Monthly Archives May 2011
Launching Life 3.0
May 31, 2011
Last weekend, after years of heart-to-heart discussions, prayer, money management, dreaming, scheming, waiting, preparing, hoping, and hard work we took the leap. We moved so we could position ourselves in a place where we can actually follow our dreams and live the life we want as a family.
Our New Digs ~ Kitchen, Dining and Living Room
May 26, 2011
That I get to live here for the next four months - in this gorgeous house, next to a beautiful river, surrounded by nature, hanging out each day with my mom - is well... awesome.
A Day for Celine
May 24, 2011
Two days after our move Celine turned twelve. We celebrated her special day together with my parents, something that hasn't happened since her first birthday. We left Canada to move to New Jersey shortly after Celine turned one so most birthdays and holidays (except Christmas) we have been spent with ...
Arrived ~ Safe (& Tired)
May 22, 2011
After a nearly 20 hour day we arrived at my parents last night at midnight. We were up early yesterday morning to do the final, final load of our sleeping bags, cleaning supplies and toothbrushes (which I still can't locate). In the morning rush we found one kitchen cupboard that ...
Creating An Urban Oasis
May 18, 2011
Whereas Damien did most of the renovations inside, with help at times from my Dad, I have been largely responsible for the transformation of our yard and garden space.
Our Homeschool Curriculum (When We're Not Moving)
May 13, 2011
My post on our homeschool curriculum is live today at Simple Homeschool. This of course, is what we do when we're not moving. For the last two months we have embraced unschooling. However, I look forward to finding a new school groove (with Daddy at home - yeehaw!) after we ...
An Interview with Our Family ~ And Walking Through Fear
May 12, 2011
Our family was recently interviewed (sounds so grand when it's really only questions sent via e-mail and response sent back via e-mail) by Francis Tapon. Damien did a review last month of Francis' book Hike Your Own Hike. Tapon's interview of our family can be found on his site WanderLearn ...
A Room For Living
May 10, 2011
As we prepare to move (only 10 more days!) I've been writing a series about the renovations we've done on our house over the years. This is the fourth post in the series. Here are the rest: The Door that Damien Built ~ A Change in our Housing Priorities The ...
Spring Week-ending
May 9, 2011
A weekend for saying goodbye to familiar places. Our favorite Japanese restaurant, where Brienne has been eating since she was five days old - her first outing. Ok, she didn't eat the food there when she was five days old but she did nurse! A little stop at the toy ...
A Spring Bouquet
May 6, 2011
Part random family life, part linky post, part moving update. Like a bouquet of colorful spring flowers. Mamaspeak It's Mothers Day this weekend (like you didn't notice) and we don't have any plans except to give me a bit of time off from this move. We're not big gift people ...
The Importance of Nature ~ Biophilia
May 5, 2011
Damien just posted this today on our adventure blog. I am missing nature so much these days in this final push to our move. Missing nature so much. I feel less alive, less myself, less whole as I sacrifice time in nature to literally move our family out the door. ...
House Renovations Tour ~ The Bedrooms
May 2, 2011
What we loved when we bought this house was the original wood, all the bedrooms walls needed was some TLC to give the rooms the look and feel we wanted.
