My First Marathon Complete With Ambulance Ride
We had a lot of firsts! My first marathon, my husband’s first time calling 911, and the first time I was ever wheeled out of my house on a stretcher. I did it! 26.2! I ran/walked/shuffled/hobbled twenty six point freaking two miles. In the days before the race I was...
Six Family Travel Essentials
As most of you know I was a flight attendant before I had kids. I traveled for a living. And for fun. I was on a plane five or even six days a week. Everything I needed for a week I had to carry with me. So I tried to pack light. (Anyone that ever saw me may have...
Our Simple Preschool Curriculum
We are a homeschool family. We started "baby school" with my son when he was 2. He learned his alphabet and then to count to ten. In no time at all he was wanting to write like mommy and daddy, so the search began to find some school books for him. At 3, I found the...
Paris: One Perfect Day
It was a dream come true! Getting to visit Paris and see the Eiffel Tower with my family. We did very little planning for our trip! VERY little! My husband researched the hotel, the trains and how we would get around. Everything else we left to figure out while we...
Rocky Mountain Campground, Rome GA
Our little family packed up our car with our tent and drove up to the Rocky Mountain Campground in Rome, GA for a couple of days of fun in the wilderness. Some of our friends live near Rome, and had told us about this little gem. We were so excited to join them for a...
Everything You Need to Know When Flying With Kids
As most of you know I am a true lover of Flying with Kids! Going on an adventure with your family is the stuff dreams are made of. But it can be stressful. How do I pack? How do I carry a car seat? What do I do when we are stuck in the airport for hours on end? I have...
Wild Animal Safari, Georgia
The Wild Animal Safari located in Pine Mountain, Georgia is a beautiful drive-through animal park. Located on 500 acres in beautiful North Georgia, the oasis for the 550 wild animals is quite a sight to take in. When you arrive at the Wild Animal Safari you will have...
A Closer Look at our BookShark Curriculum
I have talked before about our homeschool curriculum, Bookshark. We love the simplicity of selecting exactly what we want and waiting for it to show up on our front porch. Bookshark also makes it easy as you don’t have to plan what to do each day. They schedule...
The Book I Won’t Let My Son Read
There is a popular children's book that I don't want my son to read anymore. And you may need to re-think putting the book in your kid's hands as well. Initially I was the one that checked the book out from the library. It must be a popular book for a reason, so I...
The Watson Hotel, NYC
On our recent trip to New York City my family and I stayed in the amazing Watson hotel in Hell's Kitchen. We flew into Newark airport and had to make our way over to NYC. The kids had never been to NYC, and when asked what he was most excited to see my six year old's...
Our Homeschool Decision: Why we choose to homeschool
One of the most popular questions or conversations I see with homeschool families is "why did you decide to homeschool". It seems like every family I know that homeschools has different reasons for doing so. Bad school districts, children with special medical needs,...
I Struggle with Homeschool: Real Talk
Real talk for a minute. I struggle with homeschool. Not every day, but we have plenty of days we climb up on the struggle bus and we just get so comfortable that we spend the entire day there. Some days I really wonder if I am doing the right thing. Sometimes we have...
Our Chattanooga High Point Climbing Experience with Video
Last week my husband couldn’t get home from work. It was Fourth of July weekend and all of the flights were full. Fortunately for us we are an airline family and this doesn’t phase us one bit. So he flew to a different airport and the kids and I drove to Chattanooga...
Everything you need to know to start your blog with iPage
Last week I posted about starting a blog, and this week I shared how I make money on my blog. After that post I had some interest in exactly how to get started with a blog on iPage. I have been very happy with our years at iPage, and we currently have 5 websites...
How to Make Money Blogging
If you have ever searched blog on Pinterest I am sure you have seen the pins of "how to make 6 figures in 6 months blogging". Sounds way too good to be true, I know. How does one even make money blogging? People go and read the blog and don't pay anything, so how does...
Hey y'all! My name is Pamela!
It's so nice to meet you! Thanks for stopping by! I am a homeschool travel loving mom, so I decided I had every reason in the world to blog... so here I am.