Between Posts and Milestones: What’s Been Happening Behind the Scenes

It would be an understatement to say it’s been a long time since I posted anything here. My last post was on June 12, 2018, when my son was finishing up baseball for the season. A lot has changed since then, and I do mean a lot.

1- We lived through a pandemic.

2- We watched our children graduate.

3- Of the four kids, three are adults now.

4- All three adults live on their own.

5- One is married with a one-year-old baby, and she has another on the way. (Yes, I’m a grandma now at the age of 42.)

6- The youngest is going to be 18 in September.

7- We lost my father-in-law unexpectedly, and it set our world on end. My grandmother, my aunt, my cousin, and my husband’s best friend also passed away.

8- We started new jobs and left some.

9- I made new friends and said goodbye to others.

10- We moved to a completely new town.

11- We got two new dogs.

12- I began homeschooling my youngest. It was the best decision I could have made for him.

13- My youngest now has a job and his license.

I could go on and on, but you get the picture. My life no longer looks like it did. Where it was once filled with after-school activities, including sports, plays, appointments, etc., it no longer is. Yes, I still have the one child at home that I’m constantly busy with and four dogs who have kept us on our toes, but I also have more downtime now, which means I’ve also picked up new hobbies.

So, what does that mean for this site? Well, the topics I will be covering have shifted. I will still cover some parenting topics, but they won’t be as plentiful. I will be covering more posts on homesteading, wellness, and fitness, with some spiritual-related topics mixed in here and there.