things i’ve been up to in May: learning to garden!

Despite the end of the semester (and thus the end of my regular teaching schedule) at the beginning of the month, I've been a busy bee during May. So, now that we're nearing the end of the month, I thought I'd play a little bit of catch-up here on the blog, starting with gardening! M…

nupps!

I finished reading everything on my comps list at the beginning of the week.  Since my exam doesn't start until Monday, that meant getting a little under a week for putting my notes and thoughts together, and most importantly, resting and relaxing before the big event.  The day I finished my last reading, I spent…

lots of updates!

I've been a busy bee lately. We spent Memorial Day weekend in Ohio, visiting my brother and his wife, as well as my husband's parents, my husband's brother and his wife, and my husband's best friend and his two little kids. Visiting 4 families in a little over 2 days is a bit overwhelming! And…

playing in the dirt

One of the many wonderful things about our little house is the fact that it came with a beautiful (if a wee bit overgrown) backyard garden. Prior to this year, we've lived in apartments where we didn't have the opportunity to do anything with whatever yard there was, so we're very excited to be able…