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Juniper woke up with a random stomach virus that THANKFULLY didn’t hit any of us in the same way. We spent 2 days relaxing- which looked like doing a craft packet from the library- in bed- for MOTH WEEK- and then ordering 100 more moth stickers from amazon. lots of chess and board games.. movies…

The work of being children…. summer edition 🙂 I love doing chores… and I remember meeting another person many years ago that validated this for me— and that it is so RARE. Growing up- I was forced to do chores, and I didn’t necessarily love doing what other people wanted me to do, especially when…

I didn’t start this blog to be a “watch as Jen re-evaluates every decision she has ever made” sort of thing. However, seeing as how I had a huge following and told my story from the stage in front of so many, for so many years- I DO feel like I have more to grapple…

In honor of the new release of THE BLACKBIRD ORACLE- I wanted to run down memory lane for a minute it was the fall of 2014- we had been back in Detroit for a year- and I was struggling to figure out what my next steps were. jared was working at a new start up-…

The festival was created to encourage cmmunity, inspire creativity, encourage play and celebrate history. When I mentioned to Jared that I wanted to go- he thought this was going to bea little Facebook event with 30 people and some kites. When we pulled up- he was pleasantly shocked- and admitted that I was for sure…

Life pre-pandemic was so full of hangouts- our farm house was so frequently full of people! Whether it was out of town guests parking RVs and camping awhile, or weekend visitors or just campfire friends, we got used to the bustle. Then lockdown got lonely and I found that my dynamic with friends shifted so…

We started the day with wrapping presents and waiting for Keira to wake up- After breakfast, our first stop was a vintage store in Ferndale- Vogue Vintage After the vintage shopping, we went to Whistle Stop Hobby Shop… Finally, we had a feast at home- because Keira was recently diagnosed with a severe Mold allergy,…

One of the very lovely (and sometimes frustrating) things about having traveled so much and lived so many places- we got familiar with foods that are hard to find. Keira, especially, as she was older when we lived in California and travelled in the RV. But what Olive and Cedric may not have been as…

Ive always been of the mindset, that older children shouldn’t be required to caretake younger children. That having more children is the parent’s decision and that it shouldn’t take away the older kids childhoods. When I had Juniper- I realized that I was maybe pretty mistaken and influenced by my own experiences. These children wouldn’t…

What can wake us all up at 8am on a Saturday? CHEAP BOOKS! This was lighter sale, we *only* got two bags- but we DID score. So many books that are on our lists! AND on the way out, I spotted this book… I wasn’t familiar with the title, but I always stop to checkout…