• geeky

    serious geeky loot

    Have you heard of #Lootcrate? It’s advertised as a monthly subscription box of geek and gamer gear… and judging from their hashtag popularity, they deliver month after month on that promise. So, being a family of “gamers & geeks,” I…

  • yummy

    tried & true: chicken rolls

    There’s one meal that will never be turned down by any member of the household, and it’s so simple and easy to make that it’s a wonder we don’t subsist on it alone! There are three main ingredients: chicken, goat…

  • trendy

    rock your baby to sleep with rock n’ roll

    I was driving in the car with Miss L when “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day came across the speakers. “I think I’ve heard this song before Mamma!” she exclaimed before trying to sing along with the words she…

  • kimmy

    growing pumpkins

    At the end of June, Miss L went on an expedition to plant pumpkins thanks to Raley’s and their Farmer for a Day event at Vierra Farms in West Sacramento. When we arrived, there was a tractor with a hay…

  • family

    a farmer and her dog

    A few weeks ago, Farmer L got impatient with her sprouts in the garden and decided to pull up her first carrot of the season. She proudly came in the house and showed it off to everyone and agreed to…