barefoot in the kitchen

I've been putting up Christmas decorations all morning. As I've been working, I've been thinking about what makes this time o...

I had some packages to mail this morning, so I rode my bike to the post office, about a 6 mile round trip. I could have driven, but the w...

We inherited lots of mature citrus trees in our backyard, and citrus season is almost here! Hooray! Just a couple more weeks until we hav...

On Mondays I give myself a break. I ease myself in to the new week. I go down to the basement to assess the weekend mess and I tidy, but ...

Yesterday, I sat down to make a list of things to do with my family this Christmas season, but after just a few ideas I was feeling stump...

Stella has been complaining of headaches for the past few weeks, and new glasses are on her Christmas list, so we got her eyes checked to...

We stopped at the Mogollon Rim on our way home from the cabin to take some Christmas card pictures. I don't think anyone really wante...

We went to Mike's parents' cabin in the mountains for Thanksgiving. It was just his parents and us, which gave us lots of time to...

I don't love that we still have school the day before Thanksgiving, but our elementary's annual Turkey Trot kind of makes up for ...

Mike and I have been terribly inconsistent with our weight training for the past few months, probably because our weight bench is in our ...

Another mom and I take turns driving our girls to their early morning A hour class, and this week is NOT my week to drive, and I am so gr...

Everyday my mom sends a scripture or quote to her posterity via email. I love seeing them pop up in my inbox. Usually it is something tha...

Elliot stayed up too late last night and was having a hard time this afternoon. So we fixed his bike (it needed a new tube) and went on a...

Mike and I are the worst at taking selfies, but I wanted to document our dinner out tonight. I am thankful that Mike and I were able to s...

Stella turns 10 today! When Stella was born, she had a hard time latching on. She would cry and cry and not really be able to nurse very ...