Gladden The Heart

Happy day! I just ordered some raised garden beds from The Backyard Pantry. I met the owners, John and Karen, at the Pepper Place Market on Saturday and was immediately won over by their genuine passion for equipping others with everything they need for their gardening journey.Riley and Brady are thrilled about our new project. [...]

My daughter has a new blog post about her first few days of first grade at Cornerstone.She and I are enjoying a restful morning of writing and talking in our jammies while waiting for Tim and Brady to return with doughnuts.
Life is good.

Yesterday morning Tim, Riley, Brady, and I walked to Cornerstone, our new school. Some people from our community were there painting and doing repairs and we thought we might be able to jump in and help out for a little while. Soon after arriving, Tim and I realized we needed to get our children away [...]

Good beer, seeing people pursue their passions, and the city of Birmingham are on the list of things that gladden my heart. Since The J. Clyde embodies all of these elements, there has been a special place in my heart since it opened in Southside a couple of years ago. Now that I’ve heard about [...]

It’s time to be more intentional about exposing my kids to music–starting with this list from Rolling Stone.
Riley and Brady know and enjoy some of these artists, but they had never heard of Michael Jackson. That’s kind of sad.

The “Seven Things I’ve Already Done Today and It’s Only 10:00am” Version
1) While running errands listened to very good music on the radio. Love Reg’s shows. You can catch him here on weekday mornings, and on his fabulous Sunday show from 10am-2pm.
2) While running errands had some very good conversations with my children. I loved [...]

V.Richard’s + chocolate + time alone with Mama =

Lovin’ life.

The “Things That Are Gladdening My Heart This Week” Version:
1) Coffee, cupcakes, & grilled cheese from Urban Standard
2) Our first Chilton County peaches of the season
3) Prosecco
4) Meaningful conversations with my husband, my kids, and friends.
5) Ginger+Chocolate
6) My work
7) So You Think You Can Dance
What’s gladdening your heart these days?
(Others quick takes…)

How great would it be to have one of these?My kids would love me forever. Thanks, Bikeskirt, for the head’s up. You rock.

The Hops Are Free…

I usually drink wine but sometimes I crave beer. Good beer. Because I am an economist and a beer snob, this is a fabulous day.
UPDATE: I just found out a greater variety of wine is coming to Alabama, as well. I read a short article in today’s paper about a [...]