This post is part of my Landlord Life series. I’ll share how I dealt with certain situations, the mistakes I made, and the lessons I learned. I personally have learned a great deal from fellow landlords and I hope to pay it forward by sharing my stories and advice. I’d never dealt with hostile and…
Preparing Your Child To Answer Adoption Questions
Maybe it’s because my own children came to us at an older age, or maybe because my husband & I have different color skin than two of our children, but adoption is a topic we discuss openly and freely. It comes up in natural, conversations that we have with each other and other people. It’s something that is part of our life and “just is”, know what I mean?
Butterfly Festival at the Ocala Library
Today our local library held a Butterfly Festival. My husband & I took the little ones, plus we met up with friends which made the day even more fun. The staff and volunteers planned and hosted a fun event for our community, and we had such a great time. My family has a special connection…
Create Opportunities For Learning
I re-read a bit more of Guerrilla Learning by Grace Llewellyn this morning. She writes about what she considers to be the five “keys” of Guerilla Learning. The first one is opportunity and this is what she has to say.
Happy Easter | 2019
Wishing our readers and friends a happy Easter! We started our busy day with a fun egg hunt on the front lawn for the little ones. That was followed by breakfast and giving, and receiving baskets of goodies! Afterward, we decorated eggs and then went out for dinner at Ruby Tuesday. If you follow me…
How Extended Family Helps Adopted Kids
Because my children were adopted at an older age (5, 8 and 11), family has extra special meaning to them, especially extended family. They enjoy meeting second and third cousins because it gives them a sense of connection to a whole other side of their family. They get a feeling of being part of something larger than just our immediate family.