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winter bookshelf for the kids (and kids-at-heart).
Friends!! I’m so sorry this took me forever, clearly I overestimated my ability to hammer it out really quick. I hope it’s worth the wait. I had so much fun writing this post. Children’s books are an...
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lessons from anne.
Hello there, friends! Forgive me for being MIA. Quite honestly, I haven’t had the energy for blogging. But I miss you all! I plan to give you a nice Spring Bookshelf post soon, but for now I thought...
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a review of my first bullet journal.
Friday morning David took the kids on some errands and I spent a happy (quiet!) hour at the dining table starting my new bullet journal. I did it! I finished my first bullet journal in its entirety! I...
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summer 2017 bookshelf.
Happy August, my friends! How are you doing? Thanks for your patience with me and the blog. How is it already August and I haven’t written you a summer book post? Sigh. The good news is that even if I...
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book club for kids: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe.
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, are one of my favorite series ever, so I was happy to be assigned to help lead the book club with two other families from our homeschool group. Our group reads...
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books, books, books.
Hi there! I’m overdue for a bookshelf post. If my last list of book recommendations contained a lot of heavy reading material, I think this one will be more comforting. When life feels heavy and...
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summer bookshelf.
Happy end-of May! Can you believe we nearly made it to summer? This week our family will be busy finishing up school, celebrating Gabe’s 7th birthday, and starting to pack for our Florida beach...
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days 1 and 2: driving west, laura ingalls wilder home.
Hello from the open road! I’m writing from the rolling prairie farmlands of Kansas, with the highway stretching straight in front of us as far as the eye can see under an enormous pale sky. We’re in...
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december bookshelf and the evolution of a reading life.
I’ve been full-to-bursting with wanting to write a real bookshelf post for months now, because they’re my favorite posts to write. But they take a bit of time and work. Thank you for accepting my...
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authors & adventures.
I can’t believe we’re nearing spring break, and I’m only just posting about our homeschool group. We officially have a name now, folks! It’s Authors & Adventures (which we make sure to shorten to...
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judah’s book club.
So, Judah started a book club! The idea has been marinating with him for a couple years now, and in 2019 we were ready to make it happen. We chose a book together around Thanksgiving, Peter Nimble and...
View Articleprocrastination and the lack of a 2019 bookshelf.
This month I realized a disheartening truth about myself: I’m a procrastinator. It’s taken me quite some time to admit to it, since the picture of the Julie in my head is assuredly not the type of...
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bookshelves & the evolution of our living room.
Well the living room is officially finished. The most finished it’s been in 7 years. But before I show you, let’s take a little trip down memory lane, shall we? 2013 We bought our house in July 2013....
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turning 39.
Hello there, friends! This past weekend, I entered the final year of my 30’s. Want to know how we celebrated? Great! I’ll tell you. First of all, David gave me the best gift imaginable: 24 hours all...
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a new school year.
We’ve done it! We’ve successfully started a new homeschool year. This is our ninth year homeschooling, and every single spring and summer, at some point, I think, I can’t do this anymore. I just cannot...
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100 books.
Today I finished reading my 100th book in 2021, so I thought I’d write a bookshelf post. I didn’t set out to read a hundred books this year. I don’t do well with reading goals; they make me feel...
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