I’m not going to lie – I just wrote that title and had to stop and think about if it’s really been four months since school started. Have we really survived? Have we really made it a full semester? Are we for real still doing this thing? We are, we are, we are! I cannot believe it. If I had… Keep Reading
Four Months of Homeschooling: Some Thoughts
Little Things to Remember from our Thanksgiving 2020
It’s a quiet post-holiday Friday morning here, and I’m immensely enjoying being up before my loves, sipping coffee on the couch with the fireplace on, and typing this. (Long-time readers already know that Teddy is snuggled up firmly against my leg.) I usually size myself up as an extrovert because I love being with my people, but quiet moments like… Keep Reading
Why We Decided to Build a New Home
Good morning! I’m writing this post in real-time like I used to do in the Stone Ages of blogging. It’s currently 5:02 a.m. and I’m weirdly wide awake after an exhausting weekend (I crashed early last night). Jamie is fixing me a cup of coffee and then he’ll head to the garage to work out while I work behind my… Keep Reading
Where Do I Begin? + the First Three Days of HOMESCHOOL!
Well hello my friends! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve logged in to chat here, but I have a bit of a pep in my step today after a pretty stinkin’ great week, and if nothing else, I want to document it. Most of you know the story behind my blog title, but if you don’t, here’s a super… Keep Reading
Our Daughters’ Hall Bathroom Makeover: A Quick Weekend Project
Tell the DeSpains to stay home for the next few weeks (errr, months!) and we’ll get ourselves neck-deep in more projects than we know what to do with! We’ve lived in our home for just over two years, which has given us enough time to envision how we want to put our own touch on our new-construction home. Being in… Keep Reading
Finally Launching My New Website
It felt SO GOOD to finally rip the Band-Aid off last Friday and wake up to see that “Coming Soon” countdown replaced with a full-functioning website on AllThingsMadison.com. It was the culmination of months of hard work and tons of time (at least 15 hours a week just on that site), so to see it all come to fruition was… Keep Reading
Sadie’s 4th Birthday and Parade
Over the weekend, we celebrated Sadie turning four and fabulous! And my goodness, was the weekend fabulous. Just browsing through my pictures selecting which ones to include in this post made me feel so happy; We made some very special memories. For Sadie’s birthday this year, she asked for a High Point Climbing Gym birthday party. Jamie took her and… Keep Reading
Aspects of Life Right Now | April 17th, 2020
Good morning! I hope you’ve had a nice week despite the continually wonky circumstances. This is the first post that I’ve been able to make time to sit down and crank out in over a week, and it feels good to do so. Today I’d like to do a bit of a “brain dump” that documents various aspects of our… Keep Reading
