Hellobee

Charlie turned 12 last week. There was a homeschoolers day at the Long Beach Aquarium and I purchased tickets weeks ago not realizing that it was on his actual birthday, but it worked out. The kids had a great time at the aquarium, even more fun at the adjacent park, and then Charlie found a message […]

I can’t believe that I’ve never written a post about the Libby app before because it has been life changing for us living on an island with no libraries or bookstores. Libby is a free app by Overdrive where you can borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and get access to third party sites like Craftsy. You […]

We’ve been in the US for just over a month now. We haven’t done much except for eat all the foods we missed and go to various stores (Target, Costco, Trader Joe’s) — which is still a lot of fun for me! But I have been busy planning Charlie’s 12th birthday and shopping for Christmas […]

Reading is such a big part of my kids’ daily lives, and being in the US is like being a candy store with so many options available to us. It’s hard to live on an island with no bookstores! Lately both my kids have really been into a series called Warriors, and talking to other […]

Do you do advent calendars with your kids? Advent calendars are a fun little surprise every morning leading up to Christmas day that my kids really love. We typically do the Christmas book advent, but we’re visiting family for the holidays this year so I had to come up with something different. My kids are getting older, […]

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! I cooked Alton Brown’s brined turkey recipe yesterday, and it came out perfectly. I have a lot of leftover turkey, so I might make Alton Brown’s bird to the last drop soup. What do you typically do with leftover turkey? 10 Easy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

I recently realized that this is Charlie’s last year of being little, and it was a bittersweet realization. On the one hand, I’m so proud of the human that he has become; he has matured so much the past couple years. On the other hand, the days of him relying on me for everything are […]