When I brought up cloth diapering as an option for our fourth baby, I'm pretty sure everyone I told thought I had lost my ever-lovin' mind. "All the laundry..." "Do you really save that much money?" "Are you going to have time for that with everything else on your plate?" Our oldest ... Read More about To Cloth Diaper or Not? Part 1
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Let Them Be Bored This Summer
I have a proposition. One that may quickly be rejected...but hear me out. In the world of summer camps and paid fun where kids expect to be entertained at every turn, I propose... Let them be bored. Let kids stretch their imaginations. Let them exercise muscles in their mind that have been ... Read More about Let Them Be Bored This Summer
The Truth about Valentine’s Day
I have a confession... Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I'm a hopeless romantic. It is also my sister's birthday, which makes it extra special in my family (Happy Birthday, Gabby!!) But Valentine's Day gets a bad rap for being a cheesy Hallmark holiday. Not so, my friends, not ... Read More about The Truth about Valentine’s Day
The Woman at the Pool
I try to rotate my posts so I write on homeschool, autism, and healthy living somewhat equally (hence my tagline). Every time an autism post is due, I realize my posts get really heavy and meaty. There's a lot of information and emotion, so for this post I thought, I'm gonna write a light and ... Read More about The Woman at the Pool
Pregnancy After Autism
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: I have two kids on the autism spectrum....and I'm pregnant. I know what some people are thinking - I know because my husband and I have thought the same thing. What if... Well, for the next three years we really won't know that answer and all we ... Read More about Pregnancy After Autism
Five Reasons Why We Homeschool Year Round
Listen to the extended podcast:School's out for summer...unless you live in the Rinna home. Yup, we're those crazy homeschoolers who homeschool year round. Don't get me wrong - we're not plugging away at the table working every day instead of playing outside in the sprinkler. We still soak up ... Read More about Five Reasons Why We Homeschool Year Round