27
Our first week of vacation has been wonderfully filled and empty. It has been filled with fun and time with family in Texas, and empty of stress and commitments. Sometimes it is nice to have nothing on the calendar and just kick back and relax. (I didn’t even remember what day of the week itRead More
What I’m Reading This Week #16
Each week I share the books I am reading toward my Read 100 Challenge as well as links that I love. I cannot believe that this is week #16 for this feature. I feel as though I just started blogging a couple of weeks ago! Our family has been on vacation this week, andRead More


