20 Facts About Us

10 Facts About Rachel

1. I'm blessed to work from home - having a flexible schedule allows me to homeschool Marley.
2. I love to sew, but haven't had the time since I finished a coat for Marley. I'm also a proficient knitter and embroiderer. I've yet to meet a craft I didn't like.
 
3. I took my very first belly dancing class over the weekend and I loved it!
4. Although I don't consider myself a girly-girl, I love trying out new, fun things with my hair.

5. I'm a proud Greener Grad.
6. I've lived in a few cities, but they are all along the I-5 corridor in Western Washington.
7. I've only been to six states and Canada. And China.
8. I'm passionate about growing my own food and preserving it.

9. I love every single Rick Riordan book. I prefer books that don't make me think, I read to relax.
10. I'm a Certified Professional Coder and President of my local AAPC chapter.

10 Facts About Marley

1. I like to draw.
2. I like to sing and dance and act. I was recently in my school's musical.

3. I'm learning how to sew - I'm going to sewing camp this week!
4. I like to look fancy and do my hair.
5. I'm funny and good at making people laugh.
6. My dream is to be on Master Chef or Master Chef Junior.
7. I also love Rick Riordan - my favorite is Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
8. I like to dress up my baby dolls and make them look pretty.
9. I attend outdoor school - we are outside learning about nature every week - rain, shine or snow.
10. I'm pretty sure I was supposed to be born a mermaid.

Introduction

Well, hello there. It's been a minute, hasn't it? I originally started this blog as a place just for Marley and her stuff, but I think I'm going to share it with her. Isn't that nice of me? So, I'm Rachel and I'm Marley's mom. She's almost 9 now, can you believe it?

When this blog started, we were unschooling, or, technically in the throws of deschooling since she had been in preschool for several years. Since then, we have found a happy medium. Marley does really well with structure and I'm learning to provide that for her. We found a great little school in town (a PUBLIC school, even) where she can get all the socialization her little heart desires, participate in awesome things that I could never provide for her, like school musicals, painting classes, and more!

I hope to share our homeschooling, gardening and crafting adventures with you via this newly revived blog. I will also occasionally be sharing some of the items that I get to review for free or at discounted prices. I promise to always disclose when a post is sponsored, as well as provide you with a link in case you want to purchase the item yourself.

To kick off our fresh start, I will share a clip from Marley's class MuZooCal.  She's the flamingo. Yes, I made the costume. I hand stitched 15 feather boas to a skirt, and I totally deserve mother of the year for that one.