I often look at my kids and can't believe how much they have grown.  I notice it in their height, their outgrown shoes and clothes, and most of all their appetites!

This year has not been normal and while we constantly are hearing "adjust to the new normal" over and over, it still, no matter how we look at it, is a lot of changes.  It seems that there is always new information and thoughts about this pandemic but in the end, our family is doing our best to follow what …

"I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles." — Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl)

Despite the trend, I don't love having everything flavored like pumpkin in the fall.  I don't need pumpkin cereal or pumpkin coffee or any of those other strange combinations, however, pumpkin muffins are my favorite fall treat.  We have worked through quite a few pumpkin muffin recipes that are gluten-free …

For Christmas Nate got me tickets to go on a whale watch.  Covid, unfortunately, caused us to have to wait for quite a while but we were so thankful that we could finally go this weekend.  The boat was very safe and only filled to thirty percent capacity because of Covid restrictions, so thankfully we were able to g…