Introductions

This is a place to write all the crazy things my little one, A, does, the crazy things she says, record progress on our house, garden, and the little things that happen throughout the day as we work to be a family.

About Us:
Me
I was a full time teacher, but then my husband got transferred out of state, and after 10 months apart, we decided that I would quit teaching to stay home with A who was then 3. We tried a bit of homeschool preschool, but got off track. We are trying again, and with the help of Homeschool Skedtrack, we're doing better.

Soon, I will be starting to sub a few days a week. Hopefully this will give us a bit more disposable income so we can afford to decorate the house, take vacations, and buy all those school supplies that just make life easier.

A
Our daughter, and author of most of the random saying that will eventually be posted up here. She is four, very active, and just a bit stubborn.

DH
My Dear Husband works for a government contractor doing something or other with submarine engines. He's been working there 6 years, but can't talk about his work, so I really don't know what it is he does. He's a very DIY kind of guy and since we got back to our house on October 29th he's put up a shelf, changed the hardware in the bathroom- including the toilet paper dispenser, added a towel hook and towel rod, put up curtains, and sold a great deal of our duplicate and extra items on craigslist.

Us
My DH and I have been married over 6 years and together 11 years as of January. A was born in 2009 and keeps us very busy. We both have family in the Midwest. As a family we are working to simplify our life, mostly by getting rid of unnecessary items. I would like to work a bit towards self-sufficiency, but we take little steps.