One of my favorite things to do when I have spare moment (do those exist anymore?) is to sit quietly and think about how things were years ago. Not as in “when I was young,” but I’m talking about times farther in the past…think no electricity, no running water, no
Author: Melissa Twine
Did someone say cookies?? Me. It was me. I said cookies, haha! This morning, I woke up to the cacophony of our backyard chickens squawking loudly to be let out of their coop, somehow, I immediately thought of cookies. Weird? Yes. An adventure in the making? Yes again, only I
Here’s the thing everyone…teaching math is sometimes difficult. It just is, and there isn’t really anything we can do about it…OR IS THERE?? Mamas, don’t worry! I’ve got you! This is PH@H…of course there’s something we can do about it! Let’s dive in! Math is one of those subjects that
How do you know if you’re too old for a tea party??? Is it like fashion? You know, like if you’re apparently too old to wear a certain style, so your teenager looks at you with that mortified glare of embarrassment? Or is it like a rollercoaster? When you finally
Things are not always perfect here in our little slice of paradise. Recently, one of our hens, Chicakletta, was being picked on (henpecked?) by the others. It started out slowly, as if they were telling her to go away. They would cackle at her, push her away sometimes, and I
How many times have you been talking to your kids, and then look up to see that they’re no longer tuned in, but doodling or daydreaming instead? As a teacher, it is one of my pet peeves. As a mom, it is equally as frustrating. I immediately think to myself,
Let me begin by telling you something important: We are learning to incorporate more plant-based meals into our life. And no, I’m not talking about 101 ways to eat a salad. Haha! There are many reasons, all surrounded around our health, that we are learning this new type of cooking
Doesn’t today’s title sound like the Nancy Drew books we used to read as kids? Haha! Well, when I discovered this plant, I felt a little bit like I was in one for a moment! If you have been around here at PH@H for a length of time, you might
Responsibility. Maturity. Wisdom. Grace. Exploring interests. Choosing friends. Succeeding in life, however that looks. These are all things we want to see our children develop and experience in their lives, right? They are goals and dreams we have for them, sometimes even before they are born! Wasn’t it fun to
By now, you probably know that at our house, we like to keep our Christmas tree up half the year. This is not out of laziness, but because we love it so much. In Christmas Tree Confessions, I tell the whole story of how it gets redecorated for each major