Puppers

Puppers

Welp, we did it, we got a dog. We always said our chickens were our family dog, except that they actually contributed eggs, so that’s a little different. But as fate would have it, our chicken flock got wiped out in one fell swoop by some kind of neighborhood...
Boat

Boat

We got a boat. This has been on the bucket list for years, and lo and behold, there she was on Facebook marketplace, looking older but cheap and adequate. Turns out she’s an aging beauty, and we’re actually pretty thrilled with this new adventure. Newly on...
Rockhounding Kendrick

Rockhounding Kendrick

One of our summer projects is to find all the good rockhounding sites within an hour or so drive. An obscure website listed the Potlatch River canyon near Kendrick as a place to find petrified/opalized wood, so the kids and the dog and I drove a few minutes out of...
Why I am Not (Exactly) an Advocate

Why I am Not (Exactly) an Advocate

This post has been brewing for a while. My husband and I started our unplanned journey into the (at that time brand new) world of advocacy about six years ago, by helping a friend who was caught in a domestic violence situation. Due to the way that story unfolded,...

about me

Hello hello! I am glad you’ve landed here. It’s a little challenging to introduce myself in the void of the internet, but here’s what I would probably tell you in person. I am: a mom of six delightful humans married to my best bud (I know, I know,...