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When Life Meets the Keto Diet
The past couple of days, life has been very hectic. On Saturday, we spent the day in Jasper trying to get my mother-in-law’s house ready to sell. It’s a time of transition for her to downsize and us...
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Sunday Concerts
We are taking it back to the old school this week. For my birthday this year, I bought concert tickets for some of the best bands of my school and college days. Tonight, we rocked it out with Styx and...
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Farmer’s Markets Fascination
It’s no secret how much I love going to farmer’s markets. In my childhood years, my grandmother visited the local market in Jackson every week in the summer for whatever was fresh and looked good...
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Haunted Tuscaloosa Tours
This year at our school, we have been challenged to do more things together as a faculty. These social events are meant to bring us together outside of the school walls and be real people with each...
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All Fired Up for Christmas
Some of the best Christmas traditions are the ones that just happen by accident. Painting ornaments is probably one of our most favorite things to do for the holidays and it began many years ago by...
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Snow Day
See that? That’s snow ALL AROUND TUSCALOOOSA. This model had us at 2-3 inches hours before the big show. See that? That’s a 60% probability of accumulating snow. ACCUMULATING…not just a flizzard. Not...
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Roll Tide Roll! Alabama v MSU
We decided earlier this fall that we would not go to any games this year because we are about to sign a construction loan and building a house takes lots of coin. We would save our pennies for fixtures...
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All Fired Up Tuscaloosa
It’s time for another year of making ornaments at All Fired Up pottery in Tuscaloosa. This tradition dates back to our first Christmas after we got married. We had no money to buy the fancy Hallmark...
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Tuscaloosa River Market day!
I love that the Tuscaloosa River Market is open year-round. Alabama has a fantastic growing season and there is always fresh produce available. And while I do love fresh produce in season, the main...
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Super Saturday
The rowing team is out this morning! It’s a great cloudy morning in Tuscaloosa! People are out in their spring flip flops because the groundhog is a loser and winter has left the building. It’s 80...
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Tea Town Thursday
Today was BRUTAL. I had no snacks in my Subaru. NONE. I was starving since I had to skip lunch and then left my lunch at work. It’s a good thing I have friends who give me pre-packaged bacon for my...
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Pepper Place 2017
Market season is here! Pepper Place market just opened it’s spring season. This market grows every year and this year will be another booming season. With the severe drought in the summer (30+ days...
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Closing up the classroom.
No favorites today. This is a reflection post on the last day of school and start of summer for us. Just like the first day of teacher training in August, my friends I teach with in Kindergarten met up...
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The Great Food Truck Race in Tuscaloosa
photo credit If you were in town for Memorial Day, I hope you had a chance to visit one of the 5 food trucks. The Food Network was in town filming a segment for their wildly popular show, The Great...
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Dinner and a Movie
Since we did not travel this summer and with the heat already setting in, we have managed to break our 3-movies-a-year habit. We have already seen 3 movies this year and it’s only June. We both love to...
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When Life Meets the Keto Diet
The past couple of days, life has been very hectic. On Saturday, we spent the day in Jasper trying to get my mother-in-law’s house ready to sell. It’s a time of transition for her to downsize and us...
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Summer is definitely here! I know the actual summer solstice is a few day away, but around here, the weather dictates our definition of “summer”. With the increasing variety of our produce, I think we...
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Technically, fall doesn’t arrive for another week, but this girl starts the frivolity on Sept. 1st. I know the weather will not cooperate but that has never stopped me before. After putting in a few...
View ArticleSchoolyard Roots
Spring has definitely sprung and that means our school garden is ready for some harvesting! We are so incredibly fortunate to have a school garden funded by Schoolyard Roots (formerly the Druid City...
View ArticleTuscaloosa Barnyard
If you are looking for a perfect fall field trip, the Tuscaloosa Barnyard is the place to go! For the past 13 years, students from all over Tuscaloosa county and beyond have enjoyed a fall field trip...
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