Current podcasts..

Yes, I listen to a ton of hours of podcasts. I listen to them while I'm getting ready for the day, if the girls are away at camp or school, if they are in quiet time, errands if I'm alone... really, any free time I get.

 Up and Vanished. 

There is a new episode every week of this one. Love it.

 'UP AND VANISHED' IS AN INVESTIGATIVE PODCAST THAT EXPLORES THE UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE OF GEORGIA BEAUTY QUEEN AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, TARA GRINSTEAD, AN 11-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY THAT IS THE LARGEST CASE FILE IN GEORGIA’S HISTORY. FOLLOW ALONG AS HOST PAYNE LINDSEY, A DOCUMENTARIAN TURNED AMATEUR INVESTIGATOR, EXAMINES OLD CASE EVIDENCE, RE-INTERVIEWS PERSONS OF INTEREST, AND UNCOVERS NEW LEADS, WHILE GUIDING LISTENERS THROUGH HIS REAL TIME INVESTIGATION. A RECENT BREAK IN THE CASE MAY HAVE GIVEN US MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWER, AND THE MAIN QUESTION STILL REMAINS...

Sworn

I have listened to the first 2 episodes and it didn't disappoint! I'm glad Phillip has his own podcast now. His contribution to Up and Vanished is really good!

 The SWORN podcast, presented by UP AND VANISHED, pulls back the curtain on the criminal justice system exposing the untold stories and hard truths behind major cases, wrongful convictions, controversial legislation, and more. Host PHILIP HOLLOWAY, a defense attorney and former prosecutor with a background in law enforcement, not only digs into the legal aspects of these cases but the emotional consequences of their outcomes.

In The Dark

Finished this up last week. Such a sad story.

Season 1- For 27 years, the investigation into the abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota yielded no answers. Reporter Madeleine Baran reveals how law enforcement mishandled one of the most notorious child abductions in the country and how those failures fueled national anxiety about stranger danger, led to the nation's sex-offender registries and raise questions about crime-solving effectiveness and accountability.

True Crime Garage

I listened to Part 1 of the Tupac Shakur podcast at the beach and Part 2 last week. Really interesting!
I then listened to A Dark Past Parts 1 and 2 last week.This was a super interesting story and I hope they keep up if there are any developments!

Nic and Captain discuss captivating real life cases.

This American Life
I started at episode #617- Fermi's Paradox "Are We Alone?"
I will admit, they are not my favorite hosts.. Maybe this wasn't a great episode to start on..
I may try to find one more interesting.

There's a theme to each episode of This American Life, and a variety of stories on that theme. Most of the stories are journalism, with an occasional comedy routine or essay. 

I've recently subscribed to a lot more podcasts and will share them as I listen to them-to make sure they are good enough to recommend :) 

Painted crawl space door

Another item marked off our ever growing to-do list!

Beach trip Summer 2017

We got down to Myrtle Beach after 4:00 on Wednesday, June 7. The resort was super nice! It is freezing out. We get unpacked just in time for happy hour. Free drinks and snacks. We sit downstairs for a bit and enjoy that and then walk on the beach. The girls love it!

We get cleaned up and head down to check out the hotel we have booked for Thanskgiving. Then we stop by a California Pizza and eat. After that, we eat ice cream next door at Kirk's ice cream parlor. Then it's bedtime!

Thursday-  we get up and eat breakfast. It's still cold out so we decide to head to Broadway at the Beach and walk around. We decide to go in Ripley's aquarium to see the mermaid show, which the girls LOVED.

Friday- It's finally warm enough for a beach day! After breakfast, we head out and the girls play in the water and sand for 6 hours!!

After getting cleaned up, we ride around and find Myrtle Manor. We used to watch this show when it was out. No shame ;)

 Saturday- another warm day so another day spent on the beach! After that, we head to Broadway at the Beach so the girls can ride the rides. They ride them for about 5 hours and we leave there at 11:30pm. Their longest day ever! They had a lot of fun on them.

We found a Grinch cup! Anybody that knows Riley, knows she LOVES The Grinch!

Menu- June 13

Back from the beach(blog coming!) and back on the menu train.. Here's what we will have for the next couple of weeks. Most of these are pretty self explanatory..


Crockpot Mexican Beef Stew with salad
Cod with corn on the cob
Shake N Bake Pork Chops with beans and corn
Crockpot Chicken with salad
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with yellow spanish rice
Sauteed Sirloin Tips with baked potato
Lemon Garlic Steak
Red Wine Roast Beef
Brisket and Onions
Onion Soup Burgers with home fries
Tacos with black beans
Parmesan pork chops

Madison's 4K preschool graduation

Madison graduated 4K on May 19. She sang her songs well and did very good with us in the room.

Most of the pictures of her include some of her friends, which I will not post. We didn't get any other great photos :( Here we come, kindergarten!

2 weeks of Summer fun!

We haven't had any crazy plans.. Just keeping it local so far. I'm forcing us to stay home every couple of days and getting stuff done.. Here's some things we have done..

Home Depot workshop. They made tic tac toe games

Signed the girls up for Summer Reading at the library. You keep track of their books and for different tiers, they get different prizes. We are aiming for 50 to get the tshirt and bag.