Better late than never

I am finally getting around to editing pictures from our trip to the beach earlier this month. If I'm lucky I may get them posted tonight or tomorrow! Why do I feel like I can never catch up with anything?! Oh yeah, because I can't!!

Book Love

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I think I have finally mastered the skill of getting both boys to bed without falling asleep in the process, so now I am able to make time for myself at night (hence the reason I am actually able to write a post right now) lol. That being said, I've been spending all of my free seconds lately reading. Gosh! It feels really good to say that. I've been trying to find this time for months!


I have a few books going right now. I really need to learn how to finish a book before starting another 
(blame it on my ADD baby.)

A Reasonable Life by Ferenc Máté This is an awesome book for anyone that is wanting to head "toward a simpler, secure, more humane existence". Máté is quite an extremist when it comes to many of his perspectives, but 95% of it, I couldn't agree more. I have found myself laughing often and fuming just as frequently. It has gotten me worked up on a few topics, just because I wish people would open their eyes, but that's another rant for another day! Anyway, I'm finally almost done with this one after having put it down for a couple of months!

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert I'd been meaning to get around to this one for a while, and then I stumbled across it at a garage sale a few weeks back, so I took that as a push in the tush. So far I'm LOVING it. I can relate to Gilbert in SO many of her crises and viewpoints. It's a very real and enlightening book and I'm looking forward to the second half.

The Unschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith This book was a good starting point for me to get glimpses into the day to day lives of a bunch of unschoolers and it has a TON of unschooling references and places to look for answers to my many questions. 

Momfulness by Denise Roy Gosh, I don't know what is taking me so long with this one, especially since it's probably one I need the most. I started reading it before we moved back in May! It's a book on how to be present and mindful as a mother in everyday situations no matter the chaos. Patience is not my strong suit. Like I said, I need this one the most! 

Learning All The Time by John Holt Although I have read much about Holt and his stances on youth education through the countless hours I have spent researching home/unschooling, this is the first book I've actually picked up by him. So far, it's very to the point and covers a lot of topics that I have had a few questions about in regards to handling certain situations. I literally just started this one today and am almost halfway done with it, so this one will be checked off pretty soon. 

Honestly, these are just a handful of the books that I am actually actively reading. There are a few more that I have started and haven't picked back up in a long time, and others that aren't meant to be read from cover to cover that I will pick up to skim through from time to time. 

Oh lawd, and then there's my expansive e-book shelf.... I'm not even gonna get into that one.... Talk about overwhelming! Agh! Haha, in all seriousness, I love reading and I try to do so every chance I get. 

Do you have any book suggestions? What are you reading right now? :)

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around town

We have been doing so much walking and strolling around the neighborhood these last couple of weeks. Up to the square and just around the block. We are really enjoying the beauty and convenience of our location :) and hopefully burning a few calories while we're at it. Really looking forward to the weather cooling down in the coming weeks and months -- given that ever happens -- and being able to actually do it for longer stretches of time before we die of a heat stroke. We are planning on adding a little biking action to the mix as well. Really excited about that :D

en la casa

Here are a few pics that I'm finally getting around to looking at! Some from my phone some from the camera, but all around the house. We are getting more and more settled in every day, and it is absolutely our safe place. We love it so far and can't wait to make it more of a home every day. 

The boys and I left Daddy at home and are at the beach with my family until Thursday (hence the 

reason I am actually able to post.) There are LOTS of pics from this trip that Iill share soon :) 

P.S. The little chick that's in these pics (Twinkie) passed away last week followed by Buffy a couple days later :( We were surprised and devastated to say the least. Chewie and Skittles are still doing well, but we are thinking that Skittles may be a rooster!! If that's the case we may have to give him away once he starts to cock-a-doodle-DOO. That being said, I think we are going to get a couple more babies to round out the bunch and constantly triple check on them. We aren't sure what happened to our baby girls but we are going to do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen again. I posted about the girls' first week here with the intention of updating weekly, but then life happened and I got sidetracked and then death happened, to put it lightly... 

Latest Obsession: Orange is the New Black

Fico and I started watching Orange Is The New Black on Netflix a few weeks ago. The show is hilarious and the characters are so real that you get sucked in to it. We got hooked quick. Unfortunately, we watched all of the episodes in less than a week, so we have to wait until Season 2 comes out next year. Bummmmer. Oh well, I will just re-watch it until then.