A weekend to Ohio is where we are going. We’ve got this down to a science. We know the stops to make where everyone will be happy. And we know how to keep everyone semi-content while driving. Right now Mase is watching Netflix on the ipdad, Kaia and Theia are watching their own shows on […]
1. HOF. Do these letters mean anything to you? Well around here that is all you see and hear about this week. Canton is the home of the Football Hall of Fame and this is Hall of Fame week. It’s the one week where there people actually plan to come to Ohio because there is […]
S’mores and fireflies A perfect summer evening must include these, don’t you think? Ahhh, summer I love you!
One of the highlights of our Ohio summer is being a part of the process of taking care of my parents garden. We missed the planting part and I can’t say we’ve done the much weeding BUT we have done some watering and we are ALL about pickin’ the goodies! I also love thinking that […]
Mason had his first game tonight of tball. Quite entertaining. He had some hits, some decent throw in the right direction and stopped the ball several times. He also had moments when the ball went right past him and he stood there oblivious, the time he stood on second base talking to the girl from […]
On Friday we made strawberry jam from strawberries handpicked by mom that morning. We all had aprons on and we went to town mashing them. That was definitely the kids favorite part…that and eating what they were smashing. The recipe was super easy. Just add a packet of pectin and some a lot of sugar […]
There are definitely things I am missing about Chico. But there are things here in Ohio that I get to do that are nice differences. My parents have cable so I get to watch fun channels like Food Network and HGTV. I can often get ready for the day with little to no interruptions because […]
ONE canceled flight due to weather. TWO trips to the airport. THREE total flights. FOUR hours of sleep for the kids, ZERO for mom. FIVE Barelas all safely in Ohio There were also a 7 hour layover and a 3 hour layover, several meltdowns by all of us, lots of suckers, new books from the […]
I was raised on the other side of the country. I did life there for 23 years and I loved it. Then I moved to Southern California, the other side of earth. Atleast it felt like it at the time. It took me awhile to adjust to California life, especially Southern California life. But I […]
Well lots… playing with our new toys…drum set (yes full on drum set), food and dishes, chutes and ladders, puzzles, wearing our new rainboots everywhere, snowmobiling, making snowmen and snow forts, playing with cousins, getting some quality time with high school friends, eating lots of good food, making ice cream out of the abundance of snow, remembering how to […]